PLAY TIME — Sam Shepard's plays are almost always a little weird. His people live in a world of their own, usually hostile and dysfunctional. And so it is
CULTURE WATCH — With Bergamot Art Station redevelopment leading the headlines, it's nice to remember what Bergamot actually is: a pretty darned great collection of galleries and a local
MAIN STREET — As first reported in the Daily Press on Sept. 11, the Santa Monica City Attorney's Office has successfully concluded the prosecution of the local restaurant Brick
EDGEMAR — A Main Street restaurant has pleaded no contest to 14 misdemeanor counts for, among other things, violating City Hall's alcohol permits.
Brick + Mortar, located in the Edgemar
WILSHIRE BLVD — Santa Monica restaurant groups are supplementing healthcare costs for their workers by adding a 3 percent surcharge to every bill.
Josh Loeb and Zoe Nathan, part owners of
CULTURE WATCH — There's something distinctive about a Neil Simon play; the quick patter, the complex relationships, the neighborhood (Brighton Beach especially), and sometimes these elements play out poignantly
CULTURE WATCH — Sadly the Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2014 ended this past Monday. But what an incredible array of arts, ranging from the unwatchably boring to the outrageously outlandish and everything
WILSHIRE BLVD — After 26 years under current ownership and decades under previous owners Callahan's will close at the end of this year.
The diner, beloved by many local
CITYWIDE — Leena Culhane, a 24-year-old Santa Monica resident is about to release her latest album entitled "The Reckoning" and she is hoping to tap into the
SM PIER — It's been a rough year for large events at the Santa Monica Pier.
In January, City Council voted to downsize the popular Twilight Concert Series, beef
