Open Thread: Coast, Santa Monica’s First Open Streets Event
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...
Bergamot Station Prepares for the Future
“The train is coming” was an oft-repeated phrase at Tuesday night's meeting on the future of Bergamot Station, the roughly six-acre City-owned arts complex in the heart of SaMo's former industrial corridor.
Home to dozens...
Laemmle’s Monica Film Center to Screen Best of 2015 New Urbanism Film Festival
Across the globe, cities are undergoing a renaissance; urban centers are once again thriving as growing numbers of people choose to move away from the car-centric, suburban lifestyle that dominated the second half of the 20th...
Coming Up: Mostly Kosher on the Lawn, Preservation and Change, Spoke Update, and More!
This week, Jazz on the Lawn returns with Mostly Kosher, Santa Monica Spoke Hosts an update meeting, the city will host a discussion on preservation and change in Downtown Santa Monica, you can take...
Happy 4th of July from Santa Monica Next
We at Santa Monica Next want to wish you a safe and happy 4th of July weekend. Whether you're heading to the beach, the Main Street parade, or Downtown, leave the car at home...
Transforming Bergamot Station
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...
Coming Up: Kidical Mass, Tour da Arts, BBB Service Changes, and The Zombies at...
Summer is almost over, but there is no lack of things to keep us busy between now and the fall. Here are just a few of the many events coming up in the next...
The Santa Monica Life: Twilight Concert Series Edition
“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 home...
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...
Coming Up: Indie Rock at the Pier, More Jazz on the Lawn, One Last...
Mark yer calendars, mateys! Summer still has a few weeks left, so let's make sure these days are packed. This week, the Twilight Pier Concert offers up some indie rock, Jazz on the Lawn...
Video: Celebrating the 23rd Annual Santa Monica Festival
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Locals turned out in droves to Clover Park Saturday for the 23rd annual Santa Monica Festival. The yearly celebration drew thousands to partake in food, live music, and a celebration of sustainable living. The festival...
Santa Monica’s Open Street Celebration Could Become Annual Affair
Santa Monica's first open streets event -- Coast -- in June 2016 was such a success, it could become an annual fall event.
According to an information item posted to the city's website at the...
Coming Up: A Bike-in Movie, Bike It! Walk It! Week, and Front Porch Cinema
It may be fall, but that doesn't mean we have to spend our time indoors. We've got plenty coming up to keep us active and outside to enjoy autumn in Santa Monica.
Bogotá Change at Bergamot Station
On...
Video: Exploring the 11th Annual Santa Monica Airport ArtWalk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SIJP8Beg7pE
About 60 artists who work out of studios at the Santa Monica Airport opened their creative spaces to the general public last Saturday. The event was the 11th annual Santa Monica Airport ArtWalk, sponsored by...
Discovering Santa Monica: Solidarity, Where the Old World Meets the New
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...
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