It’s frustrating and disappointing that Saint John’s Hospital believes it can meet its parking obligation by abandoning a reasonable plan to build a subterranean parking garage and instead continue to lease spaces at nearby lots and rely on valet parking to serve its patients and their families, as
Once again trees are causing a stir in Santa Monica as City Hall moved forward Tuesday with plans to remodel Reed Park by removing 45 juniper trees that lined Wilshire Boulevard adjacent to the park’s heavily-used tennis courts.
Santa Monica High School’s Matthew Stancil catches the ball as the Vikings try to pick-off El Segundo’s Nigel Nootbaar on Wednesday at Samohi. The Vikings lost, 6-4, in extra innings.
Dear EarthTalk: Were Japan to close all its nuclear plants following the recent damage and radiation leaks from the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, what could its energy mix look like? Would it be able to provide all of its power in other ways? — Richard Miller, New York, NY Most experts agree that
Santa Monica College’s Emeritus College for older adults is reaching out to young people — with money. Emeritus has awarded a $500 scholarship, from an anonymous donor, to Santa Monica High School senior Haley Hill for her contributions to Emeritus.
SAMOHI — Santa Monica’s boys’ volleyball team is ranked No. 1 in the latest CIF-Southern Section Division 4 poll released on Monday. The Vikings are back in action on Thursday at home against Beverly Hills in an Ocean League matchup.
It seems America can’t get enough of Betty White and the same goes for the American Red Cross of Santa Monica. The 88-year-old actress best known for her role as Rose on the “Golden Girls,” will be the recipient of the “Crystal Cross Award” for her contributions to animal welfare at the 2011 Santa M
Film and television actor Josh Duhamel, joined by a number of celebrity friends, teamed up with the American Red Cross of Santa Monica to raise $150,000 for Japanese earthquake/tsunami relief at last Sunday’s “Youth Run 4 Japan” fundraiser on Santa Monica Beach.
Bishop Montgomery’s Eric Cabahug slides safely into home plate as St. Monica catcher Michael Doherty tries to apply a tag on Tuesday at Marine Park. St.
City officials are holding a casting call for musical acts to perform over the next year at the Main Street Farmers’ Market. Applications can be submitted through the month of April.
The owner of Perfect Day Surf Camp is planning to donate 100 percent of revenues from the spring break session to help children in Japan. The money will go to the Children’s Hunger Fund, www.
Dear EarthTalk I understand a recent government report concluded that our global food system is in deep trouble, that roughly two billion people are hungry or undernourished while another billion are over consuming to the point of obesity.
