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Dear Abby: I can no longer sit for my son’s undisciplined dog

DEAR ABBY: For the last four years, I have been hosting my son “Dennis,” his 6-year-old son and his brother’s 8-year-old daughter every other weekend. Dennis bought a puppy, “Champ,” to go with his house and brings him on these visits. Champ is nice enough but extremely active. He runs…

The empty storefronts haunting Santa Monica’s Third Street Promenade

A Santa Monica product designer is putting hard numbers to what locals have long known in their bones: nearly three in 10 storefronts on the Third Street Promenade sit empty. The designer built an interactive map tracking occupancy along the corridor, and the numbers aren’t pretty — 28.5% of storefronts…

How padel holidays have become a smash hit for travel

Padel is no longer just one of the world’s fastest-growth sports – it has also become one of travel’s fastest-growing trends. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT According to the International Padel Federation’s 2025 report, the racquet sport now counts more than 35 million players worldwide, with courts increasing by more than 15% in…