City Council Plans Safety Upgrades for Intersections Along Wilshire blvd
City council is moving forward with a contract to repave and improve safety at several intersections along Wilshire Blvd. .Video sponsored by DPP.
12,000 Square Foot Rivas Canyon Mansion Hits Market
Rivas Canyon Road mansion checks in at almost 12,000 square feet on a two-acre lot By Dolores Quintana One of the many mansions in the Pacific Palisades has gone on the market for $20,500,000. Located […]
Mixed-Use Development Planned for Wilshire Boulevard in Santa Monica
Development planned for 2025 Wilshire Boulevard By Dolores Quintana Cypress Equity Investments (CEI) has made a presentation to the Santa Monica Architectural Review Board as reported by Urbanize Los Angeles regarding their plans for 2025 […]
Column: When Ultra-Dense Isn’t Dense Enough
It will surprise almost no one to learn that San Francisco is the most densely populated city in California. With 18,790 persons per square mile, it is almost three times as dense as Los Angeles […]
Study Finds Local Fault Line Could Unleash Earthquake as Large as 7.8 Along Santa Monica Bay Coast
Study looks at potential of Palos Verdes fault zone By Dolores Quintana Three scientists, Franklin Wolfe, Structural Geologist at Chevron CTC, John H. Shaw, Harry C. Dudley Professor of Structural and Economic Geology at Harvard, […]
Santa Monica Burger Joint Big Jo’s Closing After 65 Years
Restaurant to close October 17 after property sold By Sam Catanzaro Burger joint Big Jo’s, a Santa Monica institution for over 65 years, plans to permanently close later this month. According to owner John Lee, […]
Madame Wu, Famed Santa Monica Restaurateur, Dies at 106
Restaurateur behind Madame Wu’s Garden passes away September 19 By Dolores Quintana Sylvia Wu, born Sylvia Cheng, was much better known as restaurateur Madame Wu to her customers at her restaurant Madame Wu’s Garden, located […]
Stacked Lineup of Restaurants Planned for Delta’s New LAX Terminal
Alfred Coffee, Native, Chicken + Beer and more set to come to the all-new Terminal 3 By Dolores Quintana A stacked lineup of restaurants is set to open in LAX’s all-new Terminal 3. As reported […]
Third Annual Arnold Maeda Manzanar Pilgrimage Grant Application Period Now Open
Applications due January 6, 2022 Submitted by the Venice Japanese American Memorial Monument (VJAMM) Committee The Venice Japanese American Memorial Monument (VJAMM) Committee and the Manzanar Committee have announced the Third Annual Arnold Maeda Manzanar […]
2022 Milken Jewish Educator Awards Announced
Milken Family Foundation honors excellence at BJE-affiliated Jewish day schools During surprise assemblies, four exceptional Los Angeles Jewish day school educators have each been honored with the prestigious Jewish Educator Award (JEA)—and an unrestricted $15,000 […]
The first protest at René Redzepi’s Noma pop-up at the Paramour Estate (Video)
The protest was organized by Jason Ignacio White and One Fair Wage after the owner and chef of Noma, René...
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Film Review: Oscars Landscape 2026
My Oscar choices and predictions. The 98th Academy Awards, Sunday, March 15th at 4:00 PM, on ABC, and streaming on...
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