DOWNTOWN — Ready, set, go fund education. The sixth annual Santa Monica 5000, scheduled for Oct. 2 and sponsored by K-Swiss and Clif Bar, has selected the Santa Monica-Malibu Education Foundation as its nonprofit beneficiary, with race proceeds going towards the establishment of an athletic endowmen
Some City Hall politicians and Expo Light Rail cheerleaders received a rude awakening a couple weeks ago when Rick Thorpe, CEO of Metro’s Expo (Phase 2) Construction Authority told City Council that much of the Colorado Avenue alignment of the Expo Light Rail may be fenced for safety reasons.
ROOSEVELT ELEMENTARY — In Catherine Handelman’s kindergarten classroom, a circle of 5- and 6-year-olds taunted a person-shaped cutout named “Put Up Paul.
Q: I work out at one of the local gyms and often hear about people who have had their lockers broken into and their stuff stolen. What can I do to reduce my chances of becoming a victim? A: There are a couple of steps one can take to reduce the chance of becoming a victim of a locker burglary while
DOWNTOWN — In the new book, “Raised by the Stars,” author Nick Thomas talks to the children of actors from cinema’s Golden Era about the joys and difficulties of growing up in the shadow of the Hollywood spotlight.
The one restaurant most closely associated with fine dining in Santa Monica is still Michael’s. While it has not followed the many fads into more modern or experimental foods, it has maintained the same level of quality and consistency since it opened in 1979.
OCEAN PARK — Early Friday morning, a wind blew. Hard. Around 3:27 a.m., Kimery Sherwood heard a loud sound that shook her from sleep. “It was like an earthquake, but the ground didn’t move,” she said.
SMMUSD HDQTRS — Community members urged the Santa Monica-Malibu Board of Education Thursday to keep the pressure on to correct systemic problems in culture and curriculum that they feel resulted in an alleged racist incident at Santa Monica High School in May.
DOWNTOWN — By unanimous consent, the Senate Friday passed the Veterans Health Care Facilities Capital Improvement Act, which authorizes $35.5 million to address the critical need for veteran housing and homeless services at the West Los Angeles VA Medical Center.
What is there left to possibly say about the most critically reviewed, dissected, and highly acclaimed burger in Los Angeles? A mouthful, if you are one of the people like myself that are late in the game to scratch this contemporary hot spot off your burger bucket list.
CITY HALL — A Walgreens store proposed for the southeast corner of Lincoln and Pico boulevards is not, in fact, a housing complex. That seemed to be a central problem for planning commissioners who chose to put off a final decision on the pharmacy until the City Council fills a vacancy on the commis
BOSTON — The longtime girlfriend of former Boston crime boss James "Whitey" Bulger has renewed her request to be released on bail while she awaits trial for allegedly helping Bulger elude authorities.
