For his annual alumni basketball game involving former Santa Monica College players, John McMullen divided the teams into players from 1998 on and players from before that year. The team called “the old guys” defeated […]

Fox’s American Idol is now a reliable and non-stigmatized way to pick a super-star.  Kelly Clarkson, Clay Aiken, Carrie Underwood, Taylor Hicks and this year’s sensation, Jennifer Hudson – plucked from obscurity and thrust headlong […]

It’s interesting how time and change play with our language.  The word “Coke” might bring to mind a soft drink during the fifth inning or a weekend that almost killed you, depending on what period […]

Money was in the news big time last week.  There were the usual NYSE and NASDQ reports (both of which hit record highs), but also a bizarre story about spy coins of Canadian currency with […]

Wednesday afternoon, while putting together this paper, the Mirror received a call we never imagined – it was snowing on the Westside, including Santa Monica, Malibu, Brentwood, Bel Air and Westwood. What’s next?  Earthquakes in […]

Los Angeles City Councilmember Bill Rosendahl has been elected as chairman of the Southern California Regional Airport Authority (SCRAA), a joint powers agency designed to regionalize air traffic throughout Southern California.  The panel, established in […]

On Thursday, January 11, the icy wind blowing didn’t stop an estimated 250 activists from forming a candlelit vigil and lively protest on the Santa Monica Promenade against Bush’s announcement to escalate – or “surge” […]

Hundreds gathered at the Soka Gakkai International Auditorium in Santa Monica Monday to celebrate the life of slain civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr. The interfaith commemoration began with a program that included musical […]

In last week’s Mirror article “Landmarks Commission Nixes Hollister Court Reconstruction,” there were several factual errors. Hollister Court is not a contributor to the Third Street Neighborhood Historic District but is a distinct landmark on […]

 After playing 17 games away from home, primarily in tournaments, the Santa Monica College men’s basketball team made its debut in Corsair Pavilion last week. SMC split two games as it began Western State Conference […]