Airport ArtWalk and L.A. Marathon This Weekend in Santa Monica
This weekend, don't miss the Santa Monica Airport ArtWalk on Saturday and don't forget to plan ahead on Sunday to avoid delays during the L.A. Marathon.
On Saturday from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m., visitors can partake in...
Tech Tuesday: Vrideo
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...
Press Release: Register Now For Santa Monica College Community Education Winter/Spring
As SMC Community Education’s vibrant Winter Session gets under way today, it is also looking ahead to an even heartier Spring Semester – with more than 170 classes, workshops and tours, including several new...
“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...
Video: Outdoor Food Market Smorgasburg Comes to Santa Monica Pier
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Smorgasburg Los Angeles transformed the Santa Monica Pier into a food lover’s paradise last Saturday. The outdoor food and shopping market features unique gifts and tasty, creative menus from a variety of vendors. The...
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...
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...
For a Great Workout, Without a Gym Membership, There’s the Memorial Park Fitness Room
When Santa Monica’s Annenberg Community Beach House opened in 2009, among the many amenities offered to the public was a fitness center with a variety of exercise equipment.
The thinking was that Annenberg visitors would...
Coming Up: Wellbeing Buy Local Festival, the Sun Sets on the Twilight Concert Series,...
It may be a short week, but there’s always plenty to do.
This week, you can catch the last Twilight Concert of 2015 at the Santa Monica Pier, hear another installment of the award-winning transit-oriented...
The Santa Monica Life: Fuddruckers, Santa Monica Brew Works, and Expo!
“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...
The Santa Monica Life: Bloody Marys for Charity, Dining Destinations, and Sweet Bike Tours
“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 and...
Eternal Meadow at Santa Monica’s Woodlawn Cemetery Offers Greener Burial Options
Above the surface, cemeteries are serene expanses of green, with plenty of trees and flowers.
Below ground, however, America’s cemeteries are environmental disasters. Buried along with the deceased are toxic embalming fluids, metals from...
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,...
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.
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Santa Monica Hosts Earth Day-Themed Family Bike Ride Saturday
Kidical Mass, the family-friendly social bike ride hosted by the city of Santa Monica, is back this Saturday, April 16, with an Earth Day-themed event.
In conjunction with Safe Routes to School, Active Santa Monica,...