My old cell phone died recently. We had been so happy together. It was a very simple phone, not like today’s “smart phones.” All I used it for was to make and receive calls and an occasional text message.
No girl ever wants to choose between her husband and her father. (And really, no girl ever has to, unless she’s spending the summer secretly doing the merengue with Patrick Swayze while her family vacations at a Jewish resort in the Catskills).
With each new year I am reminded of making resolutions. While many of our new year’s resolutions have to do with getting in shape, eating better, or finding more time for family or friends, some of your resolutions may deal with your career or financial success.
SANTA MONICA CANYON — The owner of Patrick’s Roadhouse is contesting an eviction notice he received in November, and now the fate of the historic restaurant on Pacific Coast Highway likely will be decided this month in court.
CITY WIDE — As Los Angeles and West Hollywood consider banning smoking on restaurant patios — a step Santa Monica took three years ago — opponents of the new rules have argued additional restrictions could hurt businesses.
Dear Rachel, I’m in a rut. I’m single again after dating a guy for six months. Our relationship was exciting and steamy at first, but then it just phased out.
SM PIER — For many tourists, the Route 66 sign that marks the terminus of the historic roadway on the Santa Monica Pier makes for a good photo-op. For 71-year-old Emory Duick, the signpost means a lot more: the end of a grueling and improbable journey.
That which is true is always true. Regardless of what anyone believes, some things will always be true and others will always be false. Just 400 years ago, people believed that the Earth was flat and it would have been practically impossible to convince anyone otherwise.
SMMUSD HDQTRS — Facing a projected $12 million deficit, school district officials have raised the possibility of furloughs as they try to hammer out new contract agreements with teachers and other employees.
If you’re a Democrat or liberal, you might find it funny that Republicans were lied to by President Bush. You see, Bush made promises to enforce the Second Amendment, relax gun laws on law abiding citizens, remove the 10 percent tax for being married, flatten the taxes and reduce the size of the gov
DOWNTOWN — Santa Monica police said Thursday they do not believe the boyfriend of a missing 19-year-old British woman had anything to do with her disappearance during their vacation.
SUNSET PARK — Residents of a quiet block here were shocked Monday morning to discover 11 vehicles and several fences and signs covered with graffiti that police said was likely the work of a Venice gang.
