The last year of 2009 has thrown some curve balls to everybody. No matter what your lifetime batting average may be, this year was an odd one. But that doesn’t mean it was a total […]

The Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District (SMMUSD) faced some difficult challenges in 2009 due to California’s unprecedented state budget crisis. Superintendent Tim Cuneo formed a 12-member committee last March to look at the overall budget […]

Five Santa Monica High football players have been named all-Ocean League even though the Vikings settled for a third place finish in the 2009 season. Linebacker/receiver Luke Zelon was the team’s most honored player, also […]

STAFF REPORTS On Friday, December 25 the First Federal Bank of California joined the list of 16 Californian banks that have closed this year, ending its 80 years in business. The bank opened its’ first […]

A late-night graffiti attack in the Sunset Park neighborhood Sunday night/Monday morning left 11 cars vandalized, one of them burglarized, and another one the victim of attempted burglary, according to the Santa Monica Police Department. […]

The lack of toughness was a topic two seasons ago when the Lakers lost to the Boston Celtics in the NBA Finals, including a one-sided defeat in the last game. The Lakers said they learned […]

Since the 14th century, beginning on the fourth Sunday before Christmas, Munich’s landscape has been transformed into a sprawling sea of Christmas Markets called Christkindlmarkt, where holiday shoppers stroll through festive, scent-filled streets, eating, drinking, […]

The Crossroads girls basketball team won the Providence Tournament by defeating Pasadena Poly in the championship game, 65-58. Nadine Byers, Megan Baer and Shannon McQueen of the Roadrunners were named to the all-tournament team. Michelle […]