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Articles from the July 8, 2019 edition


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  • New Restaurant in Venice, Yours Truly, Now Serves Brunch!

    Sterling Roberts, Observer Staff Writer|Jul 8, 2019

    There's a new brunch spot in Venice! Yours Truly, previously the restaurant Soltaire, opened up three months ago for dinner and three weeks ago started serving brunch. Yours Truly has a fun millennial vibe thanks to the colorful art and flashy patterns. The interior is bright and there are plants inside adding an additional pop of color. For instance, each table has a succulent and there is a large tree inside near the entrance. You can tell the restaurant was designed with a keen eye on...

  • Main Street Independence Day Parade in Santa Monica Draws Crowds, quakes

    Observer Staff|Jul 8, 2019

    Despite the earthquakes, Santa Monica conducted its annual parade on Thursday July 4, 2019. It lasted from 9:30 to 11 am. The 6.4 Richter scale temblor occurred at 10:19 am. The parade featured more than the usual protests, this is after all the Trump era. One lady had a shirt that said "children in cages." And local peace activist Jerry Rubin was there. The Santa Monica High School marching band was there, as were the usual stilt walkers. The quake did not throw them off balance. An earthquake...

  • Major Earthquake Hits SoCal Region. Preliminary measurement 7.1

    Observer Staff|Jul 8, 2019

    At 8:19 PM on July 5, 2019 a 7.1 magnitude earthquake hit the same area, 17 km south west of Ridgecrest California. Given that it's magnitude was greater than the initial shake, this qualifies as the main shark and makes the July 4 earthquake a pre-shock. An event at Burbank high school was evacuated due to the quake. At Caltech, Dr Lucy Jones said she could not remember a series of 3 earthquakes each greater than the one before but it is possible. Later, Caltech said the probability of a...

  • Drag Queen Story Time at the Beach to Celebrate Pride Month

    Sterling Roberts, Observer Staff Writer|Jul 8, 2019

    This past Friday morning, Santa Monica hosted a special event to celebrate Pride Month. Viewers were able to meet at the library to hop on the Pride Bus to get to the event on the beach. The event was held right outside of the Annenberg Community Beach House and was arranged in part by the Santa Monica Public Library. At the event there was a tent provided by the library with books that could be checked out using the honor system as well as goodies being given out such as bandanas, leis, and...