There’s LUCE, and Then There’s “loose”…:
Class stratification doesn’t have to be part of the dialogue about every single thing in America. Or does it? You can certainly point to a lot of on-going problems and argue that because those who […]
Rosie’s Girls: Santa Monica’s Rosie’s Girls, a nationwide summer camp program
Rosie the Riveter was a World War II symbol of the women who worked in the defense plants, the women who could do the jobs men did. Rosie’s Girls, a nationwide summer camp program with […]
Santa Monica Place Remodel Nears Completion:
After many months of construction, the remodel of Santa Monica Place (SMP) is almost complete. At the grand opening, which is scheduled for August 6, 75 percent of the mall’s retailers and Bloomingdales’ will open […]
Alert: Police Blotter: For the Week of July 2-8, 2010
Smoked Out On Thursday, June 24, at 10:00 p.m. Officers patrolling an unspecified area in the City of Santa Monica when they decided to enact the “jay-walking” law and stop a pair of individuals for […]
Star Gazing:
ARIES Your financial dealings are particularly good right now. You may feel like spending lavishly. Remember not to go overboard because money runs faster than it talks. TAURUS New opportunities mean more work. You may […]
City Council Moves Forward With Potential Zoning Changes:
Members of Santa Monica’s City Council continued their review of the Draft Land Use and Circulation Element (Draft LUCE) by endorsing several of its key strategies on June 24. The strategy for districts and transit […]
Summer Soulstice: Love, Sweat, and Music: 10th Annual Main Street Festivity
The tenth annual Main Street Summer SOULstice festival on June 27 took place under warm and sultry skies. Although it lacked a few features of past celebrations (a scavenger hunt with prizes from local businesses […]
VA Secretary Funds $20 Million for Homeless at West L.A. Building:
One of three buildings on the West Los Angeles VA campus earmarked for housing homeless veterans in 2007 has this month received $20 million for renovation and rehabilitation. According to an announcement issued Monday, June […]
10th Annual Summer SOULstice Festival Celebrated on Main Street:
Although Sunday, June 27 is almost a week after the real Summer Solstice (first day of summer), here in Santa Monica the Summer SOULstice is celebrated at the end of June, with a daylong festival […]
SMC’s Independence Day Festivities: Fireworks Seen Around City Saturday Night
Santa Monica residents who were lucky enough to look east shortly after sunset on Saturday, June 26 were given a free treat in the form of fireworks. For those who didn’t know, the unexplained visual […]
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