Jewish Women's Theatre Opens 12th Season with Moving, Personal and Hopeful Stories about Mental Health

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Opening at The Braid, JWT's art and performance space in Santa Monica on January 18 and traveling throughout the Southland until January 28, Mapping of the Mind takes a unique look at mental illness through personal essays, song, and poetry. The stories, told by a talented cast and directed by the multi-talented Susan Morgenstern, will present ...
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6 Crucial Questions to Ask Before Renting Out Your Home on Airbnb

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Lawsuits and pushback from locals have spurred some cities to crack down on home sharing. For example, anyone putting a listing on Airbnb in Santa Monica, CA, must live on the property during the renter’s stay, register for a business license, and collect a 14% occupancy tax from guests that’s payable to the city. Knowing what the ...
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Steve Kazee Jokes His Instagram Is a 'Fan Account' for Pregnant Girlfriend Jenna Dewan in Heartfelt Post

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My. God. 😩 ️😭 You are sent from the stars. Couldn’t love or appreciate you more ️ ️ ️." ET spoke with Dewan earlier this month, during a visit to the Flirty Dancing set in Santa Monica, and she opened up about the "unspoken chemistry" that brought her and Kazee together. "You just know if you have it," she explained.
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Amazon confirms purchase of land in Suffolk

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FILE – This Sept. 6, 2012 file photo shows the Amazon logo in Santa Monica, Calif. Amazon has signed a lease for a new office space in Manhattan that will house more than 1,500 employees, less than a year after pulling out of a deal for a larger headquarters in the borough of Queens after politicians and activists objected to nearly $3 ...
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'Game of Thrones,' 'Stranger Things' and the TV Ratings Winners and Losers of 2019

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The fall run's 3.1 rating among adults 18-49 was more than twice the average for all broadcast series. 911: Fueled by a big three-part season opener in which a tsunami hit Santa Monica, the Fox drama is among the very few broadcast series currently running ahead of its year-ago average. It's averaging 10.46 million viewers, about 400,000 more ...
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How Mexican painter Francisco Toledo paid tribute to Mexico’s missing with ceramics

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I’m happy to say that his prediction did not come true. Pieces from that historic show are now on view in an ongoing exhibition at Latin American Masters in Santa Monica. “Francisco Toledo: Fire and Earth” brings together a small selection of works from “Duelo” with other ceramics produced by the artist late in his career (often in ...
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Classic movies in L.A. this week: ‘Lawrence of Arabia,’ ‘Goldfinger’ and more

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Laemmle Royal, 11523 Santa Monica Blvd., West L.A. Mon., 7 p.m. $15. (310) 478-3836. The Poseidon Adventure / Beyond the Poseidon Adventure A luxury liner is struck by a tidal wave and capsized on New Year’s Eve in the original 1972 disaster flick starring Gene Hackman, followed by the 1979 sequel starring Michael Caine and Sally Field.
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New labor laws are coming to California. What’s changing in your workplace?

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Several local jurisdictions have higher minimums including the city and county of Los Angeles, Santa Monica, Malibu and Pasadena, all of which will raise them on July 1 to $14.25 an hour for small employers and $15 an hour for large employers. “People talk about prosperity and GDP growth, but that’s not enough,” Su said. “One in 3 ...
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San Diego’s minimum wage will increase on New Year’s Day

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The city has a map for determining whether a work location falls within San Diego's boundaries online. Other California jurisdictions with their own minimum wage requirements include the city and county of Los Angeles, Malibu, Santa Monica and Pasadena, according to the Los Angeles Times.
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Radio: What happened to Steve Jones of Jonesy’s Jukebox?

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“The day before I was going to come in … and my face started feeling wonky,” he said. He thought he was having a stroke, but found after he was checked out at St. John’s Hospital in Santa Monica that it was Bell’s Palsy, a temporary weakness in the facial muscles. According to the Mayo Clinic, Bell’s Palsy makes half of your face ...
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