HANNAH HEINEMANMirror Contributing Writer The Aero Theatre has been part of the Santa Monica landscape for the past seventy years and for the last five years the theatre has been part of American Cinematheque. A […]
ByMITCH CHORTKOFFMirror Sports Editor The annual Extravaganza matching Crossroads and Brentwood in various games is a highlight of the Westside sports season. The venues are packed with fans. It’s noisy. It’s at times wacky. Unusual […]
In the final game of Friday’s Extravaganza, when fans stormed the court to congratulate the winners in each contest of the Crossroads-Brentwood rivalry, it was the visitors who celebrated. The Brentwood boys basketball team defeated […]
The Palisades Democratic Club kicked off the New Year on January 3 with an appearance by Congressman Henry Waxman. Speaking to a full house, Waxman, perched on a footstool in order to reach the microphone […]
Now coaching Santa Monica High boys basketball for the 16th year, James Hecht considers himself a fortunate man. “I was raised in Santa Monica and now I’m coaching at a school that has quality academics […]
Of all the sports at Santa Monica High, softball ranks with the most successful. Debbie Skaggs has been the coach for 22 years, built a winning, well-respected program, and spent countless hours making a state-of-the-art […]
The growth of high school girls’ basketball in the United States was dramatic in the just-concluded decade. As training and coaching improved, as players became more athletic and inclined to participate, year-around interest among fans […]
Stability is important in a high school athletic program. For example, Tom Salter coached the Culver City High football team for 10 years, then retired and handed the job to his top assistant, Jahmal Wright. […]
The Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District will be facing unprecedented challenges this year due to the state budget crisis and helping with those challenges will be the new School Board President, Barry Snell, and the […]
Montana Avenue, a destination for the affluent and tourists, had become a victim of the recession but recently business has begun to pick up. The 10-block street holds 240 businesses and by the middle of […]
