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ends waitlisting, helps disabled Montana’s ‘design district’ bolstered Waymo riders as part of LA expansion by brand-new boutique
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WAYMO: Westside native Fernando Gomez, seen here with wife
Elizabeth and Son Oscar Antonio, credit Waymo autonomous vehicles for being a safe ride with Oscar Antonio’s disability. Photo by Thomas Leffler
BOUTIQUE: Ashley Frawley’s Hummingbird Home & Co. has made for a synergistic entry in Montana Avenue’s “design district.”
THOMAS LEFFLER SMDP Staff Writer
Montana Avenue’s collection of top brands includes a convergence of home goods on the 1000 block, something the block’s newest tenant has deemed the city’s “little home section.” Now co-existing with storefronts like The Shade Store, Visual Comfort & Co, Fireclay Tile and Divine Vintage is Hummingbird Home & Co., a home goods and boutique that owner Ashley Frawley wants customers to feel inspired by. Boasting a mix of unique and
colorful pieces like table linens and dinnerware, Frawley looked to Montana for her shop due to a successful pop-up and dates she and her now-husband shared at Primo Passo Coffee Co and Marmalade Cafe. “It’s become this little design district, that was not planned, but I thought it couldn’t have worked out better,” Frawley said. Things working out in the home goods industry for Frawley was the result of a leap of faith and relentless work ethic, wearing “20 different hats” in her ascent from beginner to shopowner. After working for
15 years in the fashion industry, Frawley decided to pivot during the COVID-19 pandemic, becoming more intrigued by home decoration from doing the process herself in her first home. On a whim, she sent an Instagram message to Meg Young, the founder of decor startup Cailini Coastal, and eventually began working on the ground floor of the e-commerce operation out of Young’s garage. In her first time taking on tasks like data entry and customer service, Frawley noted that being “part of
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THOMAS LEFFLER SMDP Staff Writer
A local autonomous vehicle movement that began in Santa Monica has now expanded to the entirety of Los Angeles, no waiting required. On Nov. 12, autonomous riding service Waymo announced its expansion across the Los Angeles area is now available for all citizens through the Waymo One app. Previously put under an elongated waitlist, with nearly 300,000 Angelenos signed up during the testing period, the public can now take rides whenever they please. “Now is an exciting time to welcome everyone in Los Angeles along for the ride,” Waymo
Co-CEO Tekedra Mawakana said. “Our service has matured quickly and our riders are embracing the many benefits of fully autonomous driving. We’re so grateful to all of our first riders in LA, and we can’t wait to serve more riders soon.” The first Los Angeles riders were concentrated in Santa Monica, which served as the first testing ground in the area. Waymo LA Operations Lead Carl Winnicki previously told the Daily Press that Santa Monica was chosen to test out the vehicles in a dense urban center with a heavy bike presence. While the expansion has gone from Santa Monica to over 79 square miles of Los Angeles County, SEE WAYMO PAGE 2
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