Awarding-winning author Lisa See grew up in Los Angeles surrounded by writers – her mother, Carolyn See, and her maternal grandfather. As a child she spent a lot of time with her father’s family in […]

Do you toss and turn all night long, only to dream of getting a good night’s rest? Chronic sleep deprivation, which affects almost two out of every three Americans, may increase your risk of disease […]

The fifth night of performances at the Twilight Dance Series included two chilled out bands at the Santa Monica Pier headlined by the jazzy rock of Nelson Garcia Marquez and the Moderators. Reggae pop of […]

Just chill out or bob and groove at the fifth installment of the Twilight Dance Series, the free weekly concerts taking place at the Santa Monica Pier Thursday nights from 7-10 p.m. On Aug. 4 […]

The Santa Monica Chamber of Commerce saw people flock to the Third Street Promenade for the annual Health and Fitness Festival. The festival featured live demonstrations of yoga, dancing and a P90X workout with founder […]

“Public art is so 2, 500 B.C.!” exclaimed Lucy Blake-Elahi as she introduced the panelists at “Public Art, Expression of Community Voice.” The event, held at the Santa Monica Main Library on July 28, and […]

Wayne Wang arrived in the San Francisco Bay Area from Hong Kong, where he was born and raised, in the late 60s when the racial description of “Oriental” was replaced with a new term – […]

The fourth night of performances at this summer’s Twilight Dance Series featured a quintet of bands at the Santa Monica Pier headlined by The Slackers and Starpool, but opened with a competition of local bands […]

Cool cats bring your pork pie hats to jump and skip along with five modern Ska bands performing at the Santa Monica Pier during week four of the Twilight Dance Series on July 28. The […]