Dear EarthTalk: Is it true that rainforests contain perhaps thousands of plants and herbs with medicinal properties? Tropical rainforests, which account for only seven percent of the world’s total land mass, harbor as much as […]

Saint John’s Health Center has received a major $35 million gift that will provide it with a “dynamic venue” to pursue the “bold vision” of the hospital and the donors, according to St. John’s president […]

Spiritual Warriors is a special film based on the principles in John-Rogers’ book, Spiritual Warrior: the Art of Spiritual Living, and will appeal to people embarked on the path to a higher consciousness. While it […]

The new Planning Director for the City of Los Angeles, Gail Goldberg, has taken to conducting walking tours – “walkabouts” – in various neighborhoods throughout the city to familiarize herself with the urban terrain and […]

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Santa Monica Mayor Richard Bloom has accepted an invitation to meet with a “town hall forum” concerning a regional strategy on youth violence scheduled for Tuesday, January 30, at 7:00 p.m. at St. Anne’s Church […]

John Higbie is a man who has fallen on hard times. Once the owner of a two-bedroom house in Las Vegas where he danced for many years, he now lives on the streets of Santa […]

The National Child Labor Committee (NCLC) has announced that Jim Hubbard, award-winning photojournalist and Creative Director of Venice Arts, is among 10 honorees of the 2007 Lewis Hine Award. Hubbard is just one of two […]

Over 475 bowlers on teams representing various industries, businesses, social service agencies and local government across the Westside will compete in the 11th annual SuperBowl-A-Thon to raise funds for the Westside Shelter and Hunger Coalition […]

Santa Monica’s City Council put its final touches on the adaptive reuse project for the 415 PCH project Tuesday by activating phase two of its design-build contract. The site, which was once the home of […]