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The Hoop: The Official Newsletter of Santa Monica YMCA Youth Basketball, Volume 19, Issue...

KIDS SWEEP PARENTS AGAIN, UPPER LEAGUES DO SAME TO LOWER DARKS TAKE LIGHTS IN 3 OUT OF 5 ALL STAR GAMES, LEGENDS WIN FIRST! SPRING LEAGUE AND YEAR ENDS, AWARDS BANQUETS BECKON The Major League Legends won...

June at Santa Monica’s Annenberg Community Beach House

Via city of Santa Monica press release. What’s more fun than summer at the Beach House? Do a lot or do a little! Get active: Try one of our summer-inspired classes! BOGAFiT on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 7:15-8:15...

Explore Your Neighborhood with the Help of Santa Monica Travel & Tourism’s Website

A stay-cation is not only a cheaper alternative to traveling afield for relaxation, it can also help you see your city with fresh eyes. Santa Monica Travel and Tourism (SMTT), the nonprofit organization responsible for...

It Would Take More than 60 Years for Santa Monica to Build Its Share...

A new report by the California Housing Partnership Corporation released Monday revealed that L.A. County was short more than half a million affordable rental homes to meet the needs of the region’s low-income residents. Home...

Socially Conscious Grab-and-Go Eatery, Everytable, Opens in Santa Monica Next Week

Everytable, the grab-and-go eatery aimed at delivering affordable and healthy food, will celebrate the grand opening of its Santa Monica location on May 30. The Santa Monica location -- at the 1315 Third Street Promenade...

After Successful Season, the 2018 Twilight Concert Series Ends with an Open Streets Party

This Sunday, two Santa Monica traditions join forces when the Twilight Concert Series and Santa Monica COAST program a full day of car-free outdoor fun. COAST will open streets in Downtown Santa Monica to...

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...

Lineup for Santa Monica’s 2017 Twilight Concert Series Announced

Summer is around the corner and in Santa Monica for more than 30 years that has meant free concerts on the Pier. The lineup for the 33rd annual Twilight Concert Series, sponsored by Snap, Inc.,...

Looking to Art to Improve Santa Monica’s Wellbeing

About one in five Santa Monica residents worry about paying rent or their mortgage. Only 56 percent of people in Santa Monica feel they can trust their neighbors, compared to 80 percent nationwide. And...

“Celebrate America” Festival and Fireworks Show at Santa Monica College June 24

Via Santa Monica College press release. Don't miss the free spectacular fireworks and entertainment of “Celebrate America” – Santa Monica College’s popular star-spangled salute to our nation’s independence – to be held Saturday, June 24. The...

Eyes on the Street: Santa Monica’s Main Street Parklets On Track for “Late June”...

The construction fencing may still be up, but three parklets are taking shape on Main Street in Santa Monica. At the corner of Ashland and Main Street, dark wooden benches are popping up in front...

Where to Celebrate Bike Month in Santa Monica

Via city of Santa Monica. This post is by Jason Kligier, senior transportation planner. With over 100 miles of bikeways, Breeze Bike Share stations across town, convenient bike parking, relatively flat terrain, and gorgeous weather, Santa...

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...

UC Irvine: Long Beach Ranks No. 1 in Accessibility in SoCal—Because It’s Dense

Photo by Brian Addison. Data and charts courtesy of UCI. This article originally ran on our sister site, Longbeachize. When it comes to contemporary development, “mixed-use” and, especially if the structure is in an urban center, “transit-oriented”...
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