Santa Monica Observer - Community, Diversity, Sustainability and other Overused Words

"It's a malignant disease spreading across the whole country." So states actor Kevin McCarthy as Dr. Miles Bennell in "Invasion of the Body Snatchers." In that chilling 1956 science fiction classic,...

LOS ANGELES, CA (October 25th, 2019) – Advocacy Honors honored Tony Goldwyn (Scandal), WAM/Maria Shriver (American journalist) Isha Sesay (CNN) and RJ Mitte (Breaking Bad) at the Fifth Annual...

Are all of the homeless drug addicts, unwilling to work, and psychotic? This is some people's view of them. And who can blame local residents with losing patience--the homeless dominate public parks...

Chabad in Simcha Monica is located on 17th Street. It held its annual Sukkot Extravaganza Block party, closing the street at Broadway and 12th Street Thursday afternoon. Chabad invited the entire...

Three years ago Rick Rosenfield and Larry Flax opened Bottlefish, a seafood-centric restaurant. They had been successful for 25 years owning a California Pizza Kitchen (the one across the plaza) and...

The Sheats-Goldstein Residence was built long ago but remains ahead of its time. Designed by noted architect John Lautner, it commands a view of the Los Angeles Skyline that it shares with other...

On Saturday evening September 21, 2019 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel foundation creators Robert, Linell and Grant Shapiro held their annual fundraiser to help raise awareness for drug and alcohol...

To visit Saatchi Art's The Other Art Fair is both inspiring and overwhelming. The Other Art Fair is a multi-city exhibition that provides a platform for emerging artists to display their work in...

This quote by Lewis Carroll, the author of Alice in Wonderland, reminds us of something we often forget. What better way to spend your Sunday afternoon than with "Alice" and the "Cheshire Cat" and...

I arrived at 745 PM and was scarily enticed to stay until the closing at 1 AM. Even though the Universal Studios Park information pamphlet advises parents with "children under the age of 13" to...

The Santa Monica Fire Department Will Commemorate 9/11 Wednesday Wednesday marks eighteen years since the September 11th, 2001 terrorist attacks at the World Trade Center in New York, the Pentagon in...

On Saturday evening September 7, 2019 the Riviera 31, at the Sofitel Hotel, 8555 Beverly Blvd, Los Angeles was crowded with celebrities including stars from Dancing with the Stars, Happy Days, Grey's...

LOS ANGELES – August 30, 2019 – The Los Angeles Times held their annual TASTE LA gourmet Food and Wine festival at the lovely Paramount studios in LA over the past weekend. This year, the LA...

This three day epicurean food festival hosted by the Los Angeles Times editorial staff presented many of Southern California's finest restaurants with over 70 friendly vendors offering unlimited food...

On Thursday August 22, 2019 I was invited to attend and taste the gastronomic creativity of chefs Jason Prendergast & Michael Corvino at Fig Restaurant at the Fairmont Hotel Santa Monica as part...

Southern California's annual food and wine festival, Los Angeles Food & Wine took over Barker Hanger August 22-25 for three days of marquee events. Friday evening was The Epic Burger Throwdown...

Twenty women pilots and others re-enacted a 1929 air race that began at the Santa Monica airport. In the original air-race, 20 female pilots took off from Santa Monica on August 18, 1929. The...

The Catalina Island Museum presents the National debut of Esther Williams: The Swimming Queen of the Silver Screen, an exhibition celebrating the dynamic life of the late Esther Williams opening...

Scott Price and Janice Hou are hosting their second musical instrument drive from August 5th through August 16th. Scott and Janice say they have always been passionate about music and by its unique...

This summer, young Brentwood Filmmaker Alexander Paen -- a 20-year-old student at Chapman University in Orange – was found high up in the stands at Fairfax High School's gym, videotaping games of a...

On Wednesday July 17, 2019 31,276 well-dressed men in flashy suits, woman with lavish dresses and extravagant hats came to celebrate and watch the races "Where the Turf Meets the Surf" at the Del Mar...

Last Saturday July 13, 2019 the back lot of Paramount Picture Studios, 5555 Melrose Ave, Hollywood, was transformed into a gastronomical feast of over 75 food and beverage vendors from The Best of LA...

As a tourist, I see California in a different light than as someone who's from here. For instance, the concept of the greater Los Angeles area is a bit peculiar to me because I see each place in LA as...

Zen Mei is an authentic Chinese restaurant located in Chinatown in Downtown Los Angeles. It is a family run business which has been owned by Michelle Liu for the last seven years. The restaurant is sm...

Galit is an award winning motivational speaker who teaches how to be a success.. In a recent interview she shared how life’s worst challenges inspíred her to move ahead. Her book, “The...