July 9, 2026
July 9, 2026
Families at the Santa Monica Montessori School were blindsided this week when director Pam Crisman announced that the longtime independent school at 1909 Colorado Avenue will close permanently this Friday, July 10, 2026. Parent Alex Mulvaney, whose preschooler attends the school, told the Santa Monica Observer that Crisman informed families she could no longer afford to operate the school in its current traditional Montessori model. The location, he said, will be taken over...
LONDON, 7/8/26 - Christopher Nolan's highly anticipated adaptation of Homer's The Odyssey premiered to glowing early reactions from critics and industry insiders, with many calling it one of the director's most ambitious and accomplished works. Yet the film is facing a starkly different reception online, where trailer-driven backlash has fueled accusations of "woke" casting, modern dialogue, and historical inaccuracies - often from viewers who have not seen the full...
Santa Monica, the sun-drenched coastal city long revered for its sweeping Pacific views, historic pier with its Ferris wheel, and bustling Third Street Promenade, is confronting a stark reversal of fortune. Once a symbol of effortless California glamour, the roughly 90,700-resident enclave declared a state of "fiscal distress" in September 2025. It is now scrambling to recover from layered crises that have left storefronts vacant, tourism strained, and confidence shaken. A...
White House Insider Report on McConnell's Condition: A high-level source close to the White House has informed investigative journalist Laura Loomer that Sen. Mitch McConnell is officially brain dead following his recent cardiac arrest and hospitalization, with no expectation of recovery, according to Loomer's breaking report shared on X and retweeted by outlets like the Santa Monica Observer. McConnell's Ongoing Hospitalization: The 84-year-old longtime Senate leader was...
Santa Monica - A chain-reaction crash involving a black SUV and three parked cars disrupted Main Street Monday around 11 AM, leaving an elderly couple hospitalized. According to witnesses, the black SUV rear-ended a gray parked SUV with enough force to push it forward into two additional parked vehicles ahead of it. The impact caused visible damage to all four cars. Emergency responders, including Santa Monica Fire Department personnel, arrived quickly and transported the...
PORTLAND, Maine - Graham Platner, the embattled Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate in Maine, announced his withdrawal from the race Tuesday, just days after a woman accused him of sexual assault in 2021. The decision comes amid mounting pressure from party leaders and a rapidly closing window to name a replacement before the November ballot is finalized. Platner released a statement confirming he is stepping aside, citing the "political reality" of the allegations while...
Japanese animation, affectionately called "Anime," is unique. With good reason, parents and grandparents (as well as friends and siblings) from around the world have noticed the passion around anime and wondered what they were missing. In recent years the phenomenon, like video games and superhero comics, has breached containment in "nerdy" subcultures and gone mainstream. In a panel by a market research firm "fanserveUS" led by CEO John McCallum at Anime Expo in Los...
