Locals who like to run and want to sweat for a cause can now sign up for the annual Home Run for Kids to help local homless families The 5th Annual Home Run for Kids is a chip timed 10K, 5K and a Kiddie K run and walk held in the Brentwood neighborhood. It’s a significant fundraiser for Upward Bound House, a non-profit... Read more →

    In a fitness-focused city like Santa Moncia, there are workout options that cater to any preference and need. With several studios located inside city limits, both barre and pilates classes offer exercise options that cater to gym-goers who want something outside the traditional treadmill/bench-press environment. When... Read more →

Rated R 118 Minutes Released January 20   I’ve always found that the personal background of directors informs the cinematic language of their work. Writer/ director Mike Mills is no exception. His movie 20th Century Women is a moving landscape of expressive characters living in the late 70’s in Santa Barbara. In the... Read more →

  Rated PG-13 115 Minutes Released January 20   The Founder is the story of Ray Kroc, the businessman who took McDonald’s from a small express –style hamburger chain to a worldwide phenomenon. In addition to being a true account, the screenplay written by Robert D. Siegel, who wrote Mickey Rourke’s classic The... Read more →

  What could be more overwhelming than a play by Samuel Beckett? How about FIVE plays by Samuel Beckett? Ron Sossi, the fearless founder of L.A.’s Odyssey Theatre and its Artistic Director, has built his reputation on the innovative, unique, and sometimes quirky theater productions he has undertaken in the Odyssey’s 48 years of... Read more →

Suicide and depression … no, they’re not the liberal response to the election but rather the subjects of an upcoming comedy—yes, comedy!—at the smaller black box theatre, The Edye at the Broad Stage. It’s called “Every Brilliant Thing,” written by award-winning playwright Duncan Macmillan, performed by Jonny... Read more →

  Editor’s Note: The Daily Press will spotlight several local fitness programs in the coming weeks as residents work towards their New Year’s resolutions. Santa Monica can often be described as the fitness mecca center and the city has welcomed one of the nation’s fastest growing fitness concepts: CrossFit. CrossFit was... Read more →

  After recently being named one of the best children’s hospitals in the state, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA) is teaming up with Saint John’s Providence Health & Services to expand the level of care available locally. The partnership began Jan. 1, with hopes it will bring additional care to Santa Monica and the... Read more →

  Ishihara Park (Buffer Park) Project As part of the construction of the new Buffer Park at 2909 Exposition Blvd, ‘NO PARKING’ signs will be posted along portions of Exposition Blvd to allow for the construction of sections of new curb and gutter. In addition, the sidewalk on the eastside of Stewart St. at Exposition Blvd. and... Read more →

Rated R 118 Minutes Released December 28   It would be wise to clear all the extraneous thoughts streaming through your mind before seeing Paterson. This movie is a detailed window into the life of a bus driver and the people around him, in Paterson NJ. Our hero, played with great sensitivity and calmness by Adam Driver, is not... Read more →

  Rated R 130 Minutes Released January 13 Recently many films about heroes have been released, usually about heroes whose power and courage lift them high above the crowd. Patriots Day is a film about people with that kind of valor. However in this film they are everyday heroes, the people of Boston - the friends and neighbors... Read more →

More murals will be brightening up the sides of businesses in Santa Monica after the City Council voted to allocate $22,000 in matching funds to mural projects led by Beautify Earth. The non-profit started as a local effort to beautify Lincoln Boulevard, but has since expanded to a global force. Beautify Earth is responsible for painting... Read more →

    Once upon a time in a summer in the mid-1970’s a boy from the posh part of Malibu and a boy from the south side of Santa Monica became friends while playing Little League. Later they rekindled their friendship at Santa Monica High School (Samohi). A bond between boys from two different worlds is not in itself unusual.... Read more →

  Rated R 161 Minutes Released January 13th   Martin Scorsese has developed his own approach to storytelling and as a legend in his own time, he has earned carte blanche to “march to his own drummer.” His newest movie, Silence, is long, excruciating and horribly gorgeous. This film is not for everyone. Though it... Read more →

  The time has come for the annual Orangetheory Fitness Weight Loss Challenge. The event is a signature program for the company and Orangetheory has garnered significant attention recently including a mention on Good Morning America. Jim Cahlin, Studio Owner of Orangetheory Fitness Santa Monica explains that every studio in the... Read more →