Hollywood legend Mel Brooks is surrounded by fans after last Friday’s showing of Blazing Saddles at American Cinematheque’s Aero Theatre in Santa Monica. The Aero held an eight-day retrospective of 11 Brooks films. A longtime Santa Monican, Brooks appeared in person at three of the screenings and true to his art, was zany, engaging, and a delight for those lucky enough to get into the sold-out performances.
photo by Dave Quick
The store at Rose Avenue and Main Street will close in the coming weeks, with prescriptions transferred to a nearby Westside location By Zach Armstrong The CVS pharmacy located beneath the towering Ballerina Clown statue […]
Superintendent Dr. Antonio Shelton confirms the current third- through fifth-grade instructional model will remain intact. Facing strong pushback from concerned SMMUSD parents, the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District has abandoned a controversial proposal that would […]
Officials said the initiative also expands development capacity that could allow for the construction of nearly 500,000 homes in the coming years. Nearly 30,000 housing units are moving forward across Los Angeles through a city […]
The performances will showcase the diversity and uniqueness of collaborative piano compositions performed by SMC piano students. The Santa Monica College Piano Ensemble will present two concerts in early June featuring four-to-eight-hand piano and piano […]
Last week’s Part 1 covered the deadlock: thirty-three years of Santa Monica failing to get its Local Coastal Program certified, and a bill designed to bypass that process entirely. The housing provisions deserve their own […]
Zachary Melton, known locally as “Turdle,” was found lying in the parking lot where he died after being shot for intervening in an argument. A registered sex offender was convicted of first-degree murder for fatally […]
Sweet Laurel opened its flagship store in Palisades Village in 2018 and built a strong following across West Los Angeles....
Read moreSanta Monica officially reports numerous new business openings, often highlighted by the media as signs of economic recovery. However, a...
Read more
