On August 7, 1974, three prominent Republicans – Senate Minority Leader Hugh Scott, House Minority Leader John Rhodes and Sen. Barry Goldwater – went to the White House to tell Richard Nixon that it was […]

Nat Trives isn’t known as “Mr. Santa Monica” for nothing. He grew up here, attended Santa Monica College, served on the police force, was a member of the City Council and put in time as […]

Will Rogers Learning Community kicked off its Readathon on January 17, a school event on Wednesday evenings promoting family reading. Many kids came in pajamas and with their favorite stuffed animals. Third grader Emily Huitz-Duac […]

Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District Superintendent Dianne Talarico announced at the January 18 School Board meeting that the financial discussion related to the tentative agreement with the teachers’ union had to be delayed due to […]

At the Ocean Park Library earlier this month, community members met with the owner of the property at 2001-2011 Main Street, which houses the Horizons/Zephyr surf and skate shop, to discuss the planned multi-use project […]

In the January 11-17 issue of the Mirror, there were several factual errors in “Landmarks Commission Nixes Hollister Court Wall Reconstruction.” Hollister Court is not a part of the Third Street Neighborhood Historic District but […]

In an 11th hour shocker, The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences shut out Bill Condon’s Dreamgirls from all of the major categories – screenplay, director and picture. But the film still managed to […]

The Santa Monica High girls’ basketball team fell eight points behind Culver City in the first quarter Friday night, January 19. On the road in an Ocean League game, the Vikings were confronted with another […]

Santa Monica artist Carolyn Fernandez is a “foodie” as evidenced by its thematic presence in her whimsical, vibrant paintings, some of which are currently on display through February 15 in the Community Focus Gallery in […]