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Articles from the May 17, 2018 edition


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  • Criminals Force Us to Reconsider Santa Monica's Hedge and Fence Statutes

    Amy Fittipaldi, Local Resident|May 17, 2018
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    In June 2017 a house on the 200 block of our street (19th) the father and son were brutally stabbed by 2 men. The house where the father and son lived had 'a Santa Monica regulation height fence." The men had machetes and stabbed the father and son over 20 times. They jumped right over their front yard fence. Our fence is 6 feet high to protect us for just that reason. But now the City of Santa Monica wants us to lower both our hedges and fence from 6 feet to a regulation 2 feet tall. This...

  • Interview with Joseph Culp and Scott Ben-Yasher, the Men behind Welcome to the Men's Group

    David Ganezer, Observer Staff Writer|May 17, 2018

    I sat down with the principals behind Welcome to the Men's Group, to ask them what the movie was about, other than a bunch of middle aged men taking their clothes off and discussing their feelings. OK, fine, actually I spoke to Joseph Culp and Scott Ben-Yasher by phone. Here our my notes from our conversation. Q. How did you become interested in men's feelings? Culp: Scott and I have participated in mens groups for many years and that's how we met. This was years before we decided to make a...

  • Westside Ballet Sprint Showcase at SMC's Broad Stage, Sunday May 27th

    Westside Ballet of Santa Monica presents a mixed showcase, highlighting a varied classical & contemporary ballet repertoire, featuring Paquita and including the company's male dancers in a sizzling Memorial Day performance, Stars & Stripes, concluding with a jazz tribute to the 40th year anniversary of Grease. The company will also be collaborating with Santa Monica College's Dance Department featuring an award-winning contemporary dance piece. THE BROAD STAGE, 1310 11th St, Santa Monica, CA...

  • Culver City High School Student Completes 12 years of Dance at Westside School of Ballet

    Observer Staff|May 17, 2018

    Toscana Finke is a graduating senior from Culver City High School who has been dancing at Westside School of Ballet for over 12 years, three of those at the most advanced level (Level 7). She is one of the last students currently with Westside Ballet that has trained directly under founder Yvonne Mounsey. Toscana has performed 15 different roles from The Nutcracker, from an 8-year-old Blue Soldier, to her dream role, the Dew Drop Fairy. She has also performed in a wide variety of pieces in past...

  • Renowned Best Selling Author Tom Zenner Delivers The Premiere Royal Wedding Book... 

    Christine Peake, Peake PR|May 17, 2018

    The Royal Wedding of Prince Harry and the fabulous Meghan Markle will go down as one of THE glamour events of our lifetime. AND- it will be THE LAST Great Royal Wedding of our lifetime. A true spectacle of passion and pizazz, fashion, fame, fairy tale and fortune. This book takes you into the middle of all the glitz, style, star power, romance and fantasy of May 19th, 2018 that was witnessed by the entire world. From the excitement, drama and preparation as the day drew near, up to the magical m...