Music:
December 17 Nicole Davis, Good Creation, James Bond Band, Whitehouse Station @ Rusty’s Surf Ranch Gene Taylor @ Harvelle’s Whiskey Saints, Buck Juan Criz @ Central Social Aid and Pleasure Club December 18 Ghost of […]
Dr. MAO’s WELLNESS CENTRAL: Kindness and Giving Creates a Long Life:
Centenarians, those who have lived to reach their 100th year, are beloved by their family members and studies have shown that people with happy family lives tend to have fewer illnesses and a longer life […]
Holiday Happenings:
December 16-24 Las Posadas, the annual procession down Olvera Street that reenacts the pilgrimage to Bethlehem and the search for a inn (posada), through Christmas Eve, with a piñata smashing for kids, music, and refreshments […]
Alert: Police Blotter:
The Runaways On Thursday, Dec. 9, at 1:15 p.m., officers went to the 1600 block of Lincoln Boulevard to respond to a report of a man attacking a woman. When they arrived at the scene […]
Theater Review: Dickens Unscripted:
Nothing in literature says Christmas as much as Charles Dickens, so it is appropriate that the Impro Theatre Company’s production of “Dickens Unscripted” has arrived at the SMC Performing Art Center’s Edye Second Space in […]
Movie Review: Sexy Singing and Dancing Sizzle in “Burlesque”:
What could be better than an old school diva heating up the big screen with sassy songs, slinky outfits, and a take-no-crap attitude toward naysayers? How about an old school diva with a protege determined […]
From the sponsor: TB or Not TB:
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Steam of Life:
In Finland the social mechanism of the dry-heat sauna is both private and unifying. As a contender for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Film and Best Documentary Feature for Finland, the “Steam of Life” […]
LA Home Show Relocates to Santa Monica:
After 35 years at the Los Angeles Convention Center, the Home Remodeling and Decorating Show will be taking up new quarters at the Santa Monica Civic Center the weekends of March 5-6 and June 25-26. […]
Residents Give Input For Santa Monica Bike Action Plan:
Efforts to make Santa Monica more bike friendly took another step forward on Dec. 13 when 90 people participated in a Santa Monica Bicycle Action Plan community workshop at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium. City […]
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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