Hot Flash: Can Laughter Be Healthy?
By Barbara Bishop I love to laugh. It makes me happy, I feel more attractive, it lightens my feelings of stress. I went online to see if there was science or research to back […]
Be My Valentine
Hearts were warmed Wednesday Feb. 14 as Canine Cupids, part of UCLA’s People-Animal-Connection (PAC) program, delivered handmade Valentines to sick children in the Pediatrics Unit at UCLA Medical Center, Santa Monica. The dogs also brought […]
Be My Valentine: Colorful Card-Making Benefits Local Charities
By Sam Skopp For the 9th year in a row, the Santa Monica Bay Woman’s Club hosted a valentine making event, Saturday Feb. 3. inviting kids and adults alike to make as many Valentine’s Day […]
This May Be the Year Prop. 13 Intent is Restored
By Tom Elias Any time traveler revisiting the California of 1978 would have an easy time understanding why Proposition 13 passed so handily that year, lowering property taxes throughout the state to 1 percent of […]
Manson Dead; His ‘Family’ and it’s Like Should Never Be Freed
By Tom Elias Charles Manson is dead and the timing is definitely appropriate. The most notorious inmate in the California prison system died this week at 83 of natural causes in a Bakersfield hospital where […]
Good Taste: Chez Jay Still a Cool Place to Eat, Drink and be Merry
By Barbara Bishop An aging, crusty, jaded reporter (his name has been left out to protect the innocent), met a slightly aging, jaded PR executive buddy (that would be me) for dinner the other […]
Does Tökr Have What it Tokes? The Cannabis App With a Local Edge Could Be the Standout Startup of the Year
By Annette Semerdjian Cannabis culture is going to see a major shift come 2018 when the smoking and consumption of weed finally becomes legal. Looking ahead to this bright, very near future, Brian Campbell […]
Will We Ever Be Still?
By Steve Stajich `Let’s be straight with each other at the top here: Not everyone can sit still. Sure, children are never expected to attend a birthday party where the main entrée is sugar […]