Connie Engel Opens Unique Art Gallery on Montana AvenueConnie Engel has been painting and drawing all of her life. In 2002, she went “professional,” as she describes. Her work has been in...
Being Thankful for Swimming as a Way to Prolong My LifeAs I approach my 62nd birthday, I find myself yet again writing about swimming for these pages. The editor wants another swim article?...
Bru Caplan Brought Her Background in Hotel Management to Open Three Successful Westside RestaurantsAt the end of 2000, Bru Caplan made the journey from Turkey to Santa Monica. She told her dad she wanted to open a doggy day care...
Preserving the Past for the FutureSteve 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...
Local Painting Business Marking Its 83rd YearGrowing up during the depression of the 1930s was a trying time, but as a lad of six years old in 1937, it seemed like just another adult...
Past to the Future: A Behind-the-Scenes Look Into Wilshire Coin Glenn Sorgenstein, owner of Wilshire Coin, caught the collecting bug when he was a youngster. “Back then, we collected everything,” he...