align=”center”>Martin Luther King, Jr. Events January 20-21 The Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr. Westside Coalition is presenting several events in conjunction with the civil rights leader’s birthday. On Sunday, there will be a commemorative concert […]

Last Chance Dichotomies, art by Nobuhito Nishigawara and Hiromi Takizawa, through January 19, See Line Gallery, 1812 Berkeley St., 310.829.1727. Medieval Treasures From the Cleveland Museum of Art, through January 20, Getty Center, 1200 Getty […]

Monterey Jazz Festival 50th Anniversary Tour January 18, 8 p.m., $26-48 Royce Hall, 340 Royce Drive, Westwood, 310.825.2101 Since its first installment in 1958 (which featured performances from Dizzy Gillespie, Louis Armstrong, and Billie Holiday), […]

With the writers on strike, many continually wonder whether the Oscars will happen or not.  Will the WGA grant a waiver to let the award winners have their once-in-a-lifetime opportunity?  Or will they dig their […]

Over 200 people came to the Santa Monica’s Convention and Visitors Bureau headquarters at 1920 Main Street to celebrate the organization’s 25 years of promoting Santa Monica as a tourist destination. The SMCVB, which opened […]

The Travelodge Hotel located at 1525 Ocean Avenue, the Pacific Sands Hotel at 1515 Ocean Avenue, and its annex at 1530 2nd Street are being redeveloped into the Travelodge Hotel project by owner Ocean Avenue […]

(NAPSI)-“The art of making art,” wrote Stephen Sondheim, “is putting it together.” And for artists and designers today, putting it together often involves digital imaging techniques and terms like dpi, inkjet, quadtones, and vaporization. These […]

After a lengthy public hearing, Santa Monica’s Planning Commission decided unanimously to delay making a recommendation to the City Council on a text amendment for the city’s interim hedge, fence, and wall ordinance. The amendment […]

I don’t remember exactly the order of their closings. It doesn’t really matter; suffice to say they were once here, vibrant and a source of joy to many aficionados, and now most of them are […]

Much as I accept that there’s an unavoidable cuteness inherent with “open” letters, and that I run the risk of some thinking I’m just stealing from Michael Moore’s nearly patented Internet missives… I’d still like […]