BROAD STAGE — For many a 21st century audience member, it may be a surprise to learn that the author of “Hamlet” and “King Lear” was, in his day, not an ivory tower type but something more akin to a pop culture prince.
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Alley Renewal Program The alley south of Pico Boulevard between 22nd and 23rd streets will be resurfaced starting on Monday, Nov. 1, 2010. Work will include grinding and asphalt overlay.
DOWNTOWN — On a rainy Friday morning, Rachel Volman plays “La Bamba” on the piano at Silvercrest Senior Residence Center for her fellow residents. Every week, she attends a Spanish class in the community room that combines her love of music with her interest in languages.
Ever notice that the bus function on Google Maps doesn’t include Santa Monica’s Big Blue Bus? The Big Blue Bus announced Friday it has provided its entire schedule and route information to Google Transit, a Web-based service with information that can also be accessed through Google Maps.
DOWNTOWN — Change may be a popular buzz word for candidates in elections around the country this year, but can it work in Santa Monica? After all, the effects of the recession here have left services largely intact, and even the school district, which has suffered because of the state budget crisis,
OLYMPIC HIGH — With teen suicide a growing concern across the country, students at Santa Monica’s Olympic High School are getting an added amount of attention, courtesy of a couple of UCLA graduate students with plans to make a difference in the mental health field.
CIVIC CENTER — Community leaders are embarking on a new mission to stem the violence in Santa Monica by changing the way boys think about manhood, trading traditional views of masculinity that can be harmful to both sexes for an emphasis on positive, non-violent definitions of male strength.
PICO BLVD — Arlington West — the makeshift cemetery that volunteers construct on the beach near the Santa Monica Pier each Sunday as a memorial to troops killed in wars in Iraq and Afghanistan — is by now a familiar part of the landscape for most locals.
Crime Watch is a weekly series culled from reports provided by the Santa Monica Police Department. These are arrests only. All parties are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
The Virginia Avenue Project, a free Santa Monica-based after-school arts program, will celebrate its 18th anniversary with their annual Inspiration Gala, this year named the “Power of the Pencil,” on Oct.
So, who is Jeff Decker? As a write-in candidate for City Council whose name won’t appear on the ballot, local odds-makers are rating him a heavy underdog — to put it mildly — to win one of five seats that are up for grabs on Nov.
