SM PIER — On the Westside, there are few sights as beautiful as watching the sun dip below the horizon at the Santa Monica Pier. While Hollywood has its nest of seminal concert venues, when the summer months roll around, it’s the pier that draws the crowds looking for the smell of sea salt, the gl
SANTA MONICA BLVD ¬ó A homeless man was hospitalized with serious injuries Tuesday morning after an unknown assailant stabbed him in the back as he slept on a bus bench.
BOSTON — A federal judge on Tuesday refused to recuse himself from the trial of mobster James “Whitey” Bulger, flatly rejecting a challenge to his impartiality by Bulger’s lawyers.
KEN EDWARDS CENTER ¬ó Self-proclaimed members of an embattled neighborhood group met Monday evening in spite of a cease and desist letter that threatened legal action against them for doing so.
Those who make a good living off the taxpayers’ dime can be quick to demand that others pay their “fair share.” Case in point, SEIU, which represents about 95,000 California state employees, was a big backer of the Occupy movement.
SMO — If a neighbor plays music too loudly, a simple request or call to the police can solve the problem. If that neighbor is an airport, the ability to improve one’s quality of life gets trickier.
Planning a summertime get-away from Santa Monica? Well, consider visiting the mystical red earth of Sedona, Ariz. With spectacular sandstone cliffs to the north and east and awesome red-iron-rich weathered rock formations to the south, Sedona stands on the southern edge of the Colorado Plateau on th
SAMOHI ¬ó District officials inked a deal with the Village Nation organization last week to bring its program to empower African-American youth to Santa Monica High School.
LOS ANGELES ¬ó State regulators have ordered Los Angeles-area transportation officials to replace a problematic piece of track at the junction where two light rail lines meet.
CITYWIDE — Candidates, start your engines. Campaign season is upon us. While the presidential candidates have been duking it out publicly for months, Monday is the first day for Santa Monica’s political hopefuls to pull papers for the local elections, and candidates are already lining up for their
“Chain Reaction” was designated a Santa Monica landmark last Monday night by the Landmarks Commission. It joins a long list of dubious landmarks approved by the politically appointed (by City Council) citizens group.
The word truffle unearths images of forest foraging swine, luxurious cuisine, and earthy, pungent flavors. More than just a mushroom, truffles (both black and white) are culinary gems.
