If Paul Cummins isn’t one of Santa Monica’s  busiest polymaths, he is unquestionably its most passionate.  In 1970, he co-founded and was the first headmaster of  Crossroads School, which was located in a gaggle of […]

Some very large trucks pulled into beach parking lots north of Santa Monica Pier last week, signaling the beginning of a unique installation. A temporary museum to house more than 100 large-scale photographic works and […]

The Santa Monica Conservancy will hold a a tour and holiday party in one of the oldest and most unusual structures in Santa Monica on Sunday, December 11, from 4 to 6 p.m.  Built in […]

It has become a familiar Santa Monica scene. A property owner applies for a demolition permit to tear down a vintage apartment building in order to replace it, and people who live in building rally […]

Los Angeles Family Housing’s sixth annual Awards Dinner last Thursday honored Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, Santa Monica Councilman Bobby Shriver and developer Mark Weinstein, and raised $600,000 for LAFH, which has assisted 90,000 people […]

Shorter days, longer nights, Santa Anas, continental clouds, overwhelming sunsets. Happy Thanksgiving.

For all of you readers looking for a mixed bag of odd little local treks, December is loaded with eccentric opportunities. On Saturday, Dec. 3, at 10 a.m., you can visit the very spot that […]

Football Venice High won its’opening game in the L.A. City football Championship Division playoffs, 37-34 over Jordan. Venice was seeded 7th and Jordan 10th. Second round games are scheduled for Wednesday night due to the […]

Lighthouse Christian may be a small school in Santa Monica, but it is continuing a long history of success in athletics. The girls’ volleyball team, which went undefeated in the Harbor League, won its second […]

The Santa Monica Mighty Mites, a team comprised of 22 boys ages 7 to 10 weighing 90 pounds or less, qualified for the playoffs in the Pacific Coast Conference of the American Youth Conference. The […]