Past Stories
Letters
Behind the curtain of the north runway plan
Re: “Litigation encouraged in wake of City Council vote on LAX modernization,” (Argonaut, May 9).
The airport continues to make misleading statements about their desire to move th...
Take your foot off the gas pedal
By Richard Foss (Richard@RichardFoss.com)
I drove past the Melody Bar & Grill thousands of times without stopping in – I worked in...
Letters
Keep direct mail coming
Re: “Election experts examine feasibility of halting political mailers,” (Argonaut, May 2).
This obsession with some to eliminate direct mail campaign literature is wrong-headed, illegal and probably...
Old school speakeasy by the beach
By Richard Foss (Richard@RichardFoss.com)
“Chloe certainly is dim,” I remarked to my companions as I walked into the s...
LAX Coastal Chamber to present 30th annual Teacher Eddy Awards
Fire Service Recognition Day; CERT training; Stars of the Neighborhood Award
By Geoff Maleman
For the 30th year, the LAX Coastal Area Chamber of Commerce will recognize the contributions of teachers from local schools during th...
‘Storytelling memorial’ held for former Venice High coach, teacher Bill Fairbanks
Bill Fairbanks, a former coach and longtime teacher at Venice High School, died peacefully in Santa Monica April 7. He was 77.
Born on May 8, 1935, in rural Spring Lake, Mich., Fairbanks was a U.S. Marine who patrolled the…
Letters
Broken promises
According to the April 25 edition of The Argonaut, Rep. Henry Waxman was “expected to appear at community meeting on Santa Monica Airport.” His inattention to pressing environmental concerns should not surpr...
Well read and well fed
By Richard Foss (Richard@RichardFoss.com)
The name’s a little pretentious, but the food is good,” explained my friend, Philip...
Marina del Rey round-up of activities
By Pat Reynolds
When the clock strikes May in and around the Marina del Rey boating scene – it’s on. Boat owners stop promising themselves to sell that boat they haven’t used in months and once again return to the…
Nancy Schneider, Westchester community activist, dies
Westchester resident Nancy Schneider, who for years fought against Los Angeles International Airport impacts on nearby communities along with her husband, Denny, has died. She was 62.
Schneider passed away last month after a lo...
