Through much of the 20th century, the world was bombarded with the collectivist idea that the individual is insignificant, and that human progress is the achievement of society as a whole.
Haunting melodies, delicate harmonics, and an ethereal voice describe Irish singer/songwriter Gemma Hayes’ latest CD, “The Hollow of Morning.” Hayes has grown immensely as an artist and “Hollow” reflects this maturity.
I shouldn’t care. That’s what I keep telling myself. But having been with them for almost 10 years, I’m personally invested in their future. They left me eight years back in 2000 (one of them left me six years earlier), but I stayed loyal.
I’ve been a Santa Monica renter for over 30 years, and have served on our City Council this past 10. Protecting renters and residents, and preserving and creating affordable housing, are among my top priorities.
“Eat healthy, get plenty of sleep, workout regularly … die anyway” — Mario Veneroso, fitness guru and drinking buddy The nirvana of physical fitness culture co-exists within the “Twilight Zone” of the binge-and-purge dystopian nightmare of Dunkin’ Donuts to the late night chili-cheese fries runs to
DOWNTOWN Former Santa Monica-Malibu Superintendent John Deasy on Tuesday was named the deputy director of education for the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, officials with the nonprofit said.
You can be excused for having missed the following news item (heck, when WaMu, our family’s bank, went out of business last week, I didn’t notice until two days later; there’s been a lot going on).
OCEAN AVE Artist Christa Zinner, 88, looks remarkably calm as she sits in her easy chair listening to her daughter, Katina Zinner, describe for the first time the shark attack she experienced last year.
The Los Angeles City Council has issued a moratorium banning new fast food restaurants in South Central Los Angeles for a year. This ban covers a 32-square-mile area with 500,000 low-income, racially-mixed minority group residents.
Police are continuing their search today for a gunman who killed a man and critically wounded a woman at a street fair in Venice. The victims were shot about 9:20 p.
Editor’s Note: Meet the “Quackers,” three young surf ducks, born and raised in the canals of Venice. Their passion in life: surfing and saving the earth.
