Our weekly guide to food and entertainment goings-on in and around town includes Howl-o-ween on Main Street, lots of other Halloween happenings and much more. Trick or Treat Downtown: Ready for a trick-or-treating adventure in Downtown Santa Monica?
SMDP’s guide to the local, regional and state ballot measures. Visit smdp.com over the weekend for expanded discussions of the various measures and candidates.
You might not know the name Jack Merrill, but chances are you’ve probably heard of the name John Wayne Gacy. And while that connection is not the only major event in his life, it’s as good a place as any to serve as an introduction to the incredible story of Jack Merrill.
Each month, the California Center for Jobs & the Economy, an offshoot of the California Business Roundtable, publishes a summary of economic data, including a list of California businesses that have reduced operations,
Sarah Daunis’ fourth grade class at Santa Monica Alternative School House (SMASH) traveled to the new Samohi Exploration Building for “Fairy Tales on Trial,” the culmination of a six-week integrated project-based learning unit.
The City Council meeting last week was interrupted by suspected smoke in City Hall. Fortunately, the physical fire was outside of the building. But the meeting was incendiary in every other way. Overheated rhetoric was directed at the Councilmembers by the public,
By Dan Walters Each month, the California Center for Jobs & the Economy, an offshoot of the California Business Roundtable, publishes a summary of economic data, including a list of California businesses that have reduced operations,
Dear Editor, For the past two weeks or so, Santa Monica Councilmember Oscar de la Torre has been in the news for an antisemitic comment he made as an SMMUSD Board member in 2019. School Board member Jon Kean quotes de la Torre as saying,
The Third Street Promenade was taken over Saturday by an annual Día de los Muertos celebration, bringing hundreds of visitors dressed in traditional holiday garb taken from indigenous Mexican and Aztec influence.
Dear Editor, Santa Monica, Berkeley, Oakland and several other cities, including Los Angeles, have well established, very “over protected” rent stabilization ordinances; therefore, Proposition 33 is redundant,
Our weekly guide to food and entertainment goings-on in and around town includes Halloween celebrations all around town, a Dia de los Muertos Celebration and much more. International Artists Day: Celebrate creativity at Gallery 33 with a special artist walkthrough by Spencer Mar Guilburt,
At a time when statues are torn down and historical names changed to remove associations with racism, three recent proposals reflect the spirit of baseball’s Jackie Robinson, who broke the color barrier in 1947.
And that explains why he smiles so much today, now that he has a new baseball home (even though his wife, son and daughter have remained in Santa Monica due to the pandemic). No guarantees, he has to pitch well enough to keep his job, but Falvey told Maeda ...
Major League Baseball has instructed every team to employ artificial crowd noise. The Giants have many creative options but plan to be cautious at the start of the season.
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The game features six home runs — three by each side — as the AL wins 6-4. 1980 — Amy Alcott of Santa Monica shoots a record four-under par total of 280 to win the U.S. Women's Open by a comfortable nine shots over Hollis Stacy at Richland Country ...
Tinkering with tradition once again, baseball is demanding that relief pitchers face a minimum of three batters once entering a game — and let the arguments begin.
After staging a tennis tournament that openly mocked the threat of a pandemic, Novak Djokovic tested positive for the coronavirus — and he wasn’t alone.
including the Super Bowl, World Cup soccer, NBA Finals, four major golf tournaments and U.S. Open tennis championships. He graduated from Santa Monica High School in 1966 and UC Berkeley with a B.A. in journalistic studies in 1971.
As colleges ramp up their voluntary workout programs, more and more athletes are testing positive for COVID-19 and being forced into isolation. But one
He is survived by his son, actor and model Damian Hurley, whose mother is actress and model Elizabeth Hurley, and daughter Kira Bonder, whose mother is former professional tennis player Lisa Bonder.
Nearly three decades later, the O’Neals are back on the Bayou. Two of them. First, Shareef O’Neal, the oldest son of basketball legend Shaquille O’Neal, transferred to LSU. And now his daughter
The A’s eliminated conventional radio after testing the waters with a number of stations., but the climate has changed due to the coronavirus. A new round of negotiations could be productive.
The legacy of Shaquille O'Neal at LSU already got a boost with UCLA transfer Shareef O'Neal, his oldest son, signing with the Tigers for next season, but he won't be the only O'Neal family member headed to Baton Rouge in 2020.
As for Amirah (who's 6'3" tall) -- SHE'S LEGIT -- averaging 17.2 points per game during her high school career at Crossroads in Santa Monica. She was also an Honorable Mention to the MaxPreps 2019 California All-State Girls Basketball Team. Shareef -- who recently announced he was transferring to LSU after a short stint at UCLA -- he's VERY ...