Coming Up: Santa Monica 2030 with James Rojas, SMPL Heads to the Annenberg, ¡Cubanismo!...
This week, there's a bunch of exciting stuff, including “Santa Monica 2030,” an evening of urban planning through play with James Rojas, Latin jazz at the Pier, more picnics on the Promenade, and a trip to...
VIDEO: Playing with Santa Monica’s Future with James Rojas
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To plan for the future of our city, we must first rediscover our personal pasts. That is the philosophy underlying the "Place It!" workshops, run by artist and urban planner James Rojas, which invite...
News Wire: Odd Market L.A. Comes to the Santa Monica Pier
Odd Market L.A. makes its westside debut at the Santa Monica Pier. On Saturday, January 28, more than 75 vendors and food trucks will transform the iconic pier into a bazaar scene of boutique merchants,...
Santa Monica Lawmaker Wants to Make April California Craft Brew Month
A whole month dedicated to celebrating California's bounty of craft beers? That's what Santa Monica's representative in the State Assembly is hoping for.
Assemblymember Richard Bloom, who represents Santa Monica as part of AD50, is...
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...
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...
Coming Up: Jazz on the Lawn, Celebrate GoSaMo, Family Dance Jam at Tongva, Sonic...
Summer may be almost over, but there is still plenty to do. This week, join PUBLIC Bikes + Gear to celebrate GoSaMo, the city’s multimodal initiative; head to Stewart Park for more Jazz on...
Coming Up: Santa Monica Museum of Art Visits Frogtown, Koolhaas Project Public Meeting, and...
The Santa Monica Museum of Art will head east to talk about the L.A. River, Rem Koolhaas' Plaza at Santa Monica project will get another round of public discussion, and OK Go will play...
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.,...
Santa Monica Celebrates New Pico Neighborhood Library
Saturday’s event at the Pico Branch Library in Santa Monica was billed as a Grand Opening. So there were civic speeches, a ribbon-cutting moment, and appropriate fanfare, including taiko drummers.
All of this, though, was...
Pictures: Santa Monica Celebrates Día de los Muertos
For the sixth year running, Santa Monica celebrated Día de los Muertos at the city-operated Woodlawn Cemetery Saturday.
From noon to 3 p.m., the loop that runs through the cemetery was closed to vehicle traffic and...
Council Alert: Santa Monica Bergamot Station Arts Center Redevelopment Project
On Tuesday, the City Council will decide whether to go ahead with plans for the Bergamot Station Arts Center revitalization project.
Three developer teams -- Bergamot Station LTD/Worthe, 26Street TOD Partners, LLC, and REthink/KOR -- are competing for...
Awkward! California Heritage Museum Hosts a Collection of Family Photos Gone Awry
In one photo, a family of four smiles toward the camera on Easter morning, while just off to the side grandpa is seen chugging a can of beer.
In another shot, a young boy happily...
“BUSted!” Comes to Santa Monica
Everyone has a story, especially if you ride the bus. That's something Scott Schultz understands first hand, as someone who lives in Los Angeles without a car.
For example, there was that time Schultz became...
Op Ed: The Destruction of Bergamot Arts Center is Fake News
Bergamot Arts Center has been a vital part of the arts fabric of Santa Monica since its inception in the 1990s. On Tuesday night, the Santa Monica City Council will be asked to look at...