Dick Dale and Agent Orange, July 13, 9:30pm When one gets the opportunity to witness a true musical pioneer on a sultry Southern California summer night – and for free, it’s not a bad move […]

Trying to push someone to bend to your will won’t bring you any closer to getting what you want. Think more in terms of coaxing. Think outside the box. What can you give that someone […]

Four teams from Santa Monica Softball competed in the recent LA/South Bay District Tournament. The Santa Monica 12 and Under Team finished third out of 15 entrants. As a result the Santa Monica team qualified […]

The Santa Monica High boys’ and girls’ soccer teams both won championships at the recent LA Watts Games held at the Home Depot Center in Carson. The event began 38 years ago following the Watts […]

Zach Cuda has conducted his first spring practice as the Santa Monica High football coach and he thinks the effort was worthwhile. “There were no big surprises,” said Cuda, who considered that a positive development […]

The Santa Monica American Legion baseball team is off to a fast start this summer. The team, coached by Kevin Brockway of Santa Monica High and comprised primarily of Viking players, won four of its […]

While the rest of professional sports wrestles with steroids and Human Growth Hormones, the Southern California sports scene has been stricken with an even larger issue. Three convergent trends merged in recent weeks to create […]

I recently visited Lares restaurant, located at the east end of the vibrant Pico district in Santa Monica, and, along with a friend, explored some of the traditional Mexican fare purveyed in this genuine family–run […]

The Venice-based Broad Humor Festival – featuring Venice filmmakers with showings at Epoxybox and Electric Lodge – has concluded with an enthusiastic turnout. The festival featured six full-length and 36 short funny films all by […]

This is not a recipe. This is what is happening to peaches picked in one hundred-plus degrees, stacked on a flatbed then driven 200 miles to market. It was a sad sight to see many, […]