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Discovering Santa Monica: Solidarity, Where the Old World Meets the New

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On the outskirts of Santa Monica’s bustling downtown sits a small wooden house, where, in 1979, Polish immigrant Elina O’Lague, opened her restaurant. Named for her homeland’s capital city, Warszawa, the restaurant instantly became as...

Next Wednesday: Indigenous Artists Reinforce History and Presence at Tongva Park

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Via Press Release: WHEN: Wednesday, May 30, 7:30 – 9 p.m. WHERE: Tongva Park, 1615 Ocean Ave., Santa Monica, CA 90401 SANTA MONICA, Calif. – On Wednesday, May 30, Santa Monica Cultural Affairs presents the 2018 Art @ Tongva season finale, Indigenous...

Open Thread: Coast, Santa Monica’s First Open Streets Event

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Santa Monica closed off two miles of streets to motor vehicles on Sunday for its first-ever open streets event, Coast. The route started at the newly-opened Downtown Santa Monica Expo line station. From there to...

Expo Review: What’s Happening at Bergamot Station

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After the last Red Car trolley rattled by in 1953, and then the ice-packing plant and water heater factory housed here were closed, Santa Monica’s Bergamot Station sat dormant in the 1980s. The seven-acre site,...

The Santa Monica Life: Laemmle Theater Reopens in Santa Monica, Warsawa Gets a New...

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Laemmle Monica Film Center reopens to the public in Downtown Santa Monica; 626 Night Market comes to Santa Monica’s Barker Hangar; a local favorite hotspot gets a speakeasy and new name; Metro says Expo...

Santa Monica-Malibu School District’s 68th Annual “Stairway of the Stars” Concerts Set for March

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Via the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District. Nearly 1,000 SMMUSD elementary, middle and high school students will star in three separate “Stairway to the Stars” concerts on March 15, 17 and 21, at 7 pm,...

Eyes on the Street: Santa Monica’s Creative Crosswalks Add Color to Downtown Intersections

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Santa Monica is not the first city to have colored in their crosswalks. Long Beach and West Hollywood are just two local examples of cities that beat them to the street. However, the Santa Monica's newest...

Previewing This Week’s New Urbanism Film Festival

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This week the annual New Urbanism Film Festival returns to Los Angeles. The grand opening is Thursday night! There are plenty of screenings, plus walking tours, storytelling, and more. Event details at NUFF website. Below are five...

Coming Up: BUSted! Returns, Meet the New City Manager, FAA’s New Plan Unveiled

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BUSted! is back in Santa Monica this week, a new city manager takes the reins, and a new plan by the Federal Aviation Administration could impact Santa Monica Airport. BUSted! A Free Storytelling Show About...

Coming Up: Expo Testing Resumes, New Orleans Jazz at the Pier, and Help Plan...

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This week, test trains will start running again along the Expo line in Santa Monica, a new, multi-modal vision for Lincoln Boulevard will go before the Planning Commission, and New Orleans jazz takes the...

Transforming Bergamot Station

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In the middle of Santa Monica's Bergamot Station – a collection of about three dozen art galleries housed in repurposed industrial buildings – there is a patch of green space. It is small, about...

Santa Monica Moving Forward with “Creative Crosswalks” Pilot Project

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Walking in Downtown Santa Monica is about to get a little bit more fun. Santa Monica is moving forward with a “creative crosswalks” pilot program that could transform two intersections in Downtown Santa Monica into colorful...
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