Farmer's Market Old Fashioned from Bareburger Santa Monica For some folks, a stiff drink is an essential survival tool for the holiday season and Chris Crouch, General Manager of Bareburger Santa Monica suggests his Farmer's Market Old Fashioned for the job. “This drink is a sipper,” he said. “Almost entirely crafted from... Read more →

From Autonomy Farms When a rancher spends every day for weeks to months to years raising an animal, they care how it’s used and farmers have many a tip for turning what would otherwise be considered waste into top notch eats. At Autonomy Farms, they like to convert their turkey leftovers into big batches of tasty stock that can be... Read more →

by Cynthia Citron "If women get the vote will they still be home in time to cook dinner?" This was the sardonic campaign poster promoting a man in Switzerland who was running for office. Not in the 19th century, but near the end of the 20th. It was a time in Switzerland when men still made all the rules and all the decisions and their... Read more →

Culture Watch By Sarah A. Spitz   First the rant. Everything that can be said has been said about “Hamilton” and Yayoi Kusama: Infinity Mirrors at the Broad Museum. You’ve seen the Instagram pictures, the selfies on Facebook. But if you wanted tickets for either of these, you’d be hard pressed to get one. I managed... Read more →

Kate Cagle Daily Press Staff Writer Last Tuesday about a dozen high school students huddled together in a raft near the Santa Monica Pier. As the students sat shoulder to shoulder and imagined what it would be like on the choppy waters of the Mediterranean, they learned that many refugees pay hundreds of dollars for life jackets –... Read more →

FILM REVIEW MUDBOUND Rated R 134 Minutes Released November 17 At Sundance 2017, Mudbound received a well-deserved standing ovation. This is the third full-length feature film from writer/director Dee Rees (Bessie, Pariah). With this film Rees has created a symphony of rich visual and emotional notes behind a spellbinding story... Read more →

  By Merv Hecht   If you are not looking for it you probably would not notice Kreation near the corner of 10th and Montana in Santa Monica. And if you look at their menu, you won’t find the address. It is literally a hole in the wall, with a few tables on the sidewalk, and a long narrow corridor leading to a small room... Read more →

  Kate Cagle Daily Press Staff Writer The Chamber of Commerce is pushing back against two recent decisions by the City Council, accusing elected officials of bolstering the hotel worker’s union, Unite Here Local 11, at the expense of the local business community. For the first time in recent memory, the Chamber is circulating... Read more →

Dispense with the distraction Editor: Last week at the 30 Oct meeting, both the school board and SM residents suggested that Santa Monica needs more money (i.e. Malibu money) to help close the achievement gap within the district. However, the Noguera Report refutes this notion. Pedro Noguera’s report made crucial conclusions in this... Read more →

What’s the Point? We Need To Do A Deep Dive For The City I do consulting with people and companies in order to provide an outside viewpoint and to take a step back to review the bigger picture of what is happening in a life, a company or an industry. They’re called Deep Dive Weekends. This past weekend I was in Raleigh, N.... Read more →

FILM REVIEW LADY BIRD Rated R 93 Minutes Released November 3 Watching the film Lady Bird feels like sneaking a read of someone’s diary. This heartfelt and relatable story coming of age story is more anecdotal than a deep character study. It is a saga of the growing pains of a daughter and mother as the two ride the bumpy road... Read more →

Editor: I just returned from a trip to Cuba, despite the recent warning to US citizens against travel there for safety reasons. The recent unsubstantiated allegations of sonic attacks on American diplomats, and the latest travel restrictions announced by the Trump administration this week will further decrease US travel to the... Read more →

Kate Cagle Daily Press Staff Writer The City Council will review a plan Tuesday to add 200 public charging ports for electric vehicles (EVs) to the city by 2020, with a long-term goal of having 1,000 public ports by 2025. The infrastructure improvements required to create the stations is estimated to cost $2.42 million over three... Read more →

  Last Friday was horrific for the Santa Monica Police Department beginning with a call about an assault with a deadly weapon near 4th and Santa Monica Blvd. When officers arrived in front of the REI store they found a man who had been stabbed numerous times but the attacker had disappeared. Valerie, a loyal reader, happened to... Read more →

Editor: Along Broadway, a block south of Saint John's Hospital, there once was a stretch of meters where people could park for nine hours. As I learned to my dismay last Monday, that time limit has been reduced to four hours. This is bad in two ways. First, the signs in that area continue to advertise the availability of nine-hour... Read more →