EDGEMAR — At the far end of town where the Grickle-grass grows and the wind smells slow-and-sour when it blows and no birds ever sing except old crows … was a cadre of volunteers teaching students through prose.
SACRAMENTO — By the end of the week, the political landscape of California may be substantially different than it was at the beginning. The California Citizens Redistricting Commission, a 14-member group comprised of five Democrats, five Republicans and four “decline-to-state” voters, will release a
Never has there been a more remarkable time to be a woman. Or more specifically, to be a female consumer. Manufacturers and marketers are working overtime to cross the thresholds of our all-important purses, knowing full well the power we wield with the allowances bestowed upon us by our husbands.
DOWNTOWN — Sometimes, the occasion calls for flowers and fast, but preferably not the ones proffered by peddlers at the base of freeway exits. For those moments, the Westside has The Flower Truck, a new spin on what has become a standard of mobile convenience, the vending truck.
CITYWIDE — When you’re a pedestrian in Santa Monica, you’re in the 12th most walkable city in the country, and the fourth most walkable in the state. At least, according to Walk Score you are.
DOWNTOWN — Over 100 people in suits and ties lined up in front of Vons on Monday, spilling over onto the Broadway sidewalk in hopes of snagging a job at the grocery chain.
Major League Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig recently struck out, big time, by stubbornly refusing to relocate the 82nd All-Star Game from Phoenix, Ariz.
The Santa Monica-Malibu Education Foundation has partnered with Santa Monica Place to raise money to “support educational excellence for every child in the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District,” according to a statement released Monday.
Editor’s note: This story is part of an ongoing series that tracks the city’s expenditures appearing on upcoming Santa Monica City Council consent agendas.
SMMUSD HDQTRS — For months, as the governor and state legislators wrangled over budget deals, Californians were told that cuts would be borne by every age group and demographic to balance the state budget.
Two weeks ago, a doting grandmother enjoying the beautiful, sunny weather with her infant grandson on Wilshire Boulevard was attacked by a disheveled, middle-aged man who forcibly tried to wrench the strapped-in 1-year-old from his stroller.
DOWNTOWN — Tomorrow, filmmaker Edgardo Flores will experience something entirely new. The 34-year-old Santa Monica resident will see his first feature length film, “Ill Square,” projected onto the big screen at Pasadena’s Action on International Film Festival, a smorgasbord of genres and styles feat
