The New West Symphony will perform Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s towering Symphony No. 4 in three performances March 31, April 1 and April 2. The Masterpiece Series concert, conducted by music director Marcelo Lehninger, will also include music by Frédéric Chopin and local Los Angeles composer Adam Schoenberg.

Phil talks with James "Mac" McPherson, lifetime Santa Monica resident and legendary volunteer coach and mentor to hundreds of Santa Monica kids for over 50 years.

Assemblymember Richard Bloom (D-Santa Monica) joined SeaWorld San Diego Park President, John Reilly, and announced that he has re-introduced the Orca Protection and Safety Act that will adopt many of the company’s new commitments into law that was first introduced in 2014.

The Board of Supervisors offered a $10,000 reward today for information that leads to whoever is responsible for the death of a dog that was tied to a shovel on Mother’s Beach in Marina del Rey, bringing the total reward pot to $20,000.

Letter to the Editor: What’s in a name? Buffer Park and the ongoing saga of what to call it.

Passenger service on the Expo Line extension from Culver City to Santa Monica won’t begin until May 20, but trains began running on the route yesterday at 12- to 20-minute intervals to simulate full service as part of preparations to open the line.

Santa Monica Elks Lodge 906 along with members from the Venice American Legion 177, Santa Monica Sunset Masonic and Santa Monica Emblem Club 154 fed hungry Marines over the weekend.

Santa Monica Conservancy is offering a rare opportunity April 2 to tour the home of tennis star Gussie Moran at 1323 Ocean Avenue in Santa Monica.

Four free local Dockwalker workshops now through April are available to train volunteers to promote and educate boaters on environmentally-sound boating practices in Southern California.