photo by Chris Zielin
Landmarks & Treasures: XXIV: An
Exemplary Example of An Exemplary Style
In the early decades of the 20th century, the Craftsman
house seemed an ideal Southern California house...
Correction
Last week, in this space, we reported that the
Powerhouse Theatre is a brick building...
In the Kitchen: Modern Classics
Endless Feasts: Sixty Years of Writing from Gourmet,
like the magazine from which it takes its material...
Athanasius Kircher’s map of the Farallones (which he
referred to as Atlantis)
Our Secret History: Stories
from PARALLEL CALIFORNIA
Last week, we touched on the role of the Branciforte in
the founding of Greater Mar Vista...
At The Movies: Futurama
Last year, Steven Spielberg turned out what is easily
the most controversial film of his career...
The Tiny Screen: Awards Begat
Awards
You’d think, the way the audience responded to the
honoring of Tom Hanks...
Books In The Mirror: Summer Books: A
Checklist: II
E. Lynn Harris’ warm and wicked romances have become
fixtures on the best-seller lists...
Bargain CD of the Week: JOY, MOXIE &
WISDOM
It sounds like an unsold John Ritter pilot from 1985:
the saga of an always-on-the-road band comprised of two sisters and
the guy one of them dates...
Of Particular Interest: Renn Woods at
the Playhouse
Renn Woods, a singer and actress who has appeared in a
wide variety of...
Artists Step Up to Plate for Surf
A new Venice restaurant, Drake’s Supper Club, 23
Windward Avenue...
Art Mentor Exhibit Goes Up At SMC
Santa Monica College has scheduled a group exhibit,
“Still Life with Bunnies,” featuring the works of SMC’s Art Mentor
students...
(l. to r.) Erin Perkins, Carl Schoelhammer, Sally
Sachs, Emma Korvin, Allissa Escarce and Tara Davison
Kiwanis Club Awards 25 Music
Scholarships
The Santa Monica Kiwanis Club reaffirmed a tradition
begun over 50 years ago on Wedneday, June 19...
Helping Hands
On Friday, June 7 a freak house fire destroyed the home
of Bill and Delia Coleman...
This Week’s Mirror Orphan
Heal the Bay’s “Bay Days” Is June 29
Heal the Bay and L.A. County will sponsor free “family
fun and environmental education” at the Bay Days Festival on June 29
in Venice... |
