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Articles from the March 1, 2017 edition


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  • Life After Death: Now You Can Be Green In This Life, And The Next.

    Ralph Hattenbach, Observer Staff Writer|Mar 1, 2017

    On Saturday April 1, at 11:00 a.m. Woodlawn Cemetery, Mausoleum and Mortuary will celebrate the opening of Eternal Meadow, a newly developed green burial section that offers and eco-friendly interment option. In keeping with the city's commitment to sustainability, green burial has minimal environmental impacts such as no metals, cement vaults or use of embalming fluids. Eternal Meadow was an idea that Cindy Tomlinson, Cemetery Administrator proposed to the City of Santa Monica. The new section...

  • Ten Reasons To Love Tiffany Trump, Despite Being the Black Sheep of the Family

    Sarah Storkin, Observer Staff Writer|Mar 1, 2017

    Tiffany Trump is enormously popular, much more so than any other recent Presidential daughter. This despite not living in the White House, or being a mere half sister to her flashy siblings. Sweetness alone doesn't explain her magnetism, so here are the Top Ten Reasons to Love Tiffany Trump, despite that fact that she's the black sheep of her family: 1.Tiffany's mom is Marla Maples, Trump's second wife, and Tiffany is the image of her mother. Apparently their relationship started as an affair wh...

  • Juan Castillo, 18, Found Dead of Gunshot Wound Near Santa Monica UCLA Hospital

    Observer Staff|Mar 1, 2017
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    His body was found on a dark and rainy night on 16th Street in Santa Monica, his hometown, where he had gone to high school. He had been a member of the Santa Monica High School football team and graduated in June, 2016. Juan Castillo was born and raised in Santa Monica. He had a job working at Burger King, but he was planning on enlisting in the military soon, and he was just 18 years old. KNBC Los Angeles is reporting that Police found shell casings around a liquor store at 2100 Pico Blvd....

  • Here Are the States That Take the Most (And Least) Out of Your Paycheck

    Zane|Mar 1, 2017

    GOBankingRates examined all 50 U.S. states plus Washington, D.C., to find just how much Americans can expect to take home per paycheck based on a $50,000 salary and $100,000 salary. Those earning $50,000 receive a bi-weekly paycheck of $1,923.08 before taxes; those with a salary of $100,000 receive $3,846.15. The states that take the most out of your paycheck are... If you're earning $50,000 annually: - Hawaii ($542.24) - Oregon ($538.05) - Idaho ($528.93) - South Carolina ($524.95) - Minnesota...

  • Doris Bergman Annual Valentine and Oscar Style lounge and party Rocks Fig & Olive

    Preity Uupala, Observer Staff Writer|Mar 1, 2017

    The Santa Monica Observer is honored to attend all the various gifting events for the academy awards every year. All these events are just fabulous, but I must admit, this year there was a stand out. This would be the Doris Bergman Annual Valentine and Oscar Style lounge and party held at the French restaurant Fig and olive in West Hollywood on Thursday the 23rd of February. Boy was this event luxurious and fun! Several Oscar winners, nominees, presenters and celebrities were invited to this...

  • Searching for the Superhero Smartphone

    Zane|Mar 1, 2017

    Have you ever dropped your phone and cracked the screen? Do you binge-watch shows on your device but think the screen is too small? Does your phone give you low-battery anxiety? If so, you may want to rethink your current phone situation, along with a majority of Americans who are in the market for a new device this year. LG recently surveyed thousands of smartphone users and uncovered that size really does matter, as does a phone's durabiltiy, long battery life and waterproofness1. Size Matters...

  • American Girl and Taylor Guitars Collaborate on Special Edition Tenney Grant Guitar

    Zane|Mar 1, 2017

    Taylor Guitars and American Girl have teamed up to collaborate on a special edition life-size Taylor GS Mini acoustic guitar that matches the doll-size version for American Girl's newest contemporary character, Tenney Grant, a singer-songwriter from Nashville. To support the project and the musical development of young boys and girls, Taylor will donate $100 for every American Girl GS Mini guitar sold to charity partner Notes for Notes, a non-profit organization that designs, equips, and staffs...