Santa Monica High School Surf Team member Alex Silver catches a ride in the ISF Surf Competition held in Santa Monica in mid-December.  Silver advanced to the second round men’s short board competition as Pacific […]

Last Thursday, the LAPD issued the following warning to “residents, visitors and business owners” in Venice and Playa del Rey: “The Los Angeles city coastline communities of Venice, Playa del Rey and Dockweiler Beach are […]

Big waves brought out surfers last Thursday morning at the breakwater, south of Windward in Venice. Photo by Margaret Molloy

A panel of former gang members and drug addicts led a community forum devoted to ways of prevent youth violence on Saturday, December 17 at John Adams Middle School. The forum was organized by the […]

Now that the end-of-year holidays are half-over and the New Year approaches, it is time to look at the traditions that have carried us through this busy time.  I am thinking of the traditional red […]

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Over the past year, I have periodically referred to hikes conducted by some of the volunteer organizations serving the Westside. These organizations contribute many hours of time helping to maintain and restore our trails and […]

Two Brentwood School players and three from Lighthouse Christian have been honored for their contributions in the recently completed girls volleyball season. Senior Chelsea Ellis of Brentwood was named to the all-CIF first team in […]

erry Buss recently said he would make the same decision 100 times out of 100: trading Shaquille O’Neal. The former Laker center responded to the team’s owner by saying: “He chose the young guy over […]

When USC and Texas play for the national championship in college football next Wednesday in the Rose Bow, Sam Anno will be in the midst of the action. He’ll roam the sideline, encouraging the Trojan […]