By Sarah A. Spitz
A Fevered Dream: Nat “King” Cole
It’s the last night for the first African-American host of a nationally broadcast television show. Nat “King” Cole, widely
By CHARLES ANDREWS
DID I FEEL THE EARTH MOVE?
I’d be remiss to not mention an extraordinary music event I witnessed last weekend.
My wife Diane Michelle, a spellbinding
by Cynthia Citron
It's difficult to watch Barra Grant portray her mother in the biographical play that she authored without remembering the devastating biography that Christina Crawford wrote
By CHARLES ANDREWS
KEEP HOPE ALIVE
I often — too often, these days — come back for strength to that signature quote from Rev. Jesse Jackson, from decades ago, and he still
By Anastasia Foster
I read the “Bathtub Treatment” story in this paper with great interest last weekend, and it got me to thinking about the SMRR Hotline. For exactly 40
Oscars Are Over – Time To Talk Taxes
The glitz and glamour of the Oscars is being shuttered, the red carpets are rolled up and stored for another movie premiere, and
By Michael Feinstein. Inside/Outside. February 26, 2019
One of the great things about Santa Monica’s civic process is the high level of community participation. One of its greatest
By Michael Feinstein. Inside/Outside. February 25, 2019
On February 15, Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Yvette Palazuelos finalized her tentative ruling against the City of Santa Monica in a
Parking Structure #5 Tenant Improvement Project
For the week of February 25, construction will take place in Parking Structure #5 at 1440 4th street that may affect the sidewalk in
by Oscar de la Torre
Kevin McKeown and Ana Jara’s letter to the editor is self-serving and deceitful. They argue that voters will lose the ability to vote for
