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06.24.16 Volume 15 Issue 182
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WHAT’S UP WESTSIDE ..................PAGE 2 APOTHECARY OPENS ....................PAGE 3 LAUGHING MATTERS ....................PAGE 4 MARGARITA FRIDAY ....................PAGE 5 MYSTERY PHOTO ............................PAGE 9
Santa Monica Daily Press
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Samohi principal resigns Mayoral moving away after 21 years with SMMUSD BY JEFFREY I. GOODMAN Daily Press Staff Writer
The top administrator at the Santa Monica-Malibu school district’s flagship campus will leave her post at the end of the month.
Daniel Goodman
TRADITION: Apple Pan is an icon at the Westwood Expo stop.
BY JEONG PARK
At Apple Pan, burgers served with a side of nostalgia
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Editor’s note: With the opening of the Expo Line’s extension to Santa Monica, locals have a new way to explore neighboring areas. The Daily Press will publish a weekly travelogue about what to eat, see and do near each of the stations along the Expo Line, continuing this week at the third non-Santa Monica stop: Westwood/Rancho Park.
It’s hard to figure out exactly which sense to process first. Once you pull on the first set of dark green doors and push through the second, there’s the sight of bygone-era cash registers atop a U-shaped counter dotted with metallic holders for conical paper cups as longtime workers with white soda jerk hats hustle around the frenetic but efficient central kitchen. There’s the sound of competing conversations as customers chat over the whirring and humming din of the diner, an appropriate score to the nostalgic feel of cushioned red seatback stools, crinkling wax paper and laminated menus with recipes dating back to the 19th century.
There’s the smell of warm apple pie accentuated by wafting scents of fresh burgers and French fries, an aromatic amalgamation so enticing that it forces my uncle into a partial genuflection of worship when he walks by. And then, of course, there’s the taste of arguably the best burger and pie in the region. It’s a sensory nirvana only experienced at the Apple Pan, a longstanding West L.A. burger joint that’s a short, anticipation-filled walk from the Expo Line’s Westwood/Rancho Park station. What can be written about this place, a destination since 1947, that hasn’t been before? It’s old-timey to the point where it sometimes seems on the verge of extinction, it’s iconic in a neighborhood that has seen many changes over the last decade and it’s delicious in a way that elicits raving hyperbole. The tagline under its neon sign is “Quality Forever,” the only caveat being that the cash-only establishment is closed on Mondays. For so many Angelenos, a trip to the Apple Pan comes with a certain esteem, whether it’s a quick midweek lunch or a pie pickup before
to spend more time with family, Pinsker said. Details regarding the process for naming her successor at Samohi were not immediately clear, but Pinsker said district offiSEE PRINCIPAL PAGE 6
Diverse skills on offer at SMPL ‘How-To Festival’
EXPO LINE TOUR:
BY JEFFREY I. GOODMAN
Eva Mayoral resigned Thursday as Santa Monica High School principal after three years at the helm and 21 total years in the district, SMMUSD spokeswoman Gail Pinsker confirmed. Mayoral is moving out of state
Learning new skills takes effort and guidance. The Santa Monica Public Library seeks to offer guidance for those who are willing to
provide effort. Branches of Santa Monica Public Library will host a second annual “How-To Festival” from June 25 to July 30. The festival consists of 40 mini-workshops taught by library staff and community
CHAMBER BOARD
members, offering opportunities for the community to learn skills such as songwriting and coding. “It’s a great way for the community to try something new,” said SEE LIBRARY PAGE 5
David Young-Wolff
The Santa Monica Chamber of Commerce installed a new Board of Directors recently. See Page 3 for more information.
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