Phil interviews Elaine Jones Stephenson, who has written a book of fascinating stories about her family’s life in an apartment above the Santa Monica Carousel during the years following the end of World War II. The book is titled "My Life above the Carousel in Santa Monica, and is available on Amazon and at the Santa Monica Pier.

Students and parents in Santa Monica are preparing to rally support for the one thing that is closest to their hearts; a sports field at the Civic Center.

The Big Blue Bus’ (BBB) advertising policy comes before Santa Monica City Council Tuesday, with non-profit organizations calling for a change to regulations. Upset surrounding regulation interpretations in 2011 has, in-part, lead to one non-profit drafting their own initiative, the “City Attorney Accountability Act,” calling for the role to become an elected position.

Demolition begins tomorrow on the Sixth Street Viaduct, with detours around a 2.5-mile stretch of the Hollywood (101) Freeway that will be closed for 40 hours.

Graduate and PhD students of urban design at UCLA organized a walking tour of affordable housing projects in Santa Monica recently. Two were downtown, one in Ocean Park, and all had won awards from the American Institute of Architects.

Michelle LaJoie, a graduating senior at Santa Monica High School, has been named one of more than 4,000 candidates in the 2016 U.S. Presidential Scholars Program.

Orchestra Santa Monica (OSM) played an all-Mozart program late January, to a nearly full house in Santa Monica’s Moss Theater at the New Roads School.

Sunday saw trees felled and palm fronds impact traffic across Santa Monica. Clean up efforts were swift and most areas were clear by Tuesday.

As an affliction that affects so many in our community, addiction is a condition which sees additional resources as a welcome accompaniment to many a recovering-addicts arsenal. Research has shown that alcohol recovery patients who read the “AA Big Book” during their treatment process actually recover faster.

Wading through the minefields of insurance can be a daunting task for most of us. Faced with a barrage of insurance telemarketers, email-blasts and advertisements, it’s often hard to know which way to turn. One local firm is mixing up the way they approach the business in an effort to make choices and options more customer-centric.