Willow Smith Buys Home In Malibu And Mortgage Rates Drop For 4th Consecutive Month

Food & Drink, Video

Holiday Decorations and Recipes with Pomegranates

December 8, 2021 Juliet Lemar

Pomegranates are a versatile fruit that can bring vibrant colors and flavors to holiday dishes and decorations. Video brought to...

Photo: Courtesy SMC.

Education, News, Upbeat Beat

SMC Once Again Leads in Transfers to University of California, Maintaining a 31-Year Record

December 7, 2021 Sam Catanzaro

College also tops in transfers to USC & Loyola Marymount University By Sam Catanzaro Santa Monica College (SMC), for the...

News, Upbeat Beat

Santa Monica’s Nativity Scenes Returns

December 7, 2021 Staff Writer

December 11-15 at 1502 20th Street By Dolores Quintana The Calvary Baptist Church, located at 1502 20th Street, will again...

Photo: Courtesy The Cook’s Garden

Local Business Spotlight, News, Upbeat Beat, Westside Wellness

From Its City Center Home, the Cook’s Garden Venice Promotes Plant Diversity, Sustainable Organic Gardening and Hyper-Locavorism to Los Angeles Community

December 7, 2021 Staff Writer

By Susan Payne Gardens serve a purpose, never more than right now. For Geri Miller, founder and CEO of Home...

News

Activists Respond to Potential Tree Removal at Palisades Recreation Center.

December 7, 2021 Juliet Lemar

Resilient Palisades president comments on the potential removal of two mature eucalyptus trees from the Palisades Recreation Center. Video brought...

Los Angeles City Councilmember Mike Bonin. Photo: Sam Catanzaro.

News

LA City Clerk Confirms Bonin Recall Petition Headed to Verification Stage

December 6, 2021 Sam Catanzaro

City Clerk has until January 2, 2022 to verify signatures By Sam Catanzaro The Los Angeles City Clerk has confirmed...

News, Video

Santa Monica Rents Dip For The First Time This Year: Santa Monica Beat – December 6, 2021

December 6, 2021 Juliet Lemar

Local news and culture in under 5 minutes.* Mount Olive Church Pastor Retires* Santa Monica Rents Dip For The First...

Santa Monica High School. Photo: Sam Catanzaro.

Crime, Education, News

Social Media Threats to Two Santa Monica High Schools Deemed Unfounded

December 6, 2021 Sam Catanzaro

SMPD has increased patrols “out of an abundance of caution” By Sam Catanzaro Officials say Santa Monica High School and...

A rendering of a biotech lab space planned for Pico Boulevard in West Los Angeles. Credit: HATCHspaces/NexCore.

Real Estate

100,000 Square Foot Biotech Lab and Offices Planned for Pico Boulevard

December 4, 2021 Staff Writer

Pico and Sepulveda development proposed By Dolors Quintana A 100,000 square foot biotech lab space with offices is planned for Pico...

News

Holiday Festivities at Loews Santa Monica Beach Hotel

December 4, 2021 Staff Writer

Loews Santa Monica Beach Hotel brings the magic of the season to life with festivities for the entire family, from...

Life and Arts, News

SMC’s “Broken Layers” Wins Best Student Film at The Emerging Filmmaker Showcase During the 2021 Cannes Film Festival

December 3, 2021 Staff Writer

“Broken Layers”—a short film written and directed by Santa Monica College (SMC) film student Niccolo Rolim—has won “Best Student Film”...

Photo: Sam Catanzaro.

Opinion, Real Estate

Building Conversion in Today’s Market Environment

December 3, 2021 SM.a.r.t

Adaptive reuse, repurposing, and up-cycling of industrial and commercial buildings (“Conversion”) for greater in-demand uses are rapidly becoming the direction...

A rendering of a planned wellness center at 20th and Arizona in Santa Monica. Credit: Courtesy.

Real Estate

Santa Monica Planning Commission Approves New Wellness Center

December 3, 2021 Staff Writer

20th and Arizona project given green light By Dolores Quintana The redevelopment of the administration wing of the former Gates,...

The VA’s West Los Angeles Medical Center. Photo: Veterans Health/Creative Commons

News, Real Estate

Developer Donates $1 Million to Support Housing Development at the West Los Angeles VA Campus

December 3, 2021 Staff Writer

Pledge includes a $500,000 monetary donation and $500,000 in pro bono work By Staff Writer Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc. has...

Photo: Sam Catanzaro

Opinion, Real Estate

State’s Housing Solution Starts Happening

December 3, 2021 Tom Elias

By Tom Elias, Columnist It’s happening. Despite the best efforts of California’s highly ideological, developer-financed state legislators, the solution to...