Minas Stambulyan – Palisades Shoe Repair
I am writing this on behalf of my father. My grandfather actually found the little store located on Via De La Paz over two decades ago to work on his craft of repairing goods such…
Vanessa Pellegrini – Vittorio Ristorante & Pizzeria
We started in the early 80’s as a small, independent bakery in the Valley selling cakes. Mercedes, my mother, would create her now famous Cheesecake, Chocolate Mousse and several others, for restaurants on the Westside….
Tharen Jerome Todd
I grew up in South Central Los Angeles in my early years where I played pop warner football for the LA Demos starting at 8 years old. We moved to the valley for my 5th…
James Kwon – Palisades Garden Cafe
I was born in South Korea and grew up on the East Coast before moving to Los Angeles when I was nine. I’ve been married to my wife Teresa for 11 years, and we have…



