Mitch Chortkoff Mirror Sports Writer Chad Kreuter, a Pepperdine catcher from 1983 to 1985 and 16-year Major League player, has been named the fourth baseball coach in the last 77 years at USC. Kreuter, who […]

Mitch Chortkoff Mirror Sports Writer   A lot of stories have been written on these pages about outstanding high school athletes – baseball players, softball players, boys who excel in football, volleyball and basketball, girls […]

First Presbyterian Nursery School volunteers scrubbed, reorganized and built several new learning studios at St. Joseph Center’s Early Learning Center childcare facility in Santa Monica. photo courtesy First Presbyterian Church

SAMOHI Circle of Friends club held its annual fundraiser at the Crossroads Community Room. Circle of Friends is a peer friendship group for students both with and without disabilities focused on the understanding and acceptance […]

Laurie Robin Rosenthal Editor It’s virtually impossible to say “acupuncture” in Santa Monica without Dr. Maoshing Ni’s (Dr. Mao) name coming up. It’s more than six degrees of separation; with Dr. Mao, it’s more like […]

Laura Avery Mirror Contributing Writer Some wonderful new tangerine varieties are now in season at the farmers’ market. Garcia Organic farm has a sweet, flavorful Encore tangerine that combines the best of all worlds – […]

The classic A-Frame diner building is something of a rarity these days – emotionally innocuous chain restaurants notwithstanding – so it is refreshing to note that independently owned Coogies Santa Monica Café on Santa Monica […]

Sasha Stone Mirror TV Critic What this country really needs is more spelling bees. What a brave move for ABC to broadcast the Scripps National Spelling Bee. Of course it was after May sweeps, after […]

Beverly Cohn Editor-at-Large One of the most successful husband-and-wife writing teams – Renee Taylor and Joe Bologna – are starring once again, along with Lainie Kazan, in a revival of their Bermuda Avenue Triangle, which […]

Dave Quick Reporter-at-Large   Local Artists Complete Santa Monica College’s Art Mentor Program While John Malkovich’s latest film, Art School Confidential, (currently showing at Santa Monica’s NuWilshire Theater) pokes serious, even slightly demented fun at […]