MAIN STREET — When traveling, school teacher Kristy Pace plays with other families’ kids at airports. Her first book, “101 Things to do With Your Kids at the Airport,” provides games to successfully occupy children without Pace.
As the presidential candidates go at it over the next several months, we’ll be hearing a lot about what the federal government ought to be doing. Unfortunately, we’ll likely hear next to nothing about how it should go about it.
Ninety-five students in the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District were recognized for their proficiency in multiple languages on June 14. More than 10,000 high school students across California earned the first state recognition in the nation for achieving proficiency in multiple languages, St
If John Cage had not been born with his name, he would have had to invent it. It serves as a reminder of all the conventions he was trying to break free of in his music, his spirituality and his life.
RENO, Nev. — Tyler Skaggs may be in the minor leagues, but he’s doing big things. The former Santa Monica High School standout hasn’t even turned 21 yet, but his age hasn’t worked against him as he’s progressed through the minor leagues to the AAA level in just three years.
Los Angeles County Supervisor and Metro Board Chair Michael Antonovich on Monday introduced a new transit pass program intended to benefit young people previously in the foster care system.
On Sunday, Amy Chua, author of “Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother,” spoke at the Aspen Institute’s Ideas Festival at the very tiger-mom-ish hour of 7:45 a.
Hot enough for you? I’ve been thinking about heat lately, and not just because of the nation’s mostly torrid weather. We all can easily verify that hot air rises; when you change a light bulb near the ceiling of your living room, you find the air up there is warmer than it is near the floor.
WILSHIRE BLVD — Tax breaks given to a Santa Monica-based real estate firm have come under scrutiny of prosecutors investigating allegations of corruption within the Los Angeles County Assessor’s Office, the Los Angeles Times reported Tuesday.
DOWNTOWN ¬ó Former 50th Assembly District candidate Torie Osborn reached out to her supporters Tuesday for help settling an almost $30,000 debt from her failed campaign.
Dear Life Matters, I will be taking a three week vacation later this summer. While I am really excited about getting away from the office, I am already dreading what I might come back to because unfortunately my work does not take a break when I do.
Editor’s note: Longtime Santa Monican Charles Andrews is traveling across Europe in a camper van for one year, with his family. For almost a year I’ve sent in columns dealing with the differences from home that I observed throughout Europe and north Africa.
