By MERV HECHT, the food and wine critic for the Santa Monica Daily Press, is a wine buyer and consultant to a number of national and international food and wine
By Amanda Cushman Real Simple Food
I THINK WITH THE BUSY LIVES WE ALL lead these days it is increasingly difficult to cook at the end of the day. This
By Weldon Berger Your column here
I’M HOMELESS. IN EFFECT, THE CONDITION means I’m breaking some law or another simply by existing: I loiter days, and at night
By E-mail questions or comments to meredithccar-
MY BEST FRIEND IN COLLEGE WAS AN ART history major. While she had a deep respect for Botticelli’s command of supple
By Christen MacDonald Santa Monica
In response to [criticism of Santa Monica Treesavers], to set the record straight, the Treesavers were not defeated. There were originally over 100 ficus and
By Jon Mann Santa Monica In defense of the movement Editor:
What gives anyone the right to tell someone to drop out as a candidate for president, whether it is
This article is the second and final part of a series focusing on foreclosures.
MANY PEOPLE ARE UNDER THE misguided perception that there are a lot of foreclosures on the
By Steve “the Mailman” Breen Going Postal
I GOT A PHONE CALL FROM MESOPOTAMIA over the Memorial Day weekend from my son, Nathan, who is currently deployed with an EOD
THE L.A TIMES AND KTLA CONDUCTED A poll to get Californians’ opinion on our Supreme Court giving same-sex couples the same right to marry (get sick of, then
By The dry cleaning establishment is Plaza Cleaners at 11740 Wilshire Blvd. Sylvia and Jon Boyd Pacific Palisades
Though we live in Pacific Palisades we frequent a Santa Monica dry
By Chadwick Jones
We all see the trash that is left on the beach after a busy weekend. Some is left by those who are careless. Some spread from trash
By Mike Kirwan
Back on March 1, I said in my Q-Line answer that the activists better keep a 24 hour watch on the [ficus] trees, as the City
