VENICE — Members of two Venice street gangs suspected of cocaine trafficking were arrested today by federal agents. Prosecutors allege that members of the Venice Shoreline Crips and Venice-13 gangs are among the top suppliers of crack to users on the Westside of Los Angeles.
Have you lost your job? Has someone in your family or close to you lost theirs? Or have you or your family lost a significant amount of your savings, or worse yet, your home? Over the last six months to a year, hundreds of thousands of people have lost their jobs, savings, and homes.
You might think that a 77-year-old playwright who has written a highly-acclaimed, prize-winning play nearly every year for 53 years might be running out of steam by now.
SM PIER — Opening for a folk singing icon such as Joan Baez may seem like a daunting task, but the soulful melodies of country singer Tift Merritt should have no problem soaring on their own.
SMMUSD — Where kids once hid from boogie monsters in their closets or ghosts under their beds, today they’re being protected from a real threat — trans fat.
Main Street has a new restaurant that is worth taking a special trip. La Grande Orange located at 1000 Main St. is one of the best places I have been to on this trendy, but quaint street.
Some mom wrote a magazine article a few years ago about how the only time she ever had to herself was when she was in the bathroom. She’d lock the door and sit on the edge of the tub just to get a few peaceful minutes away from her kids.
I respect good use of the written or spoken word, and I admire people who effectively utilize both. So I have nothing but contempt for people like pollster Frank Luntz who manipulate words to produce a desired emotion in targeted voters — and why I loathe Newsweek and Washington Post columnist Micha
CITYWIDE — This past May, Santa Monica received an award for being bike-friendly, and some cyclists aren’t pleased. Co-founder of BikeRoWave, a local not-for-profit bike repair shop, and writer of the Cyclists’ Bill of Rights, Alex Thompson has created a petition demanding a revision of the bronze a
When renting an apartment, you as the building owner must first want to make sure you are not discriminating against anyone or you could find yourself in court.
<i>Editor’s Note: This is part one of a two part series. </i> Well, folks, we’ve reached the summer legislative recess for the Sesame Street Democrat Congress (brought to you by the letter’s I.
Albatross are the greatest long-distance travelers on Earth. These globetrotters are the bloodhounds of the sea, miraculously making a modest living over the vast open ocean.
