SpringTopia is a family-friendly festival located in Woodland Hills. This outdoor experience spans 200,000 square feet and contains seven different “lands” – Circus Land, Fun Land, Puppy Land, Pirate Land, Lightshow Land, Spooky Land and Holiday Land. This past Saturday, my family and I visited SpringTopia. It was a perfect spring day - sunny weather that was perfect for exploring all that this festival had to offer. First, we went into … [Read more...]
Dear Village People: Help Me, Help You
It was last night when I read the article in The Daily News about the closing of ConfeXion Cupcakes. This bakery is the first retail store at The Village at Westfield Topanga to close. After I posted the article on my Facebook page, I immediately received comments from people. As of this afternoon, I am still getting a lot of comments & shares, which prompted me to draft this blog post about The Village. Personally I really enjoy hanging … [Read more...]
Meet Marni Rosenthal Chaikin of Pure Barre Woodland Hills
I tried out Pure Barre in Woodland Hills a couple of times earlier this month. I needed to try something that was out of my comfort zone, especially since I had been away for 2 weeks on a summer vacation. When I found out that one of the co-owner’s lives in the San Fernando Valley AND is a mom to a young daughter, I just knew that I had to interview Marni for my new series on the blog. So SFV followers, please meet Marni Rosenthal Chaikin, the … [Read more...]
Pure Barre – Fitness Studio Review
As you can probably tell, I am addicted to group fitness classes. While I enjoy doing my usual cycle class or TRX class at my local YMCA, sometimes you just have to change up your routine. So a few weeks ago, I decided to try out Pure Barre in Woodland Hills. Mind you, this was the first class that I took after being back from a 2 week vacation to Utah & Arizona. So I was a little apprehensive about taking it. The class was taught by … [Read more...]
Cardio Barre Woodland Hills
Earlier this month I tried out Cardio Barre in Woodland Hills. This particular Cardio Barre is located in a mini mall on Erwin Street, next to a Cost Plus World Market retail store. If you haven't heard about Cardio Barre, it is a unique, high energy exercise class that combines ballet barre work & light weights. I especially like this type of no impact fitness class because the focus is on toning & elongating the muscles. No bulky look … [Read more...]