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Santa Monica Beat
Editor-In-Chief Brenton Garen discusses Cirque du Soleil's show "Totem" that opens this Friday, Jan. 17 at the Santa Monica Pier.
Santa Monica Beat
WestsideToday.com presents Westside TV, the easiest way to get local news, entertainment and all things on the Westside. Coming 2014.
Santa Monica Beat
This week, Paul Sand founder of the West End Theatre stops by to discuss the opening of the new theatre on the Santa Monica Pier.
News, Santa Monica, Courts
Actress Files Lawsuit Over Santa Monica Ice Skating Rink Injuries
Posted Apr. 18, 2014, 8:00 am
An actress who had a small role in the 1994 film “Dumb and Dumber” is suing the City of Santa Monica over injuries sustained at the city-owned seasonal ICE at Santa Monica skating rink on Jan. 18, 2014.
News, Santa Monica, Courts, Police Department
Escaped Inmate Recaptured In Santa Monica Pleads No Contest
Posted Apr. 18, 2014, 7:33 am
An inmate who escaped a downtown Los Angeles jail last month on March 12 and was arrested several weeks later in Santa Monica pleaded no contest Thursday.
News, Santa Monica, Police Department
Santa Monica A Dangerous City?
Posted Apr. 18, 2014, 7:32 am
Real estate blog Movoto has released a list of what it considers the 50 most dangerous places in the United States. While no California cities made the list of top 10, Santa Monica was one of four municipalities in the state that ranked 11 through 25.
News, Business, Santa Monica
Celebrate O’Brien’s Irish Pub’s Birthday On Wilshire This Saturday Night
Posted Apr. 18, 2014, 7:31 am
Locals are invited to party like it’s 1994 as O’Brien’s Irish Pub at 2226 Wilshire Boulevard in Santa Monica celebrates its 20th birthday this Saturday, April 19.
News, Business, Santa Monica
Active Barbers Cuts Ribbon At Grand Opening Celebration
Posted Apr. 18, 2014, 7:30 am
Master Barbers Steve Moran and his partner Robert Echiribel celebrated the grand opening of their new business Active Barbers at 2509 Wilshire Boulevard in Santa Monica last Friday.
News, Environment, Santa Monica
Help Plant Two American Sweetgums In Santa Monica On Arbor Day
Posted Apr. 18, 2014, 7:29 am
A handful of Santa Monica organizations will come together to celebrate Arbor Day by planting trees within the community this Wednesday, April 23.
Life And Arts, Seven Days, Santa Monica, Library
Santa Monica Public Library To Host Skype Q&A With Noted Author
Posted Apr. 18, 2014, 7:27 am
Santa Monica Public Library (SMPL) continues celebrating The Big Read with an author talk and Q&A via Skype with Luis Alberto Urrea this Monday, April 21 at 3 pm in the Main Library Multipurpose Room at 601 Santa Monica Boulevard.
News, Life And Arts, Santa Monica, Religion
New Santa Monica Church Partners With Gallery For Artistic Exhibition Tonight
Posted Apr. 17, 2014, 8:13 am
Resonate, a new church community anchored in Santa Monica, will celebrate Easter week with a free, open-to-the-public arts event this Thursday at the Jeanie Madsen Gallery at 1431 Ocean Avenue in Santa Monica.
Health, Ucla, Santa Monica
Alcohol & Aging: A Potentially Sour Mix
Posted Apr. 17, 2014, 8:04 am
April is “Alcohol Awareness Month,” providing the perfect opportunity to discuss alcohol use as we age. Here is some useful information to guide you.
Seven Days, Santa Monica, Film
Review: "Blue Ruin" A Variation On Theme Of Revenge Killings
Posted Apr. 17, 2014, 8:02 am
Violent family feuds are part and parcel of Americana, the most notorious one being between The Hatfields and The McCoys, which began in 1865 and resulted in around one dozen deaths.
Seven Days, Santa Monica, Film
Review: Scarlett Johansson Amazing In “Under The Skin”
Posted Apr. 17, 2014, 8:01 am
If you combined the best science fiction elements of Stanley Kubrick’s “2001: A Space Odyssey” and Terrence Malick’s “Tree of Life,” with Michael Mann’s extraordinary lighting effects in “Thief,” as well as Ingmar Bergman’s long, lingering landscape shots in “The Virgin Spring” or “Wild Strawberries,” this will give you an idea of the highly textured look of Jonathan Glazer’s haunting film, “Under the Skin.”
News, Apb, Santa Monica, Police Department
Santa Monica Police Arrest Man In Wheelchair After Blocking Busy Intersection
Posted Apr. 17, 2014, 7:51 am
A 36-year-old registered sex offender from Stockton, CA with a no-bail parole warrant was arrested on Friday, April 4 after bringing attention to himself in the form of blocking traffic in downtown Santa Monica while in a wheelchair.
Sports, Crossroads, Baseball, Santa Monica, Track And Field
Crossroads Sports Teams Earn CIF Academic Awards
Posted Apr. 16, 2014, 9:28 pm
There are not too many schools that can balance a top-notch sports program with outstanding performances in the classroom as well. Crossroads has managed to do both exceptionally well. Crossroads placed three teams in first place in the CIF Southern Section-Ford Academic Awards, another five sports in second place, two sports in the third spot and two more in fourth. The Roadrunners had other sports place in the top ten.
News, Santa Monica, Non Profits, Veterans
Santa Monica Elks 906 Recognized For Giving $65K In Goods, Services To Veterans
Posted Apr. 16, 2014, 9:26 am
Members from Santa Monica Elks 906 were on hand at the West Los Angeles Veterans Administration Volunteer Service award ceremony on Thursday, April 10.
Fitness, Santa Monica, Columnist, Hot Flash
The Weekly Hot Flash: How To Burn That Big Belly
Posted Apr. 16, 2014, 9:13 am
It was a Monday. I woke up and looked in the mirror. Aaaaaahhhhh! I was turning into my Granny Annie – in the belly at least. I turned 50, and wham! Didn’t even see it coming. I rushed to squeeze on the Spanx. Oh-oh, even those were not helping much!
Santa Monica, Pets, Non Profits
Adoption Pets Of The Week: Califa & Kiley
Posted Apr. 16, 2014, 9:11 am
The NKLA Pet Adoption Center in West LA has plenty of loving cats and dogs needing new homes, including Califa and Kiley.
News, Apb, Santa Monica, Police Department
Culver City Man Arrested In Santa Monica Park For Possessing Illegal Items
Posted Apr. 16, 2014, 9:04 am
Bail was not granted to a 30-year-old Culver City man on Friday, April 4 after being caught drinking in a Santa Monica park, then being found in possession of a handful of stolen ID cards and a glass pipe used for smoking narcotics.
Sports, Santa Monica, Football, St. Monica High School, Drew Shaw
Drew Shaw Becomes New St. Monica Football Coach
Posted Apr. 16, 2014, 4:53 am
St. Monica High School football program has a new coach. Well, sort of. Drew Shaw, a math teacher at the school, is now carrying top billing as head football coach at the school. Shaw replaced Adam Guerra, who moved on to coach another program.
Sports, Softball, Santa Monica, Pacifica Christian
Pacifica Christian Boasts Powerful 1-2 Softball Duo
Posted Apr. 16, 2014, 3:48 am
Pacifica Christian High School's softball team has an up-and-down season so far during the 2014 campaign. However, standout Chandler Dolan has been the one steady constant for the Seawolves this season.
