The design studio Michael W. Folonis Architects received Monday two Honor Design Awards from the Westside Urban Forum. MWFA was lauded for its work on the UCLA Ambulatory Surgery and Oncology Center in Santa Monica ¬ó awarded in the Public/Institutional category ¬ó and a 200-unit, mixed-use resident
CITY HALL ¬ó Waldo Waterman may have made a dent in aviation history with his first-ever flying car, but buildings are not landmarked on reputation alone.
There’s little that my dad wished for much more during my younger years than eventually to have a granddaughter exactly like I was. His only stipulation, as I’m positive he’d tell you, is that she’d necessarily have to be born to me and not my sister.
Editor’s note: Longtime Santa Monican Charles Andrews is traveling across Europe in a camper van for one year, with his family. What you observe and what you experience when traveling depends a lot on your mode of travel.
CITY HALL — The state’s Department of Finance has taken aim at $57 million of former Redevelopment Agency funds slated for improvements at Santa Monica High School, putting the future of that major public investment at risk.
Editor’s note: This story is part of an ongoing series that tracks the city’s expenditures appearing on upcoming Santa Monica City Council consent agendas.
I like art. I frequently am confused by it, inspired by it, appalled at what passes for “good” and more often than not, I can’t afford the works I like.
BOSTON — The lawyer for the longtime girlfriend of Boston mobster James “Whitey” Bulger asked a judge on Monday to sentence her to 27 months in prison for helping the fugitive stay on the run for 16 years.
SMC ¬ó Santa Monica College alumna Gilda Clift Breland, Esq., has been named the winner of the 2012 Distinguished Alumni Recognition Award for Outstanding Professional and Community Service Achievement.
MID CITY — Saint John’s Medical Center officials rejected an offer by former State Sen. Sheila Kuehl to help mediate a labor dispute between hospital management and its nurses Monday, two days before a planned strike and lockout.
WILSHIRE BLVD — Patricia Colton walks into Coffee Bean, orders a Swedish berry iced tea, sits down and starts writing in her spiral bound notebook. “I’ve been a writer my whole life,” Colton said.
How do I like my crow? Baked, boiled or fried? I had predicted that Santa Monica Mayor Richard Bloom would come in third at best in the four person race for the 50th Assembly District seat.
