Good Gravy To Perform Sunday Night At TRiP Santa Monica:
Ft. Collins 2011 Jam Band of the Year, Good Gravy, is bringing the party to TRiP Santa Monica this Sunday, March 24. Hot off the heels of an impressive support slot for Railroad Earth at […]
The False Assumption That Passing Taxes Will Be Easy:
Spend more than $30 million to pass a temporary tax increase proposition. See a governor put his entire political capital on the line to pass it, including airing countless television commercials featuring that man almost […]
Smart vs Dumb: Who’s Winning Right Now?:
This column has often railed against those things that appeared to be organized efforts to make Americans less intellectually demanding of… well, just about everything. My personal choice for historic watermark on these efforts would […]
Making The Most Constructive Tax Changes:
From the moment it passed in 1978, there has been little doubt that Proposition 13 is unfair. On any given block, residents who bought their homes on or before the magic 1975 assessment date contained […]
Santa Monica Airport Air Traffic Control Tower To Stay Open For Now:
Updated Friday, March 22 – 4:20 pm Santa Monica Airport’s air traffic control tower will continue to operate as normal despite other small airports receiving news today that their control towers will close next month. […]
Village Trailer Park Is Back On Again: Council Votes 4-3 For Project To Move Forward:
When 2012 ended, Village Trailer Park (VTP) was on the ropes as a split City Council narrowly voted to put the project on hold following several questions surrounding affordable housing. A split council again decided […]
More Money Needed To Monitor Santa Monica’s Credit Card Parking Meters:
Parking in Santa Monica can be both costly and difficult. The same could be said of operating all of those credit card-friendly parking meters across the City. Council members approved at their Tuesday special meeting […]
National Children’s Chorus To Celebrate Ireland Tonight At The Broad Stage:
The National Children’s Chorus will celebrate Ireland tonight to a sold-out audience at The Broad Stage in Santa Monica with its Celtic Soul performance. As America’s leading youth choral institution, the ensemble will perform the […]
“Paris In The Springtime” Comes To Santa Monica’s Peter Fetterman Gallery:
Peter Fetterman Gallery presents the exhibition Georges Dambier (1925-2011), a solo exhibition of significant 1950s fashion photography and “Paris in the Springtime,” a group exhibition featuring classic masterpieces of humanist photography. An opening reception will […]
Enjoy Blues & Roots Music Tonight At McCabe’s In Santa Monica:
Singer Lawrence Lebo brings her inimitable style of blues and roots music to McCabe’s Guitar Shop at 3101 Pico Boulevard in Santa Monica tonight, March 22. The 8 pm concert follows on the heels of […]
Sweet Laurel Bakery Will Not Reopen in Palisades, Closes Santa Monica Pickup Spot
Sweet Laurel opened its flagship store in Palisades Village in 2018 and built a strong following across West Los Angeles....
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SM.a.r.t. Column: Santa Monica Isn’t Rebounding Yet. It’s Replacing
Santa Monica officially reports numerous new business openings, often highlighted by the media as signs of economic recovery. However, a...
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