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
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
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
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
