Walking around Bergamot Station the other day I was struck by what a magnificent jewel we have right in our midst.  Reading Seven Days every week, there were some exhibits I wanted to see before […]

The Third Annual Topanga Film Festival was presented under a starlit sky, a rising moon and a shooting star. As hundreds watched from the Topanga Community House ball field, wrapped in blankets and warm clothing […]

Vidiots at 302 Pico opened in 1985 when Patty Polinger and Cathy Tauber decided that they wanted to have their own business. Lifetime friends since the age of three, Tauber and Polinger are smart, lively […]

USA Ranking on Adult Literacy Scale: #9 (#1 Sweden and #2 Norway) – OECD   USA Ranking on Healthcare Quality Index: #37 (#1 France and #2 Italy) – World Health Organization 2003   USA Ranking […]

The City of Santa Monica is currently taking suggestions for a new park at Santa Monica Airport. The park will be at the corner of Airport and Centinela Avenues, and be kid, dog and everyone […]

The beginning of school just around the corner, parents are already gearing up to get their kids ready to start the school year. But once they start, parents are often challenged with how to ensure […]

The nonprofit Santa Monica Convention & Visitors Bureau announced the appointment of Alison Best as Director of Sales. She will be responsible for development and maintenance of Bureau sales and client services, including sales programs […]

Whole Foods will be presenting Upward Bound House with a donation of $3,250 on Wednesday, August 23 to go towards Upward Bound’s new Food Pantry program.  According to Upward Bound’s Executive Director Andrew Parker, “This […]

A woman of indeterminate age sits in an alley, shouting for help. An old man in a wheelchair with visible sores on his legs begs for “spare change” and asks strangers to buy him a […]

Stupidity is a rather common commodity. Will Rogers used to say if he ran out of comedic material, all he had to do was see what Congress did the day before. And today, that holds […]