Santa Monica, Calif., at a glance
2 days ago
- LOCATION: Immediately west of Los Angeles, situated along the Pacific Ocean north of LA's Venice Beach and south of Malibu.- CLAIM TO FAME: A tourist mecca with such popular attractions as the...
Lone Cypress is oft-photographed. What new is to be seen in it?
22 days ago
Cod trips are $75 per adult.-6.5 miles: Do see the Monterey Bay Aquarium (886 Cannery Row, Monterey; (831) 648-4800, www.montereybayaquarium.org).
LA stoplights synchronized but road war endures
24 days ago
Approaching the world famous La Brea Tar Pits - where prehistoric dinosaurs once got stuck in muck, not traffic - so many people were waiting to turn left into a parking lot that the street became...
Freaks and taxidermy: It's on AMC this Thursday
126 days ago
Today, with the enthusiastic participation of wife Danielle, teenage son Phoenix and daughter Asia, 20 - along with their extended family of wondrous exhibitionists - Ray is the impresario of a...
Official in Ill. town who took $53M seeks leniency
132 days ago
All the while, the money was going toward prize-winning horses, expensive jewelry, luxury cars and even birthday bashes in Venice Beach, Fla.
Cowgirl chef
133 days ago
The Marine Stewardship Council (msc.org) and Monterey Bay Aquarium (montereybayaquarium.org) post updated lists of sustainable seafood and what to avoid buying.
David Bowie exhibit: V&A gold?
137 days ago
For art-world purists who decry the trend toward celebrity-driven programming - something not unheard of at L.A.'s Museum of Contemporary Art and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, among...
Bob Ford: Phillies risking clubhouse chemistry with Delmon Young
145 days ago
He attended sessions at the Museum of Tolerance and befriended rabbis across the country and promised that the real Delmon Young is not prejudiced and hasn't even shoved an umpire or thrown a bat...
$12K reward offered in Oakland museum theft
160 days ago
The Oakland Museum of California is offering a $12,000 reward for the safe recovery of a rare Gold Rush-era quartz and gold-encrusted jewel box that was stolen.
