QUINTESSENCE
The ancient Greeks recognized four elements, fire, air,
water, and earth. The Pythagoreans added a fifth and called it nether,
the fifth essence, which they said flew upward at creation and out of
it the stars were made.
— Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998.
photo by James Allardice
Wilshire Cell Phone Antenna Tower
Proposal Draws Fire
An AT&T proposal to build a cell phone tower on the
roof of a Public Storage building at 3010 Wilshire Boulevard...
Samohi Bands’ Winter Concert Is
Thursday
250 students will appear in Santa Monica High School’s
Concert Bands Winter Concert on Thursday, January 15...
Claims To Be Filed In Farmers’ Market
Tragedy
Attorneys Brian Panish and Geoff Wells, partners at Greene,
Broillet, Panish and Wheeler...
Mayors Protest New State Budget
Proposals
A few hours after California governor Arnold
Schwarzenegger released his budget on Friday...
Parents Allege Racist Policies
Persist in Schools
Members of Mothers For Justice (MFJ) have once again
alleged that some Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District...
Meeting on New Youth Commission To Be
Held Wed.
The people who support the creation of a Santa Monica
Youth Commission have scheduled a meeting to inform the public...
Changes: Looking Back, Looking
Ahead
In this second half of a two-part series, Santa Monicans
look back at 2003 and reflect on the possibilities that the new year
holds... 
photo by Glen Mullin
Struggle To Save Old Glory May Be Lost
Here and now, Old Glory, the 400-year old Oak Tree on
Pico Canyon Road in Santa Clarita...
Va. Ave. Project Launches Smart Partners
For 12 years, the Virginia Avenue Project has run
acting and writing workshops for young Santa Monicans...
Butler is New Head of St. John’s Medical
Staff
Affiliated with St. John’s Health Center for nearly 20
years, David Butler, MD...
Will Rogers’ 9th Read-a-thon Is Coming Up
Will Rogers Elementary School in Santa Monica’s ninth
annual Read-a-thon begins next Wednesday, January 21, and will run
through February 12... Home
James Offers New Driver Service
Operating throughout England, Home James, a unique new
service for drivers who drink or simply want a driver for an afternoon
or a day... Otis College of Art
Has Banner Year
Founded in 1918, Otis College of Art and Design is one
the country’s most venerable art schools...
Old Glory as it was and Old Glory boxed.
photos by Glen Mullin
The Boxing of Old Glory
When it became known that a developer was going to cut
down Old Glory... |
