Good Taste: Finding the Right Kind of Referrals
By Barbara Bishop My husband and I sold our house in December. In the interim, until we decide where we will live long-term, we opted to rent a really cute, updated townhouse in the Marina. […]
A Local Family Torn Apart: In the Dvash-Banks Family, an Infant Child of Gay Parents Has to Fight For His Right to Citizenship
By Henry Giardina In mid-January, the human rights group Immigration Equality filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Government on behalf of toddler Ethan Dvash-Banks. Before Ethan could speak, crawl, or register what the words “family” […]
Swipe Right to Vote New Tech Hits Santa Monica City Hall
By Jennifer Eden National Voter Registration Day, Tues. Sept. 26, saw the display of state-of-the-art voting tech hit the Santa Monica City Hall’s entry way as citizens were encouraged to make sure that they […]
U.S. Banker Delivers Gift to Boys & Girls Club That Kept Her on the Right Track More Than a Decade Earlier
Salomae Kpohanu’s mom used to teach her that when you receive something, you have to give something back. Kpohanu had a chance to do just that earlier this month at the Boys & Girls Club […]
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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