DOWNTOWN — Just 30 miles from Santa Monica, huge shipping vessels power in and out of the Port of Long Beach. Cranes reminiscent of the AT-AT Walkers from “The Empire Strikes Back” load and unload huge shipping containers made of corrugated steel and laden with goods from across the globe.
For many children, summer means playing at the beach or hanging at the mall. For a select few, this summer means an unforgettable experience in South Africa.
Dear Life Matters, I will be attending a professional conference next month and am excited about the chance to enhance my skills and learn more about future trends facing my field.
The big events around town include “War Horse” at the Ahmanson Theatre and “The Exorcist” at Geffen Playhouse. But much of note takes place in smaller venues.
Residents and business owners will have their chance tonight to voice their support of or opposition to the proposed closure of the historic Fifth Street post office.
CITY HALL ¬ó Santa Monicans will have one more measure to contend with on the Nov. 6 ballot after the City Council voted Tuesday night to give voters a say on how the Rent Control Board increases rents each year.
This Twilight Concert Series guide has been created as a partnership between the Santa Monica Pier Corporation and the Santa Monica Daily Press. It is intended to help concert-goers navigate the popular summer concert series.
SM PIER — On the Westside, there are few sights as beautiful as watching the sun dip below the horizon at the Santa Monica Pier. While Hollywood has its nest of seminal concert venues, when the summer months roll around, it’s the pier that draws the crowds looking for the smell of sea salt, the gl
DOWNTOWN — Santa Monica police on Tuesday asked for the public’s help in locating a man who they say attacked a woman in an elevator last week. The assault occurred at 9 a.
SANTA MONICA BLVD ¬ó A homeless man was hospitalized with serious injuries Tuesday morning after an unknown assailant stabbed him in the back as he slept on a bus bench.
BOSTON — A federal judge on Tuesday refused to recuse himself from the trial of mobster James “Whitey” Bulger, flatly rejecting a challenge to his impartiality by Bulger’s lawyers.
Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric K. Shinseki announced Tuesday $100 million in grants to assist 42,000 homeless veterans and their families in 151 community agencies in 49 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico.
