Phil finds great community value among the nuts and bolts of Busy Bee Hardware, an institution in Santa Monica since 1922, now threatened with closure.

Brock on Your Block: Iconic Busy Bee Hardware Faced With Closure:
New $21 Million Mediterranean Home Hits Market in Palisades
Features include a speakeasy-style bar, a 1,657-bottle refrigerated wine room, a theater, and a wellness wing A newly constructed 10,100-square-foot...
Kanye West’s Former Malibu Beach House Deal Collapses, Property Back on Market
Deal for Kanye West’s Former Malibu Home Falls Apart Amid Developer Dispute Months after developers announced a multimillion-dollar sale of...
City of Malibu Issues First Rebuild Permit After January Wildfires
Reconstruction Begins in Malibu as First Post-Fire Permit Is Granted Malibu has issued its first rebuild permit since January’s wildfires,...
Beloved Santa Monica Art Gallery to Close Amid Financial Hardships
Originally opened in 1987, the gallery was the first tenant in Frank Gehry’s Edgemar building in Santa Monica After nearly...
Frozen Shrimp Recall Expanded to California After Radioactive Contamination Concerns
Southwind Foods Adds California Shrimp Recall Tied to Possible Cesium-137 Exposure Southwind Foods, LLC is recalling select packages of frozen...
Santa Monica Bowls Club Marks 80th Anniversary
The club’s green, destroyed by heavy rains in 1982, was rebuilt in 1983 and continues to thrive as a hub...
California and Denmark Sign Partnership to Advance Climate and Technology Goals
The partnership focuses on achieving carbon neutrality by 2045, strengthening digital and cyber resilience, and promoting innovation California and Denmark...
LAPD Seeks Public’s Help in Finding Two Abducted Children
Police are urging anyone with information about the children’s whereabouts to contact Lieutenant Ku at the Olympic Division at (213)...
LA General Medical Seeks Help Identifying Patient
The patient is approximately 56 years old, stands 5 feet 6 inches tall, weighs 121 pounds, and has black and...
Santa Monica Place Hosts Weekly Western Wednesday Line Dancing
No prior dance experience is required, and attendees are encouraged to bring enthusiasm and comfortable shoes Santa Monica Place will...
Coyotes Raise Safety Concerns in Santa Monica: Aggressive Incidents, Illegal Feeding Reported
Authorities Warn Residents After Cyclists Charged, Incidents Continue Over Three-Week Period Coyote activity continues to raise safety concerns in Santa...
Standoff in Malibu After Resident Allegedly Fires Arrow: REPORT
The passerby, who was not injured, told authorities the occupant of the home fired the arrow as they passed by...
SM.a.r.t Column: The Algorithm Will See You Now: Santa Monica’s Upcoming AI Reckoning
The thing about Santa Monica is that it has always believed its own marketing. Tech capital of the west side....
Film Review: Americana
By Kathryn Whitney Boole FILM REVIEWAMERICANARated R107 MinutesReleased August 15th This movie plays like a classic Owen Wister or Zane...
Santa Monica Road Rage Incident Leads to Arrest, Hospitalization
Bystanders restrained the pedestrian until officers arrived A pedestrian was arrested for assault with a deadly weapon after allegedly slashing...
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