Even though a community survey released in April showed that concerns over gangs and youth violence have dropped to an all-time low, with only 14 percent of the 407 respondents ranking it as a high priority while 55 percent didn’t give it much thought at all, the Daily Press believes there is no rea
Dear New Shrink, I have a problem. When I get extremely close to certain people, I am sometimes overcome with a sense of fear that something awful has happened to them if I have not heard from them when expected.
Dear EarthTalk I heard someone say that legalizing pot — as Californians considered doing last year — would benefit the environment. How would that be? William T.
Santa Monica-based Meals on Wheels West, which provides food and services for those confined to their home because of a disability, has a chance to win a free car from Toyota as part of the car company’s “100 Cars for Good” program.
At the Santa Monica Festival Saturday, several residents were recognized for their contributions to making the city a better place to live as part of the “Community Heroes” program, a partnership between City Hall and the Human Relations Council.
Dear Earth Talk How healthy is soy? I heard that, despite its healthy image, most soy is grown using chemicals like other crops and is even being genetically modified.
Santa Monica’s 10-gigabit fiber optic network, also known as City Net, was selected as one of the top 25 “Innovations in Government” by the Ash Center at the Harvard Kennedy School.
Neil Simon and Jason Alexander would appear to be a theatrical match made in heaven. And so they are. In Simon’s “The Prisoner of Second Avenue,” now running at the El Portal Theater in North Hollywood, Alexander romps, rages, and unravels to early Simon at his most hilarious.
A team of four Santa Monica High School students took third at the National Ocean Science Bowl competition in Galveston, Tex. over the weekend. Mari LeGagnoux, Madeleine Youngs, Zach Gold and Dana Ritchie beat out 21 other teams in the buzzer battle which put them up against other teens that special
If architecture and home remodeling aren’t of interest, but there’s still that desire to celebrate the city by the sea’s commitment to sustainability then head over to Clover Park Saturday for the 20th annual Santa Monica Festival, a solar-powered, zero-waste event that is free for all ages and feat
Protecting Mother Earth will be the theme this weekend in Santa Monica as City Hall presents two events that celebrate sustainability and educate those considering a more environmentally-friendly lifestyle.
