August 1, 2026
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City Council Approves New Parks Schematic Design:

Santa Monica City Council reviewed and enthusiastically lauded the proposed schematic design for two new Civic Center parks, Palisades Garden Walk and Town Square, developed by consultant James Corner Field Operations after extensive community input. […]

Above: A man explains how he lost one of his twin children and the lasting resentment towards other parents with twins.

Steam of Life:

In Finland the social mechanism of the dry-heat sauna is both private and unifying. As a contender for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Film and Best Documentary Feature for Finland, the “Steam of Life” […]

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From the sponsor: TB or Not TB:

GERARD W. FRANK, M.D., UCLA MEDICAL GROUP Tuberculosis has been one of mankind’s scourges for thousands of years. Before modern-day medicine, it was known as “consumption” because it seemed to eat up the body. Literature […]

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What’s Hot:

Henry Jaglom 8 p.m., free, Vidiots, 302 Pico Boulevard 310. 392.8508. Henry Jaglom’s first feature “A Safe Place” is now on DVD while his latest, “Queen of the Lot” is coming to theatres. The veteran […]

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Theater Review: Dickens Unscripted:

Nothing in literature says Christmas as much as Charles Dickens, so it is appropriate that the Impro Theatre Company’s production of “Dickens Unscripted” has arrived at the SMC Performing Art Center’s Edye Second Space in […]

Alert: Police Blotter:

The Runaways On Thursday, Dec. 9, at 1:15 p.m., officers went to the 1600 block of Lincoln Boulevard to respond to a report of a man attacking a woman. When they arrived at the scene […]

Price Positioning is Crucial:

As has been observed, 75 percent of for sale Santa Monica homes eventually sold in years gone by, regardless of their original list price. This was often due to a strong upward moving market which […]

Holiday Happenings:

December 16-24 Las Posadas, the annual procession down Olvera Street that reenacts the pilgrimage to Bethlehem and the search for a inn (posada), through Christmas Eve, with a piñata smashing for kids, music, and refreshments […]