The lobby bar at Casa del Mar recently became my new favorite place in Santa Monica. It has a nook for my every mood. There is the dark, wood-paneled library for when I feel scholarly. The comforta...

To the people who live here, the heat of the summer is a non-issue. The 3-digit number may look impressive (even a little insane) on a national weather map, but it’s not so hard to live with. ..