SOLANA BEACH — After writing novels since his 20s and receiving hundreds of rejection letters, Alan Mindell finally got his debut as a published author — at 72 years old.
The longtime
MUSIC CENTER — In the short time Anya Fitzpatrick has been formally practicing ballet, the refined but exacting dance form has commanded many hours, money and even tears from the Santa
SMO — After 17 years on the job, Santa Monica Airport's manager Bob Trimborn is taking off from SMO, leaving behind an airport fundamentally different from the one he
MID-CITY — Every day that Sarah Nunn shows up to work at the Santa Monica-UCLA Medical Center on Wilshire Boulevard, she can feel pretty confident that she's making a
At the time of its dedication in 1911, the library was the largest marble building in the world and was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1965. But it is
DOWNTOWN — Santa Monica locked in its skateboarding street cred in the 1970s when it became known as Dogtown and home of the Z-Boys skateboarding team.
Now, it will have to
MAIN STREET — When she was younger, Summer Germann wouldn't tell her mother things because she was afraid of her reaction.
So when she had her own child, she
DOWNTOWN — Post-collegiate road trips are the stuff of cinema classics and novels, pitting the restlessness of youth against the endless open road to create a journey replete with beautiful scenery
DOWNTOWN — It's undeniable that many of us in life have a calling. A passion and drive that wills us forward.
For IndyCar driver and Santa Monica resident Oriol
MONTANA AVE — Malissa Feruzzi Shriver is a Santa Monica superwoman.
Any given day you can find her taking tennis lessons, spending time with her family or lobbying for change in
CALIFORNIA AT OCEAN — It seems like every denizen of the Westside is empowered with a smartphone equipped with a camera, and they use them, for good or for ill.
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LINCOLN BLVD — In order to persevere, a person has to go through hardship. They have to rise above the challenges they face and come out a better, wiser and stronger
