No one knows for sure if Popeye the Sailor Man was “born” in the Bay Builders Exchange building at 4th and Broadway in downtown Santa Monica. But the Landmarks Commission has designated the office building […]
The Santa Monica City Council decided by a vote of 4-2 on June 9 to uphold an appeal to the Landmarks Commission’s decision to designate as an historic landmark an apartment complex at 301 Ocean […]
A powerhouse of advocacy for women’s rights all over the world, Eve Ensler upped the ante on public feminist dialogue with her groundbreaking 1996 play, The Vagina Monologues. The play has been translated into 45 […]
The 7th annual Venice Beach Carnevale, a colorful costumed festival that promotes the cultural and artistic diversity in Venice, took place on Saturday, June 6. A bellydancer with the performance group Mutaytor enchanted the crowd.
The Orlando Magic defeated the Lakers in their only two regular season meetings. But when the teams met in the NBA Finals last week the Lakers won the first two games of the series. How […]
Four Santa Monica High baseball players have been chosen first team all-Ocean League and two others made the second team. The list does not include star pitcher Tyler Skaggs, who didn’t play against most league […]
ARIES Work hard, do it all right, place your feet in the correct steps. Walk on. There are no guarantees. Life hands us various difficulties. We can either bat them out of our court or […]
The first time J.A. Adande became a member of the sports media he did play by play for a video for the benefit of coaches at Crossroads, where he was a student from 1984 to […]
Clay Thompson is 6-foot-5, possesses a powerful serve and forehand and overpowers high school tennis opponents. So, it comes as no surprise that the Crossroads junior has won a CIF individual championship. Thompson, who has […]
Tyler Skaggs is heading for Orange County, but a decision must be made if the Santa Monica High pitcher will sign with the Angels or join Cal State Fullerton’s highly successful baseball program. Because of […]
