Q. A friend of mine got a strange e-mail apparently from a friend of his who claimed to be traveling in Europe and had been mugged, left stranded, and in need of money to get home.
When I walked into Pourtal I was immediately greeted with a “hello” and a big smile from an attractive young woman. As I approached the bar a handsome young man said “welcome.
CITY HALL — Bio-tech firm Agensys on Wednesday cleared a major hurdle in its bid to build its headquarters on a City Hall-owned lot near Bergamot Station, avoiding heavy criticism of its proposal during a hearing before the Planning Commission.
SMMUSD HDQTRS — Nine schools in Santa Monica and Malibu could be generating solar power by early next year, after the school board on Wednesday gave its final approval to install solar panels.
There are periods of time when it is necessary that the facts as known be written down. Years later is the time historians can come along and put the facts together.
It takes a super-savvy conductor to lead a group of four extraordinary non-musicians (plus one actual violin virtuoso) through the intricate movements of a play about a string quartet, and Simon Levy is that man.
OCEAN AVE — In a move aimed at strengthening local sports programs for years to come, the organizers behind the annual Santa Monica 5000 foot race are joining forces with the Santa Monica-Malibu Education Foundation to launch a new athletics endowment.
Samohi’s football team begins the season unranked in the first California Interscholastic Federation Southern Section football poll, but is among a small group of teams on the cusp of cracking the top 10.
Despite what countless others before me insisted to the contrary, when I was pregnant I postulated that any kid born to me would be the exception to all the classic pratfalls of childhood, like nose picking, an unhealthy obsession with belly-button lint, and adolescence.
CITY HALL — A day after a proposal to bar grocery stores and other retailers from handing out free, single-use plastic bags in California failed to pass the state Senate by a 14-21 vote, local backers of the ban blasted Sacramento lawmakers and said they would move ahead quickly with a local version
Mr. D. Golstein’s letter and wild accusations about myself and Santa Monica Police Sgt. Jay Trisler, and our reaction to two serious crimes that took place just outside my residence on the evening of Aug.
