Centrally located on the southeast corner of Overland Avenue and Palms Boulevard in a small, unassuming shopping center, Sushi Central is a real find for any true sushi lover.
DOWNTOWN — While many stroke survivors are moving toward recovery with intensive physical therapy, Lisa Curland chose to supplement her rehabilitation by nontraditional means: medicinal acupuncture treatments.
WEST HOLLYWOOD — When Santa Monica High School freshman Matthew Mezza leapt from the 10th-story window of the Sheraton Delfina in January, a group of dedicated teenagers and volunteers mobilized to provide comfort, support and a ready ear for students and adults impacted by the event.
CITY HALL — City Council members heard the first reading of an ordinance Tuesday night that will allow $33 million in what officials refer to as “ransom payments” to the state to keep the doors of the city’s Redevelopment Agency open.
LOS ANGELES — They might not know his name but the millions of visitors annually lured to California’s 1,100 miles of coastline are no doubt familiar with his work.
Dear New Shrink, Several weeks ago you wrote a great article about people who you called “anxiously attached” and tend to be jealous and clingy. You also mentioned an avoidant/detached type, which sounds like it could be my fiancée.
The Boys & Girls Clubs of Santa Monica will co-host “Ready to Role” today, an event intended to teach youth confidence and pragmatic car skills. FRAM oil filter presents this event in conjunction with former club member Xzibit of “Pimp My Ride” fame.
The Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District is seeking applicants for the Personnel Commission, which has a vacancy come Dec. 1, 2011. The Personnel Commission is the body that selects and promotes all non-teaching employees in the SMMUSD, using the “merit system,” a combination of interviews an
WILSHIRE BLVD — Local sports bar The Shack, home to many Phillies fans, successfully raised an estimated $7,500 for injured Giants fan Bryan Stow. Stow, a paramedic and father of two, was severely beaten at the Dodgers home opener in late March and remains hospitalized.
DOWNTOWN — Members of bike activist group Santa Monica Spoke got the first peek at City Hall’s draft plan for bicycle facilities and improvements across the next two decades, and, for the most part, they seemed pleased.
Paul Casey, senior service planner for the Big Blue Bus, was awarded the Swedish-American Bicentennial Fellowship for his professional work and accomplishments at the BBB.
Santa Monica’s streetscapes might be changing soon; city officials are determining replacement species for diseased or damaged street trees and want residents’ input.
