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Articles from the April 13, 2017 edition


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  • Julie, Liz, Sheila, Monica and Lian Dolan, the five fun-loving, real-life sisters from the popular "Satellite Sisters" podcast, discuss their new book

    Observer Staff

    Santa Monica, California – Santa Monica Public Library presents The Satellite Sisters: A Celebration of Friendship on Saturday, April 22, at 2:00 pm in the Main Library's Martin Luther King, Jr. Auditorium, 601 Santa Monica Blvd. Julie, Liz, Sheila, Monica and Lian Dolan, the five fun-loving, real-life sisters from the popular "Satellite Sisters" podcast, discuss their new book, You're the Best: A Celebration of Friendship, a collection of essays exploring the power of female friendships. The D...

  • 'Supper' this is one meal you will never forget. With "Red Helen" at the Theatre of Note in Hollywood

    Ron Irwin, Observer Staff Writer|Apr 13, 2017

    Four brothers of an extremely wealthy and privileged family gather in Japan for the marriage of the one brother least likely to marry, that is the one clearly least likely to marry a woman. They have gathered in celebration but almost instantly rancor emerges primarily from the oldest brother who is also clearly a bit of a bully and in a humorous way very much a curmudgeon. He is joined by a younger brother who seems to be essentially the foil of the family and eventually be another brother who...

  • If An Old Growth Redwood Tree Falls in Santa Monica, Does Anyone Hear It?

    Observer Staff|Apr 13, 2017

    As Ecclesiastes said, there is a time for everything under heaven; a time to be born and a time to die. An old growth Redwood tree finally had to be taken down on 9th street. It had died during the drought, 18 or so months ago, and had become a hazard to the neighborhood. The City of Santa Monica, which has an active tree removal department called "Community forestry," red tagged the tree on October 7, 2016. Several residents appealed the decision at www.Santamonicatrees.com. On October 31st,...

  • Santa Monica Shotgun House Receives an LA 2017 Preservation Award

    Rebecca James|Apr 13, 2017
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    The Los Angeles Conservancy has selected eight recipients for the organization's 2017 Preservation Awards, including Santa Monica's last surviving shotgun house. The annual designations, which celebrate "outstanding achievement in the field of historic preservation," are chosen from across Los Angeles County and include physical structures, organizations, and preservation-minded programs. The Shotgun House in Santa Monica was recognized for its dogged perseverance. The building was threatened...