When the Third Street Promenade was young and not the popular tourist destination that it is today, it was quick and easy to get there and park. I could pick up the newspaper at 3:55 p.
Every year, during the last week of September, people from all across America — and countries as far away as Australia — invade the small Indiana town of Fairmount for three days of dancing, races, parades and contests, all in celebration of local hero James Dean.
Nobody’s been more critical of the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District and it’s governing Board of Education (BOE) than me. And, for good reason.
When one of those morning “news” shows recently featured a story about people using the Internet to get medical information on the same day that the New York Times dealt with that subject, I knew that this medical surfing had become an epidemic.
At sunset, I often walk on the boardwalk by the beach. Sometimes I’m joined by my best friend, Alison McLea. She brings her dog, Stella McLea, a ridgeback mix, and I bring Oscar, my neighbor’s golden retriever.
I’ve been thinking a lot about babies. It’s not that I want to have one anytime soon. I don’t. I can’t possibly have a baby. I’m a selfish 28-year-old who will, in one month, be a selfish 29-year-old.
I wanted to get post-debate commentary the minute I woke up. I turned on the computer and learned first that Paul Newman died. This interrupted my news feed and made me think.
I’m a big fan of “how to” guides. I love it when a guide lays out steps that make sense in real world conditions. Below I offer a quick reference, or “how to guide,” for buying your first home.
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.
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
