While much of the country was freezing, people took to the beach for one last time in 2007, enjoying the beautiful, warm weather.

Nothing tops off a holiday walk in Venice like messy snow cones. Visiting from Wales are Jacob and Samuel Morris (far left and far right, respectively). In the center are a couple of local kids […]

As the new year approaches, it’s high time for some new ideas about California’s longest-running, most intransigent and often most emotional issue – water. Whether you believe in climate change and global warming or not, […]

The singer-songwriter Paul Simon once said in an interview that he thought there was a significant difference between being “childlike” and being “childish,” and when he hit the point where his work reflected that difference […]

Thanks to Steve Stajich for his very important article in your December 27 [through January 2] edition. It is heartening to finally read about a public health crisis and horrific threat to public safety concerning […]

Katie Sharer and daughter Amelia, 4, enjoy a Sunday spin around Ice at Santa Monica. photo by Laurie Robin Rosenthal

Santa Monica College announced in mid-December that it will be completing its 1998 Master Plan by constructing a Student Services Replacement Building, modernizing its bookstore, and improving its frontage along Pico Boulevard. According to a […]

It’s estimated that most adults get two to four colds a year and kids may catch as many as eight to 10. You’d think with that much time spent coughing and sneezing, we’d be experts […]

Dear EarthTalk: How much of an effect, if any, does the carbon dioxide in carbonated beverages have on global warming? A typical 12-ounce can of soda contains up to six grams (.013 pounds) of carbon […]