SM PIER — On the Westside, there are few sights as beautiful as watching the sun dip below the horizon at the Santa Monica Pier. While Hollywood has its nest of seminal concert venues, when the summer months roll around, it’s the pier that draws the crowds looking for the smell of sea salt, the gl
MONTANA AVE — Although every picture tells a story, this particular phrase has a literal meaning for Nora Tompkins. Little did she know that a simple snapshot of her day on Santa Monica Beach in 1965 would end up not only on a postcard, but also on designer Marcia Bloom’s merchandise 47 years late
The temperatures are rising, the days are longer and the music has returned to the Santa Monica Bay.
The Twilight Concert Series is back for its 28th year with as
WASHINGTON AVE ¬óJerry Sandusky and Bernie Fine are but two of the recent cases of sexual abuse in an athletic organization. These highly publicized cases show that bullying, sexual harassment and abuse are still occurring in the athletic world today.
MALIBU ¬ó The multipurpose room at City Hall last Sunday was filled with locals (mostly Democrats) interested in getting the latest Washington update from longtime U.
CITY HALL — Being a senior citizen has its perks — reduced prices on movie tickets, cheaper coffee at McDonald’s and a claim to choice seats on public buses.
CITY HALL – In a drastic turn, the City Council approved a law Tuesday night that would prohibit smoking for new tenants in multi-unit housing and force existing residents to designate their apartments and condominiums smoking or lose the right to light up in their homes at all.
CITY HALL ¬ó Stock up on quarters and check your credit card balances ¬ó parking rates are officially going up in Santa Monica. The City Council approved an array of changes to parking rates throughout the city on Tuesday night, in most cases raising the amount that it will cost people to park in be
DOWNTOWN ¬ó Homicide detectives Wednesday were investigating the stabbing death of a 27-year-old Laguna Beach man who was killed earlier that day during a party held at an apartment complex in the 400 block of Broadway.
Recently I stepped into a Grimm’s fairy tale akin to ¬ìThe Sleeping Beauty.¬î Remember how she lay hidden for years in an overgrown forest near the decaying palace which was her home? The beautiful illustrations by Arthur Rackham from my childhood books came to mind as I explored the island of Cuba.
SM PIER — Hundreds of Princess Leias and Luke Skywalkers will convene with Darth Vaders and rebel pilots on the Santa Monica Pier this Saturday. Don’t fret — this is not an intergalactic war.
WALGROVE AVE — He thought the phone call was a scam, a travel outfit scouring the country for performers like a vulture. After hanging up, Santa Monica resident Ron Theile was convinced that he wouldn’t hear from KIconcerts again, and he’d go back to Walgrove Avenue for a regular day of teaching.
