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Santa Monica Native Jeff Condon Always Has Time for Swimming

Third generation Santa Monica resident, Jeff Condon, has led a life dedicated to mindfulness and consistency. Born and raised in our...

Preserving the Past for the Future

Steve Lehne always knew he wanted to work with his hands as he was growing up. He spent time with his dad’s company, Lehne and Son, as a...

Technological Takes on Trick-Or-Treat

October is the month for thrills and chills! However spooky a Halloween you seek, technology is out there to help fine-tune your autumn...

Gifts - Timing is Everything!

The annual gift tax exclusion amount is now $16,000. This the amount each of us can gift every year, to an unlimited number of people,...

Becoming a College Freshman

When I left for college, I was (understandably) focused on all the things I would miss the most about sunny Los Angeles. My whole life,...

Don’t Let Our Worldly Possessions Possess Us

It is unlikely that most of us remember the baby outfit we wore after birth, or the blanket swaddled around us when we were taken home...