$5.5 million pavement project will improve 50 lane miles along coastal route By Chad Winthrop The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) began a project last week to preserve 50 lane miles on Pacific Coast Highway (State Route 1/PCH) from the McClure Tunnel in Santa Monica to the Malibu Lagoon Bridge in Los Angeles County, due to the funds from […]
Learning Acting and Life Skills at The Playground
Gary Spatz’s premier conservatory for young actors. By Keldine Hull In 2005, the Playground began as a conservatory for young actors to learn the craft of acting, specifically on-camera for film and television, with three studios on the sixth floor of Avenue of the Stars. As actors evolved and became more skilled, the Playground built […]
Helping Immune Sensitive Patients at Ananda Integrative Medicine
Vaccinating children who’ve had adverse reactions to shots. By Staff Writer While kids are still in summer mode, parents have begun preparing for the new school year already. Part of this preparation includes making sure their children are vaccinated, but for parents of kids who have adverse reactions to certain vaccinations, this can be a […]
Brock on Your Block: Piedra Creek Winery
By Phil Brock In the latest Brock on Your Block, Phil interviews Margaret Zuech, widow of Romeo “Meo” Zuech, founders of Piedra Creek Winery, a small batch winery in the Edna Valley of San Luis Obispo County. He finds that this husband and wife team is connected in a very unexpected way to the US Moon […]
Creative office craze continues with plans for new Santa Monica project
Gettleson, Witzer and O’Connor Managing Executive Randal O’Connor and a rendering of the project Creative offices are still having their moment in Los Angeles with another planned in Santa Monica. The city is reviewing a proposal for a 26,300-square-foot contemporary industrial design from an Encino-based entity at 1643-1651 Euclid Street, according to Urbanize. The developer […]
Roger Kalia Signs 3-year Contract To Serve As Music Director Of Orchestra Santa Monica
Roger Kalia, who recently concluded a very successful first season as Music Director of Orchestra Santa Monica, is primed to lead the orchestra for another three years. “This contract represents an absolute vote of confidence in our new Music Director,” says OSM President, Cindy Bandel. “Roger is a true artist and our board, musicians, and […]