The Santa Monica City Attorney’s office filed charges against five unlicensed construction contractors during 2008 as part of an ongoing partnership with the Contractors State Licensing Board (CSLB) to crack down on illegal practices by […]
Pam Brady, who previously served several terms as president of the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District’s Board of Education, was elected to chair the School District’s Personnel Commission on December 2. The role of the […]
If it’s New Year’s Day at Venice Beach, it’s Penguin time. New Year’s Day 2009 saw the Venice-Marina Del Rey Penguin Club’s 49th annual Swim. Swimmers and their supporters began gathering around 11 a.m. at […]
I had not gone ice-skating since I was about seven. It was at New York’s Central Park rink and at one point, I strayed on to the area reserved for figure skating. A security guard […]
The funny thing about Matt Drudge’s The Drudge Report is that it does have the power to cause journalists to react to his often misleading headlines. He is a world-class gossip with the most widely […]
Linda Boreman didn’t want to star in the first-ever, feature-length porn movie, “Deep Throat,” but violent coercion from her sleaze-peddling husband, Chuck Traynor, broke her naïve spirit, rendering her incapable of making another choice. At […]
Gil Garcetti’s latest exhibition at the SMC Emeritus College Art Gallery features photos from his new book, Water Is Key. The opening reception will be held from 5 – 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 15 in […]
Start the new year off right by shopping at the Santa Monica Farmers Markets. Buying local produce from the Farmers Market is the perfect way to help you stick to that healthy eating New Year’s […]
Dear EarthTalk: Is it better to drive an older, well-maintained car that gets about 25 miles per gallon, or to buy a new car that gets about 35 miles per gallon? — Edward Peabody, via […]
Santa Monica High School’s (Samohi) marching band made history on the first day of 2009 by participating for the first time ever in London’s New Year’s Day Parade. One hundred and thirty four students marched […]
