Opinion - SMDP (Page 394)

Letters: Pedestrian dangers, safety concerns

Use caution when crossing Montana Avenue! Editor: As a fan of Whole Foods and Starbucks at 15th & Montana in Santa Monica, I want to warn drivers and pedestrians to

By Dan Dunn

/ 6 Jan 2015

Letters: Pedestrian dangers, safety concerns

Love More, Panic Less — Life Lessons

WHAT'S THE POINT? —"Laughter through tears is my favorite emotion." ‚Äì Truvy, played by Dolly Parton, in Steel Magnolias The above quote is one of my

By David Pisarra

/ 6 Jan 2015

Happy Birthday, Jesus – Don’t Shoot

TONIGHT IS CHRISTMAS EVE. WHAT folksy character comes to mind? That rotund jolly guy, of course, who seems to be everywhere, relentlessly dashing through the night spreading joy to celebrate

By Charles Andrews

/ 5 Jan 2015

The New Year is something to celebrate

IT'S ALMOST NEW YEAR'S - ARE YOU EXCITED? Biggest party night of the year! Let's go to Vegas! Maybe Paris! New Year's! Crushed

By Charles Andrews

/ 5 Jan 2015

Looking into the crystal ball, I see …

MY WRITE — The New Year has arrived. Because of the holidays, not much has happened in the last few weeks, but that's all going to change quickly. We

By Bill Bauer

/ 5 Jan 2015

MOVE OVER LYNDA CARTER

For those too young to remember, Lynda Carter was the star in television's 1975-1979 hit series "Wonder Woman" about the world's most famous

By Jack Neworth

/ 2 Jan 2015

The 2014 Sammies are here

They've finally arrived. My annual awards for the great, middlin' and downright hideous in Santa Monica during 2014. The City Council voted to advance the proposed 12-

By Editor

/ 31 Dec 2014

Selfie’s Choice

As this is my last column of 2014, I hope you'll indulge my venting about my pet peeves that have only gotten worse in 2013. (A peeve for

By Jack Neworth

/ 29 Dec 2014

Ye Olde Holiday Wish List

MY WRITE — You asked for it. You got it. "Ye Olde Holiday Wish List for 2014." What were you expecting? A whole bunch of new seven and eight

By Bill Bauer

/ 22 Dec 2014

7th Floor Shores ‘Jumper’ Survived

As I've often written, the Santa Monica of old was considerably more "eccentric" than the one of today. An example occurred twenty-five years ago at

By Jack Neworth

/ 19 Dec 2014

Letter: Toilet Bowl

Re Jack Neworth's Snide World of Sports "College Football Playoffs are Bowling in Dough" Dear Editor: More than once, I've written to my alma

By Dan Dunn

/ 19 Dec 2014

Iran, Salon, Paris

CULTURE WATCH — The Tara Gallery in Santa Monica pursues a rare mission: to show works by contemporary Iranian artists, a tricky business thanks to the sanctions against Iran. Tara Gallery

By Sarah A. Spitz

/ 18 Dec 2014