Hot Flash: Go Metro. By Yourself.
Barbara Bishop I did something very brave last weekend. I took the Metro BY MYSELF to meet a friend to watch the USC/Stanford game this past weekend. My friend is a very nice guy I […]
SMa.r.t.- “Gimme Shelter” (to borrow a phrase)
Bob Taylor, AIA for SMa.r.t. (Santa Monica Architects for a Responsible Tomorrow) Sam Tolkin, Architect; Dan Jansenson, Architect, Building & Safety Commissioner; Mario Fonda-Bonardi, AIA, Planning Commissioner; Thane Roberts, AIA; Robert H. Taylor AIA; Ron […]
Californians in Congress Must Back Hurricane Aid
By Tom Elias It doesn’t seem that way now, with one hurricane after another battering the East and Gulf coasts, shutting down oil refineries, flooding downtowns and residential neighborhoods alike and inflicting hundreds of […]
The Summertime Blues
By Steve Stajich The world has gotten smaller the last few weeks. Not just in a sense, but in fact. If you have flooded streets that are impassable, housing and businesses that must be […]
Exploring Ireland’s Ancient East: ABROAD With Beverly Cohn
By Beverly Cohn PART 1: DAYS 1-2 Question: How many trips should a travel writer take to Ireland? Answer: As many as you’re lucky enough to receive. Just as though I carried around a […]
Good Taste: Run. Don’t Walk, to the Best Gelato in Los Angeles
By Barbara Bishop I recently rented my guestroom to a young woman who needed a place to stay for about two months. She is chef. More accurately, a gelato chef. From the minute I […]
Review: “Arsenic and Old Lace”
By Kelly Hartog Playwright Joseph Kesserling first dreamed up his play “Arsenic and Old Lace” back in 1939. It was originally conceived as a dark drama based on the true story of a woman […]
Heinous Killers Like Mansons Should Never Go Free
By Tom Elias Buried in the back pages of newspapers and not even making it onto many television and radio news programs this summer was the news that Gov. Jerry Brown again refused parole […]
SMa.r.t.-Santa Monica: A Friendly City for All, Especially the Most Vulnerable
Daniel Jansenson, Architect. Santa Monica Architects for a Responsible Tomorrow: Robert H. Taylor AIA, Mario Fonda-Bonardi AIA Planning Commissioner , Ron Goldman FAIA, Daniel Jansenson Architect, Building and Fire-Life Safety Commission, Thane Roberts AIA, Architect, […]
The Re-write Side of History
By Steve Stajich Let’s begin by creating a somewhat absurd parallel and see if we can come out the other end with something like a handle on the situation. That situation being that the Orpheum […]
Topanga Beach Bus to Add Venice Fan Zone Stop During World Cup Events
Temporary route change aims to improve transit access to Venice Beach on July 10-11. The Los Angeles County Topanga Beach...
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School of Rock West LA Turns Kids into Rockstars in a Week (Video)
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