It was one of the most astonishing sports stories in Westside history. Crossroads, which had been dominant in basketball during the 15 years Daryl Roper was coach, won only two games last season and lost […]

Laura Avery Mirror Contributing Writer   Well it’s official.  The current heat wave is expected to last until October.  According to the experts, California’s natural air conditioner, our friend the marine layer, is being displaced […]

There exists a common rule of thumb in the preparation of Italian food, and that is the use of fresh ingredients, carefully prepared to embellish natural character of the food, rather than the creation of […]

Question: What daily habits might we be surprised to find are negatively affecting our health? Answer: The most common for all of us is probably the mechanization and heavy dependency on technology. We rarely give […]

UCLA researchers are currently seeking smokers over 18 years old to test a vaccine to help quit smoking. “Only 10-20 percent of smokers successfully quit so new methods, beyond the patch and nicotine gum, are […]

 It’s being called egg-vertising and CBS will be the first and only network this fall to be printing its shows’ logos on something that comes out of a chicken’s butt.  Seriously, doesn’t that make it […]

In hopes of bringing some life into the eyes of zombies, Gil Kenan’s Monster House one-ups Robert Zemeckis’ The Polar Express with its use of motion-capture animation.  Even though it’s gotten a lot better with […]

Santa Monica City Councilmember Pam O’Connor has been named 1st Vice Chair of Metro (previously known as MTA).  The positions rotate between the board members.  O’Connor was 2nd Vice Chair last year.  To become the […]

SMRR is in a pickle. Squeezed between its own refusal to promote good government, by the one bun of bread; and on the other bun, the State’s Proposition 90 (set for the November 6, 2006 […]

Last June the Santa Monica City Council approved an ordinance that requires the developers of new condominium projects in multi-family zones to include 20 percent affordable housing in their projects if their proposed projects are […]