DOWNTOWN — For chef Raphael Lunetta, foie gras was never just a delicious delicacy. It came with the rich flavor of culture and tradition. It brought him back to his upbringing,
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.
NOMA — Like any devout member of the tribe, Jessica Katz looks forward to Passover Seder, the Jewish ritual feast that involves the retelling of the story of the liberation of the Israelites from slavery in ancient Egypt.
SAN FRANCISCO — A late winter storm that brought heavy rain and winds to Central and Northern California is expected to arrive in the Los Angeles area late tonight.
SM PIER — The company that produced the majority of the Twilight Dance Series concerts in 2011 has once again been awarded the contract, and this time with enough leeway to bring some rockin’ talent to the Santa Monica tradition.
NOMA — Perhaps it was a stroke of Christmas spirit, but a landlord in Santa Monica got her wish when the Planning Commission approved a mechanism to allow her to put an addition on her unit without destroying three other homes.
Thanksgiving is my kind of holiday. Apart from the “thanks” part, the primary purpose of this celebration is eating. That is the one thing I do quite well.
City Hall doesn’t like to hear from the people — or troubled spirits — when they’re unhappy. After all, Santa Monica is supposed to be about happy people in a happy place.
NOMA — The last thing Daniella Kuhn wants to do is demolish three people’s homes, but, through a quirk of the zoning code, it may be the only way for her to legally expand her own living space, unless City Hall takes action.
NOMA — Police are trying to track down who spray-painted roughly a dozen red swastikas on the walls of homes, businesses and parking structures in and around an affluent section of Santa Monica over the weekend.
NOMA — Homes situated north of Montana Avenue fetch the highest prices in all of Santa Monica, but Josh Borris surprised even himself with a recent sale in the area.
NOMA — Academy Award-winner Reese Witherspoon was hit Wednesday by an elderly driver while jogging along Georgina Avenue, Santa Monica police said. Witherspoon, who won the Oscar in 2006 for her portrayal of June Carter Cash in the Johnny Cash biopic “Walk The Line,” was transported to a nearby hosp
