When the Santa Monica video store Vidiots, which had become a local cultural institution, closed in February 2017, founders Patty Polinger and Cathy Tauber had their doubts as to whether the store would ever rebound. “I didn’t really think it would,” said Tauber, reflecting on whether the store could bounce back after years of financial struggle with the rise of …
When Vidiots, the long-running video store in Santa Monica that had become a cultural cornerstone for the city, closed in 2017, it seemed the end of an era. And when you have multiple points of access to an art form, you just invite so many more people in and you have such a better chance of encouraging new generations of …
