Dear EarthTalk: Is there any environmental risk from all that Japanese tsunami debris that is starting to wash up on the U.S. west coast? ¬ó Bailey Thigerson, Seattle, Wash.
Did you ever call in sick and then go hang out with friends? Were you ever supposed to call on clients, but decided to go to a movie instead? Did you ever “forget” to tell your boss that a business lunch has been canceled, and then go out to lunch with your spouse? If you got away with this kind o
A few years ago we ate at what was then considered to be the best restaurant in the world. The name was El Bulli (The Bulldog) and it was located in Rosas, Spain, just north of Barcelona.
The “Red White and Brew Bar Crawl and All-Day BBQ Bash” will take place on July 4 on Main Street, with a percentage of the proceeds going to the Surfrider Foundation.
Crime Watch is a weekly series culled from reports provided by the Santa Monica Police Department. These are arrests only. All parties are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
SM BEACH — A Santa Monica-based nonprofit reported that the nation’s beaches last year experienced the third-highest number of closures and advisory days in over two decades, spurring calls for stronger federal environmental regulations.
With the upcoming Independence Day festivities, the Santa Monica fire and police departments urge residents not to use fireworks within city limits. Using any type of fireworks is illegal, including those that can be purchased in a city where it is legal.
ALHAMBRA, Calif. ¬ó Southern California will survive the summer without major blackouts despite the shutdown of the San Onofre nuclear power plant, but conservation measures will be critical if there is a heat wave or a disaster, state and utility officials said Wednesday.
WASHINGTON, D.C. ¬ó The U.S. Supreme Court acquiesced Monday to hear an appeal by Los Angeles County regarding a ruling that would require the county to clean two polluted waterways.
Editor’s note: Longtime Santa Monican Charles Andrews is traveling across Europe in a camper van for one year, with his family. Time for one last column on more differences we’ve observed and experienced between Europe and the U.
MAIN STREET — Tucked away in an office that caps O’Brien’s Irish Pub & Restaurant, a green revolution is fomenting. It’s led by husband-wife filmmaking team Josh Tickell and Rebecca Harrell Tickell, a couple which mixes thorough research with daring investigation to create documentaries that exp
Biking up and down the strand is a way of life here in Santa Monica. Meeting up with friends for drinks to watch the NBA Finals in neighboring Venice, well that’s just a bonus.
