Artist Laddie Dill graciously opened up his Venice studio Thursday night for the annual Venice Art Walk ’08 Happening. Laddie’s work is strongly geometric and plays with the interaction of earth and man-made materials. Don’t fret if you missed the pre-party, Dill’s artwork can be seen this Sunday, May 18, at the Venice Art Walk.
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SM.a.r.t Column: Santa Monica’s Coast Is About to Change Forever. Most Residents Don’t Know It’s Happening. Part 3.
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SMC Student Awarded Prestigious National Transfer Scholarship
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One dead after second-floor apartment fire in Santa Monica
A man died at a hospital after firefighters pulled him from a burning complex. An elderly man died Friday morning after being pulled from a burning second-story apartment by rescue crews. The Santa Monica Fire […]
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