P. Lamont Ewell, Santa Monica’s new City Manager, says his top priority is to “help raise the quality of life of everybody.”He began work on January 16, and one of his first tasks was studying […]

AriesYou are at once crazy and rational at the same time when you are hit with an idea. Broaden your horizons and don’t take anything for granted. It is all going to be rough-going at […]

Last Wednesday’s night hike from the top of Westridge was an invigorating reminder of what is so perfect about night hiking in our local Santa Monica Mountains, and what an under utilized asset is available […]

SoftballThe Santa Monica High team conducted a clinic Saturday at Memorial Park for about 60 members of the Santa Monica Fast-Pitch which has produced many Samohi players through the years. Both the Samohi varsity and […]

Two sophomores are off to encouraging starts in the Santa Monica High girls soccer season.Goalie Alison Bronstein recorded six shutouts in early season games and Allison Gourvitz scored four goals.Three members of the squad were […]

The New Roads girls have taken control of the Harbor League basketball race.New Roads defeated Rolling Hills Prep last week, 46-44. The Jaguars have a 5-0 league record. Rolling Hills Prep is 2-1, Ribet Academy […]

The Santa Monica High girls basketball team has a 16-2 record. In Ocean League play, it has won five games and lost one. The team that handed Samohi its only league loss, Beverly Hills, will […]

Twelve years ago, bachelor James Hecht became the head basketball coach at Santa Monica High. Today he’s a married man with a 10-month-old son. Both he and his wife, the former Veronica Garcia, teach at […]

What’s the biggest day of the year for avocado consumption? If you said Cinco de Mayo, you are wrong. No, the annual guacamole fest also known as the Super Bowl is the avocado’s high point […]

Who didn’t watch the Oprah show and feel horrible for James Frey? There’s something quite troubling about the way Oprah held a public stoning for disgraced memoir writer of the hit memoir, A Million Little […]