November 9, 2025
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Fresh Corn Grill Closes Santa Monica Location

Restaurant ceases operations September 23 By Dolores Quintana Fresh Corn Grill, a small chain based in Westwood that serves “a unique take on California cuisine” as stated on their website, has closed their Santa Monica […]

Santa Monica’s Love Coffee Bar Expanding to Mar Vista

3519 S Centinela Avenue location coming for popular Santa Monica coffee shop  By Dolores Quintana Love Coffee Bar, a Santa Monica-based, dog-friendly coffee shop, will soon be opening a second location in Mar Vista.  The […]

Santa Monica Hotel Hosting Monthly Drag Brunch

Drag Me to Brunch at Lowes Santa Monica Beach Hotel on the third Sunday of every month By Dolores Quintana Blue Streak Restaurant at the Loews Santa Monica Beach Hotel will be hosting a monthly […]

Film Review: “Barbarian”

BARBARIANRated R102 MinutesReleased September 9th This is a very smart movie…until the end, that is, where it kind of disintegrates into a montage of pop culture elements. I kind of understand the decision by writer/director […]

“Gigi & Nate” – A Tender Family Dramedy

Nick Hamm’s “Gigi & Nate,”  is loosely based on the book by Ellen Rogers, which chronicled  the physical and mental struggles of her son Edward “Ned” Sullivan.  Adapted for the screen by David Hudgins,  this […]

Truxton’s Closes Santa Monica Location

Bistro closes after nine years in Santa Monica By Dolores Quintana Truxton’s American Bistro in Santa Monica is no more. The restaurant suddenly closed without warning recently as of September 6. The restaurant was established […]