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Cadillac Escapade. On Wednesday, August 17, at 6:26 p.m. officers of the Santa Monica Police Department were requested to attend...

By Sam Skopp This past Saturday, the Camera Obscura Art Lab hosted a dance workshop titled Cultivating the Expressive Body with instructor Jeremy Hahn. Originally taught at the Annenberg Beach House, Hahn has brought this workshop, which combines meditation and improvisational dance, to the Camera Obscura Art Lab. Accompanying Hahn was guitarist and composer Eric Pham, who provided improvisational musical accompaniment to participating dancers.

Last month a California judge allowed a class action suit, filed on behalf of warehouse workers, to proceed against a subsidiary of Staples Inc. Among other things, workers said they were not being paid for time they spent – up to a half hour – standing in line waiting to undergo security checks. They’d have to go through the line when leaving for lunch, too, which ate into the time the 30 minutes they actually had to eat.

By Atlas Novack Toni & Guy Hairdressing Academy and Salon in Santa Monica, in conjunction with actress Greice Santo (“New Girl,” “Wild Card,” “Jane the Virgin”) last week hosted the OPCC (formerly Ocean Park Community Center) in a first-time makeover event, Glam with Greice.

Classic car fans and owners alike gathered at Will Rogers Elementary School this past Saturday for the Pico Youth &...

By Sam Skopp As part of an L.A. County-sponsored initiative to teach sustainable gardening practices, L.A.’s Smart Gardening Program hosted...

By Atlas Novack Keeping a restaurant is hard in a city like Los Angeles, where businesses close as often as...