PHS | Santa Monica Dirt

2 SANTA MONICA DIRT APRIL 2016 Blaze McKibbin, born and raised in Santa Monica, is a freshman football player. He is the starting quarterback for his high school and was invited to Rivals Campo Series Quarterback Combine! Blaze is one of only 3 freshmen honored with an invite to the exclusive camp. Of the 78 high school quarterbacks, mostly juniors and seniors with multiple Division 1 school offers, Blaze finished the combine tied for 7th place overall—at just 15 years old! His devoted father Owen, an avid sportsman, model, inventor, local gym owner and trainer could not be more proud. Owen McGibbons recently opened F45 Training at 7th and Arizona. Fitness buffs should check it out! The Westside Water Polo team is headed to Croatia this summer to train and play with the best-of-the-best including Olympic medalists! Many Santa Monica High students will be attending this unique skills camp! R&D Kitchen — our neighborhood "Home Away From Home"—closed for a few days of spring cleaning mid-March. You may have been turned away at the door and wondered what exactly was up. The health department's routine inspection scored a 92 (an A-rating). Luckily for us daily diners, there were no stomach-turning violations, just a few practices needing a bit of improvement. Beck reportedly is looking for a home North of Montana David Duchovny is a near weekly sighting on Montana earning the local nickname "The Daily Duchovny" Reese Witherspoon smiling sweetly despite paparazzi buzzing around Greg Kinnear is said to be looking for a Santa Monica home Around Town Celebrity Sightings Contents 3 F E AT U R E D L I S T I N G 421 23rd Street, Santa Monica 5 M O N TA N A M O V E S e latest comings-and-goings on Montana Avenue 6 S A N TA M O N I C A S N A P S H O T by Loraine Silver 7 F E AT U R E D L I S T I N G S 528 14th Street, Santa Monica 845 Lincoln Boulevard, Venice 860 Brooks Avenue, Venice 8 S A N TA M O N I C A D I RT B L O G by John Hathorn 9 T H I S W E E K O N S E C O N D S T R E E T by Charles Pence 10 R E C E N T S A L E S 2016 Year to Date 11 M U LT I P L E O F F E R S by Brett Silver 12 W H O ' S B U Y I N G N OW ? by John Hathorn 14 O N T H E M A R K E T Current PHS Listings & Heard Seen

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