MAR VISTA — Friends and family of Lincoln Middle School student Maximillion “Baxter” Petrakos will gather Saturday at the Westside Vineyard Christian Fellowship in remembrance of the 13-year-old who was killed this month by an alleged drunk driver.
This may come as a shock to my younger readers, but before text messaging, e-mails, cell phones, and even before TV and radio, after-dinner entertainment for families and friends often involved story telling.
LOS ANGELES ¬ó Southern California could see a record number of scorching days by mid-century as climate change heats up its cities, deserts and coastline, according to a study released Thursday.
The Santa Monica Convention & Visitors Bureau is now on Pinterest, a social bookmarking site that lets users collect and share things they love on the web.
DOWNTOWN — About the same time as “The Simpsons” first appears as a series of shorts on “The Tracey Ullman Show;” U.S. President Ronald Reagan challenges Soviet Premier Mikhail Gorbachev to “tear down the Berlin Wall” during a visit to Germany; Bon Jovi’s “Livin’ on a Prayer” becomes the
MARINA DEL REY —It’s an overcast Saturday and a recreational fishing boat is anchored in the Point Dume Marine Protected Area. Two men are on board, both with lines in the water.
CITYWIDE ¬ó Homeowners could soon be asked if they are willing to pay on average $54 a year to fund projects intended to protect the Santa Monica Bay and other water bodies.
In case you haven’t noticed, Father’s Day is less than 48 hours away. (Who knows, you could have been kidnapped by aliens and lost track of time.) I can tell Father’s Day is approaching because of all the commercials for tools, tires and mattresses.
Winners of the Sustainable Student Art Sculpture Contest were declared Wednesday by the Resource Recovery & Recycling Division and the Office of Sustainability and the Environment.
The Hollywood Fringe Festival, an annual celebration of independently produced emerging arts across all genres, is premiering new music, film, theatre and other performance events in multiple conventional and unorthodox venues from June 14 through June 24.
Editor’s note: Longtime Santa Monican Charles Andrews is traveling across Europe in a camper van for one year, with his family. What you observe and what you experience when traveling depends a lot on your mode of travel.
Editor’s note: This story is part of an ongoing series that tracks the city’s expenditures appearing on upcoming Santa Monica City Council consent agendas.
