Back in September I wrote about when I worked as a security guard at the Shores some 30 years ago. Other than when I discovered a tenant’s dead body (yikes!), I confess that I spent more time writing my novel than I did any security work.
Dear New Shrink, I have been told that the holidays present an excellent time to strengthen your network. What can I do to reconnect with those that I no longer see and meet new individuals without seeming desperate or tacky? Signed, Holiday Connection Dear Connection, Sometimes it can be awkward to
You know you’ve made it when someone has it out for you and actually does something about it. In case Britney Spears wasn’t sure she’s a big deal, her superstar status was immortalized last week when fake audio of her talking about smoking pot and getting beat up by her boyfriend went viral.
Take the intense drama of “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest," add the unique unmelody of a Stephen Sondheim-ish score, and set it in a jazzed-up version of the three-story house in “August-Osage County,” and you have a semblance of the excruciatingly moving madness of “Next to Normal,” the Tony Award
When I was a child in the 1950s, my parents didn’t have much money to spend on Christmas. I remember one Christmas when I wanted a cowboy gun and holster from Santa Claus.
Our president recently said there was a risk of the country slipping into another Great Depression. For all of you who decided to pretend that it wasn’t happening, I ask that you open your eyes.
Last week the Republicans in the House of Representatives decided to eliminate a global warming committee created by Democrats. Apparently some politicians continue to deny that human beings are leaving an indelible footprint around the globe.
I’m a big KCRW fan. They have wonderful programming and a great variety of shows. As a foodie, I love Evan Kleiman with her “Good Food” show on Saturdays, which has a Farmer’s Market report from Santa Monica regularly.
Editor’s Note: The Quackers are three awesome ducks — Rusty, Richard and Sydney — from the canals of Venice who are on a mission to educate the community about the dangers of global warming and the importance of practicing sustainability, all while surfing the most gnarly waves possible.
All of the votes cast in the Nov. 2 election have finally been counted and five-term City Councilman Bob Holbrook won re-election by 56 votes. Holbrook nudged out Ted Winterer for the third of three full-term seats.
On the eve of this year’s international climate change conference in Cancun, women are beginning to position themselves as major players in the emerging green economy.
Q: I have noticed there are many more police officers in the Downtown since Thanksgiving weekend, especially on the Third Street Promenade. Are there any concerns I need to worry about? A: Unfortunately, the holidays bring increased property crimes, especially in Downtown where there is tourism, sho
