Making a Splash
Miramar Plumaria by Peter Alexander , acrylic on panel,
48x53”
See story and another painting on Life & Arts
page.
School Board Will Name
Group To Study Parcel Tax
Meeting last Thursday in Malibu, the Santa
Monica-Malibu Unified School District’s Board of Education created an
Ad Hoc Advisory Committee...
School District Makes Three
Appointments
At its last two meetings, the Santa Monca-Malibu
Unified School District (SMMUSD) Board of Education approved three
appointments... Moyle Quits
Civic Center Panel
At the conclusion of last Wednesday night’s Planning
Commission meeting, Commissioner Geraldine Moyle announced that she no
longer wants to represent the Commission on the Civic Center Working
Group... Group Backs MLK’s
Name for Library
On Thursday, May 9, members of the Martin Luther King,
Jr. Westside Coalition will hold a ceremony at 7 p.m. at the Pico
Youth and Family Center...
Arts Complex Receives $85,000 in
Education Grants
The 18th Street Arts Complex has received $60,000 from
the Dana Foundation and $15,000 from the National Endowment for the
Arts for its Arts Education Program...
350 People Attend Red Cross’s 8th
Spirit Awards
Three hundred and fifty guests were on hand for the
presentation of the Red Cross of Santa Monica’s eighth annual Spirit
Awards to a cross-section of real life heroes who...
Venice Art Walk is May 17-19
In a meeting of two worlds, a snowboard painted with
red flames whipping off its edges and signed by 2002 Olympic gold
medalist Ross Powers... SMC’s
Corsair Wins 15 State Awards
Santa Monica College’s Corsair newspaper won 15 awards
— including first-place honors for Marie King for photography...
Seven SMC Students Win Summer
Internships
Three Santa Monica College students have won admittance
to the highly competitive summer internship program at The Lawrence
Berkeley National Laboratory...
New Music Education Effort Launched
May 1
Adelphia Communications and VH1 Save The Music
Foundation announced last week that they are teaming up with the local
arts organization...
Visitability Ordinance Hearing Is Set
The City of Santa Monica has scheduled a public hearing
on a proposed “visitibility” ordinance...
Viva Santa Monica!
The City of Santa Monica hosted a Cinco de Mayo
Festival at the Thelma Terry Center in Virginia Avenue Park last
Sunday...
 Operation
Guacamole a Success
As I approached the information desk at Saint John’s
Hospital I tried to figure out how to explain that I was there for Dr.
John Robertson’s guacamole contest...
Local Students Assessed By State
Language Test
Three hundred and nineteen students in the Santa
Monica-Malibu Unified School District (SMMUSD) took the California
English Language Development Test...
Raising Readers Festival To Be
Held May 11
Connections For Children will host Raising Readers – a
Literacy Festival on Saturday May 11...
Sandera, Barrera Win Top Student
Posts at College
Allison Sandera, a Women’s Studies major and Torrance
resident... $12 Million
State Program Targets Asthma Triggers
The California Endowment, a health foundation, is
launching a new $12 million statewide program...
PCH Project To Be Completed By 5/27
According to City officials, the contractor for the Los
Angeles-Santa Monica PCH Regional Sewer Replacement project...
Step Up On Second Sets Lectures
May is Mental Health Month and Step Up on Second, is
hosting a series of activities to raise awareness of mental health
issues in our community... St.
Joe’s Gala Is This Saturday
St. Joseph Center’s benefit dinner dance and auction...
Making a Splash
It’s summer. It’s California. The sun is shining, and
I’m sipping on my second mint julep... |
