CITY HALL — With the City Council scheduled to select a new member on Feb. 23, potential appointees are taking different approaches in their behind-the-scenes campaigns to fill the vacancy.
DOWNTOWN — With Valentine’s Day around the corner, Petra Eiko and Darrylynn Kaun are asking people to answer the question, “What is in Your Heart?” Through an interactive art project created by Eiko and showcased at Kaun’s Zero Minus Plus gift boutique in Fred Segal, the women focus on issues they h
This year as Valentine’s Day approaches consider, for just one moment, where that scrumptious chocolate came from, and you might be surprised to know that it is a gift from the chocolate tree.
CITY HALL — Ever since Mayor Ken Genser’s memorial service last month, Patricia Hoffman, a longtime political ally and friend of his, has been viewed by many City Hall insiders as the front-runner to replace him on the council.
OLYMPIC BLVD — In a move applauded by Santa Monica residents concerned about traffic on the east side of town, the Los Angeles Planning Commission on Thursday delayed approving a large mixed-use project proposed for the corner of Olympic Boulevard and Bundy Drive.
Q. Dear Rachel, Somehow I always meet woman in the midst of a crisis and then I date them. Most recently, I dated a woman I met at the scene of a hit-and-run accident.
Thomas Keller, thought by many to be America’s best chef, leads the French Laundry’s restaurant team in Napa Valley. The people responsible for lists of the world’s leading restaurants often include some subset of Keller’s restaurants — the list of Keller’s restaurants includes the very successful P
CITY HALL — Well-known Santa Monica attorney Chris Harding has entered the drama surrounding The Parlor, a restaurant and bar on Wilshire Boulevard that has attracted City Hall scrutiny and angered homeowners who claim it’s a nuisance.
CITY HALL — At least for now, plans for a museum at the end of the Santa Monica pier have been placed on hold. The Pier Restoration Corp. had planned to ask the City Council for $5,000 at its Tuesday meeting to begin planning the museum but decided at the last minute to pull its proposal from the ag
In the days and weeks leading up to this Sunday’s Valentine’s Day, a smattering of real life romances have emerged as potential threats to outshine some of the classics like Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall (“Casablanca”), Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward (“The Long, Hot Summer”), and Whitney Housto
As Washington is paralyzed by the “snowpocalypse” and another storm coming, images of the city’s majestic monuments in a sea of white snow bring back fond memories of my years there.
