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Happy Father's Day Weekend!
We hope to bring you a kaleidoscope of interesting news and local events - all right here on the Westside!
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Out & About - Father's Day Weekend!
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Real Estate
Riot lease would be market's largest deal in
Playa Vista:
After outgrowing its Santa Monica headquarters, video game maker Riot Games Inc. is close to signing a deal that would be the largest lease in Playa Vista in five years. Energy drink maker Red Bull is also reportedly scouting the area for an 80,000-square-foot lease. More HERE
LA Has 2nd Hottest Real Estate Market in America: Bidding wars for homes? All cash offers? Investment groups flipping properties? All that and more. It's 2006 again in Los Angeles, only months after the Great Recession finally seems to have actually turned a corner. More HERE
Southern California home prices up 25% over last May: Southern California's housing recovery barreled f  orward last month, pushing prices and sales to levels not seen in years as buyers faced stiff competition during the spring home buying season. More HERE
Luxury housing boom in U.S. is still playing out:
The U.S. luxury home market is being driven to new heights by relatively low prices, low interest rates and a more stable economy than in many countries, experts say. Buyer interest is recovering quickly, said by a panel member of real estate agents speaking at the National Assn. of Real Estate Editors conference in Atlanta. More HERE
Online home listings will see key changes ahead, experts say: A panel of leaders from often-competing entities Zillow, Realtor.com, MRIS, Trulia, ZipRealty and Hubzu addressed journalists assembled for the annual National Assn. of Real Estate Editors conference indicating that although 80% to 90% of consumers start their search for houses online, only about 9% start the search for real estate agents on the Web. More HERE
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 Pine Mountain Logs Kick Off Free Summer Concerts in Playa Vista Sunday, June 16
5:00 pm - 6:30 pm
Concert Park in Playa Vista
See Mark Lennon, recently on The Voice, and part of the band Venice, aka Pine Mountain Logs!
Bring Dad out for a great Father's Day!
Food Trucks on Sunday from 4pm -7pm include: Ludo Truck, Slammin Sliders, Urban Oven, Taco Maniaco, Cousins Maine Lobster, Greasy Weiner, King Kone, Rockin Ice
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 Marina del Rey WaterBus Starts June 21!
Ride the WaterBus for a unique water's-eye view of Marina del Rey, only $1! Service on Fridays, weekends, holidays, & special concert Thursdays during the summer months. Route and Information HERE.  The Free BEACH SHUTTLE continues this Summer providing service to Fisherman's Village, Waterside Shopping Center, Mother's Beach & Venice Beach Pier!
The Shuttle will also take you to the FREE summer  concerts in both Marina del Rey and Playa Vista.
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LMU and Harvard Team Up to Pay It Forward Jesuit-style
By Peter M. WarrenAssistant Director Communications & Media Relations For Sarah Palacios, her week at Harvard University's Latino Leadership Initiative confirmed things she already had taken to heart about being a person for others; things she had learned and lived at Loyola Marymount University. Palacios and four other LMU students were among the 41 Latino students from six universities who participated last spring in the LLI program at Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government. The Latino Leadership Initiative, inaugurated in 2010 with seed money from an LMU alumnus and trustee, is designed to develop the next generation of Latino leaders among current college men and women. "What we learned at Harvard, we had been exposed to at LMU. Of course, LLI validated it at the highest level of power and education. It enhanced it and put color to it. It put a bow on it," said Palacios, a 2013 graduate in political science from LMU. Article Continued HERE
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LMU Honors Karan Singh
Former Ambassador, Kashmir Leader Keynotes Vedanta Conference
June 15 & 16
Karan Singh, a member of India's Parliament and a world-renowned author, scholar, philanthropist and former ambassador to the United States, will receive the Doshi Bridgebuilder Award during a two-day conference on Vedānta and Vedantic philosophy at Loyola Marymount University this weekend.
LMU Professor Christopher Key Chapple described Singh as deserving of the Bridgebuilder award for numerous reasons, singling out two - his work for the protection of animals and efforts to build bridges for inter-religious understanding.
"Dr. Singh is on the steering committee of Project Tiger, one of the world's great ecological restoration success stories," said Chapple, who teaches theology. "He also has been an active board member of the Temple of Enlightenment in New York City and the Parliament of the World's Religions, first founded in 1893. These organizations have advanced the cause of world peace through interfaith dialogue."
Flyer HERE
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Sports
Venice Basketball LeagueThe Venice Basketball league is a place where the game never stops--meets at VeniceBall Basketball Courts (Blue courts), 1800 Ocean Front Walk, Venice Beach Facebook page HERE
RunMDR RunMDR.com is a social networking site 'FOR RUNNERS, BY RUNNERS'! Meets at 6:30 pm Wed, 9 am Sat & Sun 8 am at "The Starting Line" Running Store, 114 Washington Blvd, Marina Del Rey. 3 weekly Runs (310) 966-0776 Visit website HERE
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The Santa Monica Varsity Cheerleading Squad Announce Free Youth Cheer & Dance Camps
Join the excitement by attending the Santa Monica High/Westside Vikings Cheerleading & Dance Clinic.
The camp will be led by the award winning high school cheer coaching staff and assisted by former and current Santa Monica Cheer & Song Squads team members.
Campers will have the opportunity to develop and improve basic cheerleading and dance skills in a fun-filled, positive learning environment. Girls and boys ages 6-13 years old are welcome to participate on the following dates:
Sun June 23--Sun July 7--Sun, July 14
4:00 pm- 6:00pm at Santa Monica High Cheer Room.
RSVP at Samohicheerclinic@gmail.com
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Celebrating International Food: Peruvian Cuisine
Charming, magical and culturally rich, Peru is a large territory country and reaches the indigenous Andes wth a rare variety of wild cocoa and offers amazing food... Causa is a popular dish along the coast of Peru and made of mashed potatoes that are spiced up with tuna, avocado and egg. Recipes and more HERE
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What's New?
 Want to eat dinner strapped into your seat at a table hovering in the open sky 180 feet above ground, complete with views of the Las Vegas Strip? Dinner in the Sky Las Vegas aims to bring thrill-seeking diners that opportunity this summer. Just don't drop your fork! More HERE 
101 best food trucks in America: LA dominates with 16 vehicles, however, last year's winner, Kogi, has been ousted from first place by NY's Red Hook Lobster Pound truck. List HERE  Top Round Brings on the Beef With New Sandwich Shop: Serving up American classic, Top Round starts with a 10-spice rub on a whole top round cut of beef, which is slow roasted for twelve hours, then sliced to order on a butter-toasted bun with natural au jus opening shop at Olympic and La Brea starting June 17 at 11 a.m. More HERE
Taberna Arros y Vi opens in Santa Monica this  week serving Spanish Cuisine: More HERE
Sarah Jessica Parker launching line of shoes called SJP: The actress, who played shoe-crazy Carrie Bradshaw on 'Sex and the City,' is launching her own, real-life line of shoes, trenches and bags, in partnership with the CEO of Manolo Blahnik. More HERE
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New Changes at Local Farmers' Markets!
Playa Vista Farmers' Market Saturdays 9am-2pm and @ nights on Wednesdays from 4-8pm.
Marina del Rey Farmer's Market has new hours:
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 Happy Father's Day to all the Dads!
We welcome your stories, ideas, etc. as well as guest writers and bloggers! Please contact us at: editor@playavistatoday.com
Sincerely,  Publisher
Playa Vista Today
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MISCELLANEOUS: DOG WALKER, CLOSET ORGANIZING, DOCTORS APPT, DRY CLEANING, AIRPORT, SHOE REPAIR
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