I've been fortunate in life to have a number of long-term friendships. Paul Morantz, a semi-retired lawyer in Pacific Palisades, is one of them. Paul and I were
The other day, while stuck in traffic on Fourth Street, I found myself wondering what if William Shakespeare had been born in Santa Monica. (It's a weird thought,
The recent $4 million beautification of Ocean Park Boulevard between Main Street and Lincoln Boulevard has received rave reviews. But Miriam Ginzburg, an Ocean Park resident since 1948, wasn'
Paddy Chayefsky died in 1981 but still remains one of my writing heroes. He's the only writer to win three solo Oscars. (Woody Allen, Francis Ford Coppola, Charles
Over the past 350 columns, I've often written about colorful and eccentric local characters. Veteran film director Henry Jaglom, a Santa Monican for 20 years, certainly fits that
Two days ago marked the 10th anniversary of George W. Bush's landing of a jet on the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln and giving his televised "Mission
Recently there have been two letters to the editor published in the Daily Press which bemoaned rent control. One was from Helen McRoskey, a Santa Monica resident who apparently is
Robert Redford's latest movie, "The Company You Keep," is a political action thriller which is getting rave reviews. I've recently concluded Redford may be
