March 5, 2026
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Choir Singers Needed For Holy Week:

Interested in singing during Holy Week for Holy Thursday, Good Friday, Easter Vigil and Easter Sunday? Even if you do not currently sing in a choir at St. Monica, you are invited to participate in […]

At the Movies: The Big Muddy:

Ice Age 2: The Meltdown **1/2 Sasha Stone Mirror Film Critic If you try hard enough, if you slump low enough, you might just be able to catch a few winks during a showing of […]

James Arness – A Talk With Gunsmoke’s Matt Dillon:

Tony Morris Special to the Mirror 2005 marked the 50th anniversary of Gunsmoke, the longest running primetime series on American television. From 1955 to 1975, generations of Americans watched James Arness as Marshall Matt Dillon, […]

GROWING PAINS FOR S.M. CAR DEALERSHIPS:

  At its March 28 meeting, the Santa Monica City Council adopted an interim ordinance governing car dealerships that loosens some of the restrictions that these businesses have been struggling with.  This action comes at […]

SMPD Takes 3rd Place In Desert Race:

Chief James T. Butts, Jr. announced that the Santa Monica Police Department’s 2006 Baker to Vegas Team finished in 3rd place out of 24 teams entered in its division of the relay footrace. On April […]

Council Adjusts Regulations For Auto Dealerships:

After a four hour hearing on March 28, Santa Monica’s City Council approved an interim ordinance that will make it easier for automobile dealerships to do business in Santa Monica without disrupting the quality of […]

Santa Monica Means Business:

Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation on March 29 named Pamela Barnes its president and chief executive officer. The Santa Monica-based foundation is dedicated to eradicating pediatric AIDS and providing care for children and families around […]

From Mars?:

I hate the expression illegal alien. What a crude way to describe a human being, like they are from some other planet. I have always felt that the true issue behind immigrants in our country […]

Tom’s Becomes Uncle Tom’s…:

Sometimes, I wonder if the Beatles shaped my entire worldview. More than a rock band that seemed to guide an entire generation on to the next thing, the Beatles became a kind of government. They […]

Expanding The Reach Of Indian Gaming:

If there was one special interest Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger vilified most while he ran to replace ex-Gov. Gray Davis in the 2003 recall election, it was Indian casinos. Yet, few special interests have fared better […]