Alumni Celebrate Santa Monica High
By Sam Skopp Every year, Santa Monica High School (Samohi) hosts an “All Class Alumni Day,” inviting school alumni from all classes to meet up with one another in celebration of the school. On […]
Human Habits that Pets Dislike
To mark National Dog Week, September 14-30, there are many things that we, as humans, do to pets that they don’t enjoy, and this puts our pets and us at risk for stress and injury: […]
Iconic Australians
By Sam Skopp Saturday, Sept. 16 saw the Duncan Miller gallery open “The Australians,” a rare photo showcase of well-known Australian works. The images a part of a massive project undertaken by the gallery, […]
Good Taste: Wellness Project Partnerships
By Barbara Bishop Last week, I attended a fun, community event, held at the Water Garden’s beautiful new outside space. It was the culmination or really, the start of a fabulous public/private partnership between the […]
Emmys and the Resistance
By Steve Stajich Full Disclosure: Just a few years back, I had certain feelings about awards and especially award broadcasts. There was always a vibe to the Oscars that made it feel as though a […]
Double Standard Prevails in California Government
By Tom Elias Few California administrations have been plagued with as much corruption as Gov. Jerry Brown’s current governing cadre, with well-documented, possibly illegal manipulations by several major agencies run by his appointees. That’s […]
Local Researcher Takes Top Honors
Cedars-Sinai’s Stephan R. Targan, MD, a pioneering physician and researcher in gastroenterology, has been awarded the Sherman Prize for groundbreaking work in the understanding and treatment of debilitating inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Targan, director of […]
SMC Undefeated After Record Win
Corsair Field at Santa Monica College (SMC) saw Tuesday soccer action heat up as SMC hosted Los Angeles Harbor College (Harbor) in a non-conference match. SMC won 4-1 by scoring two goals in the first […]
Beyond the Index: The Pirates of Silicon Beach
By Zoë Muntaner “A smooth sea never made a skilled sailor” – Franklin D. Roosevelt. In his 2002 classic “The Rise of the Creative Class,” Carnegie Mellon professor Richard Florida argued that “creative […]
Alert Police Blotter: 9/18/17-9/22/17
By Tim Broughton Life is a Carousel. On Tuesday, September 12, at 3:22 p.m. officers of the Santa Monica Police Department received a radio call informing them that an individual had been riding the […]
Meals on Wheels West LA Urgently Seeks Holiday Volunteers for Meal Deliveries
Brentwood-Based Program Needs Help Delivering Meals During the Holidays Meals on Wheels West Los Angeles is urgently seeking additional volunteers to...
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Housing Group Sues State Over Limits on Post-Wildfire Rebuilding in L.A. County
YIMBY Law Challenges Governor’s Order Allowing Cities to Restrict SB 9 Housing in High Fire Hazard Zones The housing advocacy...
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