Weekend Events: Buy Local, 9/11 Memorials and the Santa Monica Classic
One of the most anticipated events of the year is tomorrow's "Buy Local Health and Fitness Festival" is this Saturday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the SM Civic Center Surface Lot, 1855 Main St....
AIKA Trading and Santa Monica Spoke Team Up for an Urban Biking Scavenger Hunt
AIKA Trading, an urban cycling store, and Santa Monica Spoke are teaming up to promote urban cycling with the Brompton Urban Challenge on Saturday, April 30.
The event, which costs $25 to participate, will benefit...
Tech Tuesday: Move Loot
Santa Monica is at the center of a tech revolution. Hundreds of startups are based in the city, part of the Westside of L.A. County that has been dubbed “Silicon Beach.”
Our Tech Tuesday feature...
The Santa Monica Life: What’s Up with AirBnB, a New Dive in Downtown, and...
“Living the Santa Monica Life” is a weekly roundup of all the local fun, food, drinks, and lifestyle goings-on in Santa Monica. When the fun is so close, it’s easy to leave the car at...
Community Voices: A Letter from a New Resident to the Santa Monica City Council
The following is a letter sent by a recent Santa Monica resident to the City Council. It is reprinted here with his permission.
Dear City Leaders,
I am writing regarding the Downtown Specific Plan. Although...
Is Santa Monica Going to Get a Second Trader Joe’s?
Rumors are flying on social media that Santa Monica may get a second Trader Joe’s.
Posts on the social media site NextDoor suggested that the retail space on the ground floor of a new mixed-use...
Tech Tuesday: High Pressure Zone
Santa Monica is at the center of a tech revolution. Hundreds of startups are based in the city, part of the Westside of L.A. County that has been dubbed “Silicon Beach.”
Our Tech Tuesday feature...
Santa Monica People’s Academy: the “Meatiest, Most Personal” Way to Get to Know Your...
On her first day at the Santa Monica People’s Academy, Sabrina Fields had an eye-opening experience.
The native of the bayside city decided to take the six-week course, offered by the city manager’s office to...
Santa Monica council to consider gender neutral restrooms, some councilmembers concerned
In 2022, Santa Monica’s state senator Ben Allen passed a bill that granted cities authority to require new or renovated public toilet facilities within its jurisdiction to be designated as all-gender. The Cities of...
Santa Monica’s Main Street on Track to Get Parklets This July
In November 2015, the Santa Monica City Council voted to approve plans for parklets at three locations on Main Street. According to a recent staff report, those parklets should be ready by July this...
Coming Up: Expo Testing Resumes, New Orleans Jazz at the Pier, and Help Plan...
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...
Coming Up: Sustainable Quality Awards, Handlebar Happy Hour, and Jaycees Meet
This week, Santa Monica honors its sustainable businesses, relax after work with a drink with fellow bike riders at Handlebar Happy Hour, and get involved with the Santa Monica Junior Chamber of Commerce's civic...
The Santa Monica Life: Opera at the Beach, Meaty Cocktails, Workouts on the Promenade,...
“The Santa Monica Life” is a weekly roundup of the local fun, food, drinks, and lifestyle goings-on in Santa Monica. When the fun is so close, it’s easy to leave the car at home...
Downtown Santa Monica Ain’t Broke
This piece originally ran on Healthy City Local.
There are good ideas in the Downtown Community Plan (DCP): ideas about the role of Santa Monica’s downtown, about nurturing community in “our town” with more and better...
Who Do You Love, Santa Monica?
Do you have a favorite bike-centric business, or a particular farmer at the Farmers Market, or maybe there is a particular yoga studio that stands out enough that you want to let the world...
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