WILSHIRE BLVD. — Shopping for new shoes or groceries for tonight’s dinner? What about a birthday gift for a friend? It’s easy — just pull out the plastic.
DOWNTOWN — Despite working in preservation most of her adult life, Santa Monica Conservancy and Landmarks Commission member Ruthann Lehrer said she didn’t have plans of protecting historic structures early on in life.
Critics who refer to President Obama’s proposed public health plan as socialism have got it all wrong. The menace we face is not a result of the introduction of socialist ideals but the triumph of corporatism — that is, the corporate state wedded to the government.
Dating is hard. Multiply that level of difficulty by 100 and you find yourself dating in L.A. — the entertainment capital of the world. With the daily influx of beautiful, artistic, ambitious, career-oriented people, it’s no surprise that meaningful relationships can fall to the bottom of one’s to-d
It had to happen. In the last several years, Americans have spent more and more money on luxuries — for pets. We’ve seen the arrival of gourmet foods for pets, hotels for pets, and even bikinis for pets.
Last weekend I attended the casting call in Austin, Texas for season six of the “Next Food Network Star.” This is the sixth time I have applied for the show but the first time I have ever attended a casting call.
In this new series published by Bethany House, Beverly Lewis once again takes us into the world of the Amish people. This is set in the present. In her previous book “Forbidden” in the “The Courtship of Nellie Fisher” series (reviewed in this paper July 25, 2008) we got a glimpse of Amish life.
President Obama has repeatedly called for Americans to participate in community service. We salute those who selflessly contribute their time, abilities and money to help those who are less fortunate.
Editor’s Note: This is a series in which Daily Press writers overhear and observe happenings around Santa Monica. CITYWIDE — In the Big Blue Bus Transit Store on Broadway, a customer is surrounded by towels, beach balls, flip-flops, bags, T-shirts, mugs and rubber duckies — all emblazoned with the B
eBay guru Greg Kusch and his mother Eileen are encouraging their friends and associates to follow in their charitable footsteps — donating $100,000 worth of brand name hoodie sweatshirts to the Santa Monica Boys & Girls Club.
With the “Sex and the City” movie sequel scheduled for a May 2010 release and the third installment in the Bridget Jones saga not even in production yet, the most eagerly anticipated chick flick du jour is next month’s “Julie and Julia.
LAS VEGAS — Former Venice High School quarterback J.P. Losman signed Tuesday with the Las Vegas franchise in the United Football League, which kicks off its first season in October.
