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The Living in a Landmark House Tour and Reception will be held this Sunday

News June 1, 2012

What’s Hot: Living In A Landmark House Tour And Reception This Sunday:

The Santa Monica Conservancy presents “Living in a Landmark” – a special opportunity to visit some of Santa Monica’s most historic homes this Sunday, June 3. This will show how landmarks – like all buildings […]

Santa Monica Planning Commissioners will meet on June 20 to discuss the future of the Village Trailer Park at 2930 Colorado Ave after no decision was made for the second Wednesday in a row about the proposed mixed-use development for the site.

News June 1, 2012

Santa Monica Planning Commission Balks At Village Trailer Park Again:

Another meeting. Another indecision. The future of Village Trailer Park (VTP) still remains in the balance. For the second consecutive week, the Santa Monica Planning Commission tabled voting on a proposed Development Agreement (DA) to […]

Police close down a block along Barrington from Mississippi to La Grange Thursday night after reports of a gunman.

News May 31, 2012

Police Surround Gunman in House:

The Los Angeles Police Department responded in full force after reports of a gunman inside a residence at 2014 South Barrington in Los Angeles on Thursday night around 10:15 pm. According to an LAPD police […]

New Roads Franky Bernstein (left) and Spencer Backlar (right) try to recover an error in the seventh inning.

Sports May 31, 2012

New Roads Falls in CIF Semifinals: Seventh Inning Rally Knocks Out Jags

In baseball, down-time allows fans to think a little extra in between pitches. And that is when the littlest things become omens for what is to come. Perhaps nobody but this reporter thought twice when […]

News May 31, 2012

Santa Monica’s Cold Case Investigators Make Arrest For 1980s Homicide:

Santa Monica detectives from the department’s Cold Case Homicide Investigation Unit has solved a homicide committed more than 30 years ago. After a nearly two year investigation, 53-year-old Patrick David Salmon was arrested on May […]

Pico Branch Library is proposed to be a single-story

News May 31, 2012

Pico Branch Library Construction Contract Approved For $7 Million:

The new Pico Branch Library will carry a construction bill of about $7 million as the Santa Monica City Council approved last Tuesday as part of its consent calendar a contract with California-based R.C. Construction […]

Weiser Family Farms. From purple fingerling potatoes to their newest spud

Life and Arts May 31, 2012

Santa Monica Farmers Market: Ask Ms. Haricot:

Dear Ms. Haricot, I’ve just moved to Santa Monica (to Los Angeles, actually!) and am looking forward to my first visit to the Santa Monica Farmers Market – but it looks like there are a […]

Santa Monica Police Sergeant Phillbo Rubish wants to remind everyone that "stop signs mean just that

News May 31, 2012

Santa Monica Cops To Target Motorists Who Fail To Obey Stop Signs:

For the month of June, Santa Monica Police Department motor officers will target violators who fail to stop for posted stop signs. Each month the Department’s Traffic Enforcement Section focuses on different driving behaviors that […]

News May 31, 2012

All Yellow Taxi Takes Over Metro Cab In Santa Monica:

About two years ago, Metro Cab earned the right to be among exclusive company in Santa Monica. That exclusivity is all but gone, as Metro Cab needed another taxi company to come to its rescue […]

The recently announced dinner menu includes the Blazing Crispy Chicken (fried chicken

News May 31, 2012

Bru’s Wiffle Now Open For Weekday Dinner:

Bright, airy, and accepts reservations, Bru’s Wiffle has more than you think possible at a café that started off with just a list of sweet and savory waffles. Now, you can get eggs and bacon […]