The festivities surrounding the Rose Bowl college football game – in particular, the Wisconsin pep rally that brought out more than 25,000 Badger fans – helped drive business up 30 percent for at least one […]
CNL Lifestyle Properties Inc., a real estate investment trust (REIT) focused on lifestyle properties, has acquired Pacific Park amusement park from Santa Monica Amusements LLC for $34 million. The amusement park, located on the historic […]
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech has been used for everything from postcards to sound bites, on records and in documentary films. On Jan. 9, some salient excerpts from the speech […]
The Santa Monica Public Library (SMPL) has improved its quick answer text messaging service. AskSMPL provides a more personalized text messaging reference service. It is geared for people who are unable to ask a librarian […]
The Los Angeles chapter of the American Institute of Architects has awarded its “Next LA Citation Award for Architecture” to the Big Blue Bus shelter and bus stop redevelopment program. The award honors excellence in […]
Although a temporary restraining order technically remains in place following an Armenian taxicab association’s lawsuit against the City of Santa Monica, a Los Angeles County judge is allowing City officials to proceed with implementing their […]
St. Monica boys basketball took care of business at home Monday night with a 43-35 victory over the Malibu High Sharks. “It was an ugly win but a win is a win,” said Mariners head […]
The Palisades Bluffs Stabilization Project was completed sooner and cost less than expected, something not often reported for the City’s capital improvement project. City Engineer Lee Swain said the project was completed in April 2010, […]
Santa Monica girls basketball head coach Marty Verdugo must have had Jan. 8 circled on his calendar for a while. That would be the Saturday that the Lady Vikings head down to Santa Ana to […]
For city planning in Santa Monica, 2010 will be remembered as a significant year. A major reason was the adoption by the City Council of the update of the Land Use and Circulation Element (LUCE) […]
