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Letter to the Editor: 14-year-old Vanya Derkach Writes on SMO:

August 26, 2016

August 26, 2016

My name is Vanya Derkach and I am 14 years old, currently in 9th grade. Please let me tell you a little bit about myself. When I was in 5th grade, my friends invited me to go to the Santa Monica Airport Museum

Hey, Are You Working Hard Enough?:

August 26, 2016

August 26, 2016

That’s right, you. Sitting around at 2 p.m. on a weekday and drinking beer al fresco at one of those joints on the beach with an unpronounceable German name. Aren’t you supposed to be someplace, doing something to put bread on the table? Where’s your phone? You’re not even on the phone?! Why do I have to sit in a cubicle that isn’t even near a window… and you are out in the sun enjoying life?

The Reprise of A Raisin in the Sun Worth its Salt:

August 26, 2016

August 26, 2016

Currently playing at the intimate Ruskin Group Theatre in Santa Monica is the award-winning “A Raisin in the Sun” by Lorraine Hansberry. With a stellar cast and great production team, Raisin at Ruskin is definitely worth your time this season

Vandals Strike: Saplings Snapped, Seven Trees Slayed

August 26, 2016

August 26, 2016

Santa Monica residents on 5th Street woke up Monday to the worst case of tree vandalism that the City’s Urban...

SMA.R.T.: Failing to Plan is Planning to Fail:

August 26, 2016

August 26, 2016

In a candid address about Santa Monica’s traffic at Downtown Santa Monica Inc.’s annual meeting last Thursday, Santa Monica City...

Blackout Blackmail Exposed As Power Stays On:

August 26, 2016

August 26, 2016

Watch out, warned three of California’s most powerful – and most ethically shaky – state agencies in late April and...

Good Taste Santa Monica: Sharing the Grocery Store Love:

August 26, 2016

August 26, 2016

For years, I have been driving down Broadway past this hippie-looking store called Co-Opportunity and always wondered what it was...

Rubans Rouges Dance Announces Summer Series:

August 25, 2016

August 25, 2016

Rubans Rouges Dance presents the 4th presentation for their Summer Series titled “Red Ribbons™”. This series features Rubans Rouges Dance’s repertoire show and MOSAIC™, a community based effort with the culmination of the youth and ethnicities in arts.

Disc Sports & Spine Center Issues Recommendations For Preventing Injuries While Playing Pokémon Go:

August 25, 2016

August 25, 2016

To help parents and players of all ages prevent Pokémon Go! related injuries, DISC Sports & Spine Center (DISC) has...

Art and Dance Headline at Camera Obscura (VIDEO):

August 25, 2016

August 25, 2016

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