Jason Telanoff, 3 1/2, plays with bubbles during “Raising Readers: A Children’s Literacy Festival” at Santa Monica College on Saturday, April 26. photo by FabianLewkowicz.com

Earlier this month, Franklin Elementary School was named a California Distinguished School. Franklin is one of only 343 schools in the entire state to receive this honor. “It is such an honor for Franklin Elementary […]

(l-r) Ashley Stubblefield, 14, and Eden Levin, 15, both Canyon Charter School alumni, carry cakes in the “Cake Walk” during Canyon Charter School’s 114th Annual Fiesta on Sunday, April 27. Lucky the cakes didn’t melt […]

My nine-year-old daughter has grown up with computers. She played games on them starting as early as three and four years old. The makers of games for young kids are as devious as those who […]

Martin Haselböck’s distinguished career has led him across the globe. As a solo organist, he performed as the Court Organist of Vienna and has created over 50 recordings. As a conductor, he has worked in […]

The number one movie this past weekend was Baby Mama, which showed that 40-ish women can open movies at a time when every sign points to a downward spiral for all women, especially older women. […]

There’s another new gallery on the cultural byway known as Abbot Kinney Boulevard in Venice. The Gebert Gallery occupies a new, glass-fronted building, with much of its art visible from the street. Gebert is devoted […]

Take a good look at the leading advocates of the three major proposals to build multi-billion-dollar liquefied natural gas receiving facilities in California and you can’t help wondering about state agency decisions that make those […]

My mother’s church in Wisconsin holds an annual rummage sale that, for them, is a big moneymaker and a top social event of the season. All year long congregants set aside various odds and ends […]

While Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, and John McCain appear anxious to move into the White House, none of them have much to say about housing. Yet rarely a day goes by that the headlines don’t […]