The opponent was stronger – undefeated, in fact – but Brentwood’s football team treated Saddleback Valley Christian like the others in their CIF semi-final playoff game on Friday, November 30. Despite being confronted by Brandon […]

Albert Andonian is a soft-spoken man who left Beirut in 1969 in search of a better life for himself and his family.  He was a jeweler by trade and owned a shop in the center […]

Aries Being the life of the party has its advantages. You get tired trying to keep the room entertained. You can give advice to people and you can shut up and let them make their […]

After UCLA won its sixth straight game of the basketball season Friday night, November 23, with an 81-47 romp over Yale in Pauley Pavilion, forward Lorenzo Mata-Real was asked a question. “The team is 6-0 […]

Adapted Gentle Restoratives for Seniors, Yoga classes for seniors with Bea Ammidown, 310.358.3338. The Balance Disorders Institute is offering the Drivewell Senior Driver Therapy program, to help seniors assess their driving skills, improve their skills […]

December 1 Shots for Tots and Teens, 12:30-2pm, free, Westside Family Health Center, 1711 Ocean Park Blvd., 310.450.2191. ONGOING The City of Santa Monica has a recreational tennis league for intermediate and advanced players. To […]

The annual Montana Avenue Holiday Walk is coming Friday evening, November 30. Montana merchants roll out the welcome mat with free music, food, and drinks for the festive event. Last year there were a number […]

“Guys Night Out” was the topic of the November 15 Farmers’ Market Library Panel Discussion, featuring farmers Phil McGrath and Alex Weiser and Chef Rich Mead of Newport Beach’s Sage Restaurant and Sage on the […]

In an ongoing series of what appears to be almost a lifetime’s obsession and meditation on all things Oprah, it’s time now to look at Oprah’s subtle and not-so-subtle activist ways. This was one afternoon […]

The Venice Beach Eco Cottages are now open for rental. These three small houses at 447 Grand Boulevard, built in 1922, have been remodeled by husband and wife entrepreneurs Karel Samson and Cynthia Foster, with […]