The Independent Spirit Awards were held again this year in a tent on the beach in Santa Monica the day before the Academy Awards. George Clooney and Felicity Huffman were among the early arrivals.

Are there enough farmers’ markets in California? What makes a farmers’ market a farmers market and when does it become a swap meet? Do farmers understand what market management does for them and do market […]

The search to replace Billy Crystal has led Oscar producer Gil Cates on many a hunt. Last year’s rather bold choice of Chris Rock was met with mixed results. And this year, he faced a […]

Going without luxuries for a year was difficult for Judith Levine. She especially missed clothes shopping and going out to the movies. Things became confusing, however, when she had to buy her niece a graduation […]

Small town Southern eccentricity will take the stage in Santa Monica Friday, March 10, at the Morgan Wixon Theater when the Santa Monica Theatre Guild premieres its production of Robert Harling’s Steel Magnolias Set in […]

NOT BUYING IT: MY YEARWITHOUT SHOPPINGJudith LevineFree PressHeather HoffmanMirror book criticIn our fast-paced consumer culture, the dividing line between a luxury and a need is not a line in the sand; rather, it is a […]

How Crash UpsetThe 78th Academy AwardsSasha StoneMirror film criticWhen the final award of the night was about to be read by the King of Hollywood, Jack Nicholson, most thought it would be Ang Lee’s critically […]

John Stephan, senior vice president of Union Bank of California, presented a $25,000 check on Friday to Dan Weinberg, President of the Velo Club Lagrange and the family of Scott Bleifert to inaugurate the Scott […]

Santa Monica’s Center for Healthy Aging will celebrate its 30th anniversary a dinner dance, with “The Time of Your Life,” on Saturday, March 11. Stephanie Edwards will serve as emcee. Char and Dick Lawrence will […]

Four westside Democratic clubs will sponsor a Democratic candidates’ forum on March 18. Appearing will be the Democratic candidates who will compete in the June primary in five state Assembly districts and two state Senate […]