Q: I have seen an increase of old furniture, tree limbs and construction materials left in the alley behind my home lately. I also have some large items and old paint I don’t need any more but I don’t want to leave them in the alley because I know this is illegal.
The governor of Kentucky, Steven L. Beshear, recently proposed that the state build a Noah’s Ark theme park to boost its economy and provide jobs for Kentuckians who are out of work.
Students in local public schools and their parents and coaches are trying desperately to get the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District to add lacrosse as an official sport at Santa Monica High School.
Once again Councilman Kevin McKeown, one of the most popular elected officials in the city for his commitment to community, was snubbed by his colleagues on the dais, the majority selecting Councilman Richard Bloom as mayor for two years (Council members Gleam Davis and Bobby Shriver voted for McKeo
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.
