This past Memorial Day weekend, the Santa Monica community lost a long-time friend, colleague and educator. Norm Lacy, athletic director at Santa Monica High School, passed away from a heart attack while on vacation with his family.
SMC — These days, when you get your hair cut at Santa Monica College’s student-staffed salon you’re not just saving money and helping stylists-in-training hone their skills.
SAMOHI — The Santa Monica High School football team will play in its first ever “Blue-Gold Game” on Saturday in honor of Athletic Director Norm Lacy, who passed away of a heart attack last weekend.
In 1965, Polish-Jewish novelist Jerzy Kosinski wrote “The Painted Bird,” a novel widely seen as an autobiography of his own tragic experiences during the Holocaust.
Dear New Shrink, Why are so many smart women so dumb when it comes to men? I have a friend who is smart and successful and I think most people would agree, is also beautiful.
CITY HALL — In a bid to significantly broaden the scope of tenant protections in Santa Monica, the Rent Control Board wants to bolster rules that protect against evictions and extend those protections to cover all tenants in the city, rather than just those who live in rent-controlled apartments.
CLOVIS — Joe Daou has already broken a 55-year-old school shot put record. Now, after placing first at Friday’s California Interscholastic Federation Southern Section Masters Meet, Daou has his sights set on a state title.
I’m not saying she’s blown into the front door of our house by a gust of wind while carrying an umbrella and a bottomless carpetbag, but my daughter’s new nanny otherwise couldn’t exude more Mary Poppins-ness if she were a relative of Julie Andrews who dances with magical broomsticks and sews dresse
Let’s face it … in Santa Monica you have to be thin to attract a good-looking guy. And we’re not just talking “thin,” but “in-shape thin.” That means no flabby arms, no sagging butt and no cellulite — anywhere.
For the 12th time in our illustrious history, my Boston Celtics are about to meet the Los Angeles Lakers to decide this season’s NBA championship. With all the talk about renewing the playoff “rivalry” between the two franchises, I, as a lifelong Red Sox fan, finally understood why Yankees fans used
SM PIER — Free plastic bags could soon vanish from checkout stands across California under a bill proposed by Assemblywoman Julia Brownley (D-Santa Monica) that is set for a crucial vote in Sacramento this week.
CITY HALL — The City Council last week unanimously voted to boycott Arizona businesses to protest that state’s tough new immigration law, but stopped short of pulling the plug on a possible $2 million contract with a company that has a facility near Phoenix.
