Mar Vista Elementary PTA’s newly-formed Running Club is in the running (pardon the pun) for the Governor’s Spotlight Award from the Governor’s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports and they need your support to help them win!

Please take a moment to click on the link above and vote for them. The deadline is June 30th and the runners will thank you!

Memorial Day is a great opportunity to spend time with family and friends, while we also take time to honor those who have served our country. I want to share this quote from one of my favorite poets, James Baldwin:

I love America more than any other country in this world, and, exactly for this reason, I insist on the right to criticize her perpetually.

To all the Mar Vista Moms out there – Enjoy Mother’s Day!

Hands down.

These women are waiting their turn to try out to become Hoopnotica instructors. Like you do.

The white panel trucks are taking up the entire block of Venice Blvd. between Centinela and Grand View: there’s a film crew in town.

They were vague about what they’re shooting, but I think it’s a commercial, and they’re using LA Brakeless as a location.

Apparently Cougar Town was on location in Mar Vista today. Keep an eye out for a scene driving a golf cart through Mar Vista – and reportedly some wacky stunts as well!

Yes, even though we just re-elected her, it seems we may be voting for her replacement in a Special Election soon. You can read more about it on MomsLA.com.

Mar Vista news will now be covered like a proverbial blanket, people. Along with this and other blogs about our neighborhood, we will now have Mar Vista Patch, one of AOL’s online newspapers they’ve rolled out all over the US over the past year or so.

Meet Editor, Kelly Hartog, and please join me in welcoming her and Mar Vista Patch, which just launched today, to the neighborhood!