Dear EarthTalk: A friend of mine in Connecticut raves about the “Green Drinks” events she attends there every month to meet up with other eco-interested locals. How can I find out if there are any […]

The Costen Institute of Archaeology at UCLA and the La Senora Research Institute de Rancho Boca de Santa Monica conducted a two-day workshop combining science and history in the exploration of an early Los Angeles […]

Local SM Resident Displaced from Home After Fire A local resident lost his apartment last week to a fire. The fire blazed in one apartment only, but the single was destroyed and the rest of […]

Hit and Run Driver Sought Saturday, January 17 at 12:30 a.m. – 20th Street and Arizona Avenue – The Santa Monica Police Department needs your assistance in identifying and locating a vehicle involved in a […]

The Westside art community mourns the loss of Judith Hoffberg, archivist, curator, art writer, and publisher/editor of the “Umbrella,” a newsletter focused upon non-traditional art forms such as mail art, the Fluxus art movement spawned […]

Many school districts throughout California have been facing declining enrollment and the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District (SMMUSD) is no exception. The District’s Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources, Michael Matthews, reminded the School Board at […]

National Service Day: The Ballona Institute hosted a day of service for Ballona Wetlands Preservation in conjunction with President-elect Barack Obama’s call to community service on Martin Luther King Day, Monday, January 13. Andrew Sielberger, […]

The annual celebration of the birthday and accomplishments of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in Santa Monica was punctuated this year with a keynote address given by Anwarul Chowdhury, the former United Nations Under Secretary-General […]

A new era is upon us. As the political tide changes and the landscape shifts people celebrate across the nation and right here in Santa Monica an historical event, the inauguration of President Barack H. […]

It is full speed ahead on Detroit-bashing these days, and one hot economic question of the moment is whether or not to keep the Big Three out of bankruptcy. President Obama has previously stated that […]