A MASTERPIECE

It has been called a “masterpiece” and the best Craftsman house in Santa Monica. See story and additional photo on the Life & Arts page.
                                                                 photo by Chris Zielin

Madison Theater, Neighbors’Anxiety Growing
Neighbors of Santa Monica College’s proposed 500-seat theater on its Madison campus at 11th Street and Arizona Avenue were variously surprised and alarmed to learn at a meeting of the Madison Advisory Group...

Straus Named Samohi Principal
Lincoln Middle School Principal Ilene Straus has been appointed principal of Santa Monica High School...

Staff Advises Council To Okay CC Plan
At its February 5th meeting, the Santa Monica City Council asked its staff and consultants to analyze six specific elements in the 10-year, $120 million Civic Center Plan as developed by the Civic Center Working Group...

Students March For Hotel Workers
About 150 students gathered at the newly-named Peace and Justice Circle at Santa Monica High School last Thursday...

21st Jimmy Stewart Relay Marathon Is Sunday
The 21st edition of what has become the nation’s largest five-person relay marathon, the annual Jimmy Stewart Relay Marathon...

University Synagogue’s Rabbi Freehling To Be Honored
Rabbi Allen I. Freehling, Senior Rabbi of University Synagogue for 30 years, will be named the Synagogue’s first Rabbi Emeritus...

SMMUSD Revises Intradistrict Permit Policy
Last Thursday, the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District’s (SMMUSD) Board of Education unanimously approved changes in the District’s intradistrict permit policy...

Santa Monica To Have Disabilities Commission
The Santa Monica City Council accepted the recommendations of its Disability Community Accessibility Committee (DCAC) and City staff by unanimously approving the creation of a Disabilities Commission...

Are These People Crazy?
As we have said before, theWorking Group’s plan is profoundly flawed. Essential elements –- most notably playing fields -– are missing...

PD Runs “Operation Prime Time”
The Santa Monica Police Department has assigned additional officers to the Pico Neighborhood...

Crossroads’ Paper Wins Gold Crown
Crossroads School’s upper school newspaper, crossfire, has been awarded a Gold Crown by the Columbia Scholastic Press Association...

Red Cross Holds Super CPR Class
The American Red Cross of Santa Monica hosted its fifth annual Super CPR Saturday on April 6 at the Ken Edwards Center...

Red Cross Gives Spirit Awards Gala
The Red Cross of Santa Monica will celebrate the American spirit as demonstrated by some local heroes...