Seven people stranded in a stalled elevator makes an interesting premise for a play, wouldn’t you think? Well, almost. In “Elevator,” a new play written and directed by Michael Leoni, seven strangers, fine actors all, twiddle through the first hours of the ordeal without really making contact with
The rumors are true. I was not invited to Chelsea Clinton’s wedding. I have no idea why. I never said or did anything cruel to either Bill or Hillary Clinton.
Q: I was at a local window tint shop and was told that I could have glazing material placed on my vehicle’s front windows but I could not have window tint on the front windows.
We are intrigued by the reactions to the Santa Monicans for Renters’ Rights convention held last Sunday at John Adams Middle School. Apparently there are some pretty peeved people out there who feel that the convention was hijacked by North of Montana homeowners and education advocates who came out
After years of planning and construction, Santa Monica Place finally opens today with much anticipation, and rightfully so. The new mall will generate much needed sales tax revenue for City Hall (the old mall reportedly generated roughly $1 million annually and that was when it was struggling), as w
Wednesday night I was surfing the Internet for the latest about Brett Favre when I inadvertently came across President Obama’s claim that U.S. combat troops would leave Iraq by the end of August.
It’s only just August, but that back-to-school smell is already in the air, as evidenced by the abundance of late summer and early fall catalogs splayed with monogrammed backpacks and fleece jackets that keep showing up in my mailbox.
Dear New Shrink, I started my current job about 14 months ago. I absolutely love the position and the people I work with, but I have to commute almost two hours each way.
Do you remember Barack Obama circa January of 2009? He was the man who had crushed the Clintons and bested the Bushes on his way to the White House, the most inspiring presidential candidate any of us had ever seen, the bane of Republican and FOX News existence, and the leader of the fired-up-and-re
Nice move by our City Manager “Hot” Rod Gould getting the City Council to place on the November ballot an increase of the local sales tax by one-half of a percent, saying the cash is needed to shore up future budget deficits and possibly help the struggling school district.
The call of the loon symbolizes the wild kingdom. At least once a year I recommend visiting the water-rich north and experience its magnificent serenity.
Sitting before me is a man, a father, a provider of love to his children. He has soothed scraped knees, taught bike riding, and changed wet bed sheets at 3 a.
