Second Guessing the Fourth Estate:
The Fourth Estate is a fickle beast. One never knows which spark of a story may become a firestorm of worldwide notice pushed by a 200mph media wind.Take the venerable Santa Monica Pier. Here are […]
Santa Monica Pier Aquarium Octopus Gets into Mischief:
The Santa Monica Pier aquarium’s two-spotted octopus caused the Aquarium to flood last Wednesday night after it played with a valve in its tank.The flooding was discovered the next morning when the aquarium’s employees came […]
Alert: Police Blotter:
BrandyOn Monday, February 23, at 6:30 p.m. on the 300 block of Colorado Avenue, a vehicle made an illegal u-turn that was witnessed by a patrolling SMPD officer. The officer conducted a traffic stop, and […]
Courage: Torture Survivors Speak:
On this evening of an unusual event at the Church in Ocean Park, the music played by Jose-Luis Orozco and Peter Dudar and the tamales provided as refreshments were reminders of the good life we […]
Algalita versus “Our Synthetic Sea”:
Our oceans are full of plastic. That’s the shocking truth revealed by the Algalita Foundation, which is trying to educate the public about the harm caused by our throwaway culture’s accumulation of plastic debris.At a […]
Expo Line Coming To Santa Monica:
As the Expo Light Rail Line makes its way across town, excitement is building for Phase Two, the stretch that will run from Culver City to Santa Monica. Two local meetings about the project on […]
Anatomy of a Council Appointment:
It was no surprise that Gleam Davis was appointed by the City Council to fill the vacancy created by the death of Councilmember Herb Katz, but the dance the Council did in the process of […]
Junk Junk!:
The recycled bottle raft, named “JUNK,” built from recycled plastic bottles and aircraft parts created by Marcus Eriksen and Anna Cummins , Santa Monica residents, who represent the Algalita Foundation. This Foundation educates people about […]
Horoscopes: Laura Wilde, Mirror Contributing Writer
ARIESThe one thing you forgot to do is the thing that will be driving you crazy. Praise those who work extra hard in creating things. You have to be more diligent when it comes to […]
Community Announcements / Ongoing Events:
Community Announcements / Ongoing EventsAmmidown Yoga Studio Santa Monica is offering therapeutic special needs classes for all levels; Wednesdays, 7-8pm, Thursdays, 10-11am, Fridays 10:30-11:30am & (Writing Workshop continuing until 12.45pm) & Saturdays 9:30-10:30am. Please call […]
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