The recession has me in stitches
It’s awful and alarming what’s happening all around in the wake of the recession. My favorite Santa Monica restaurant, Violet, closed it’s doors in the last several months. The place was notable for its affordable take on the tapas/small plates craze in American fine dining and for its wonderful punk rock aesthetic. The owner was […]
No license plate, no problem
I’ve been spending a lot of hours on the streets of West Los Angeles lately and noticing that lots of cars are without license plates. One car at my children’s school has been sporting the dealer-issued ad-in-lieu of license plate for around a year. The other day, driving north on Sepulveda, a sporty black Volvo […]
The Hybrid
I have had my trusty VW Passat V6 wagon for several years. I’m still proud of it. It’s an exponentially better ride than most of the other cars I’ve driven. My mother’s ’73 Plymouth Valiant comes to mind. The last time I saw that car was on a “Push Pull and Drag” TV ad in […]
Sears abides
I must give a quick shout-out to the Sears on Colorado and 4th in Santa Monica. I’d given up hope of any practical and not outrageously expensive store remaining in Santa Monica, but my quick trip there today gave me renewed hope. The last time I went in there was a couple of years ago, […]
Condoville
The volume of construction and demolition in the City of Santa Monica has been astounding for the last several years. In letters to the editor in local newspapers like the Santa Monica Mirror and the Santa Monica Daily Press, casual chitchat with strangers, and other scuttlebutt, there’s sometimes been discontent when one hears from developers […]
