Curious City

There's been talk around town for months that Phil Brock would run for City Council. He told me not long...

Appearances, like politicians, can be deceiving. The City Council adjourned without taking a vote on the controversial Bergamot Transit Village...

Photo courtesy Diane Michelle You can take the proverbial long walk off a short pier, but our pier is pretty...

"Got milk?" Soon it will be, "Got water?" But it won't be funny. With the West in a 13-year drought...

I was honored to again be invited to sit in on a meeting of a group of local architects calling...

File photo Lately, everyone seems to be talking about cycling in Santa Monica. A good thing, I'd say. I love...

First of all, it's my privilege to be able to sincerely wish everyone today a very happy new year. It's...

For a year and a half, "Curious City" ran in the weekend edition of the Santa Monica Daily Press. I...

Alex Novakovich, executive director of Santa Monica Symphony Orchestra, with Curious City columnist Charles Andrews hold a recording of the...

File photo If you value our cultural heritage here in Santa Monica, a world free of nuclear weapons, or public...