What’s Hot:
Santa Monica Film Festival, September 19-21, AMC Loew’ s Broadway 4 ($10), Santa Monica Main Library (free), smfilmfestival.com, fandango.com (Movie Tickets) Can’t go to Cannes? The Santa Monica Film Festival offers a chance to see […]
At the Movies: Burn After Reading ***:
The themes that run through most of Joel and Ethan Coen’s films, particularly those they write rather than adapt, revolve around impossible situations that their oddball characters find themselves in. Their characters exist outside of […]
From Patio To Party Space:
(NAPSI)-Out, it seems, is in again. Patio parties are increasingly popular, as Americans want to both stay close to home and make the most of the home they have. To help you get in on […]
Nature’s Art at Venice Sculpture Garden:
Hidden behind a restaurant on Abbot Kinney is a refuge from urban tensions, a garden with paths, waterfalls, exotic plants, and yes, sculptures. The Venice Sculpture Garden is the vision of Dr. Jerry Rowitch, a […]
Green Building Resource Center:
In the midst of Main Street’s “green area,” near the communal garden and several yoga centers, is the Green Building Resource Center (GBRC). Open since April 2004, the Center is a partnership between the City […]
Water Conservation Rebates:
First the bad news: The Santa Monica City Council recently voted to raise water rates by approximately 60 percent, to be phased in over the next few years. Now the good news: The City has […]
Gourmet Grocery on Main:
Goudas and Vines, a gourmet grocery store featuring a wine bar, cheeses, meats, sandwiches, gelato, coffee, and other wares, celebrated its Grand Opening on Saturday, September 13, on Main Street between Bay Street and Bicknell […]
Prop. T Launches New Website:
Saying that the opposition to Proposition T on the November ballot features “developer deceptions,” supporters of the measure that would generally limit commercial growth to 75,000 square feet per year launched a new website – […]
More Election Endorsements:
This past week, the Coalition of Santa Monica City Employees (CSMCE), Treesavers, and the combined forces of the Santa Monica Police Officers Association (SMPOA) and Firefighters Local 1109 each weighed in on the subject of […]
Alert: Police Blotter Santa Monica:
Sunglasses: Grand Theft Friday, September 5 at 12:50 p.m. – 1400 block of Montana Avenue – Officers responded to a Suspicious Person call from the Senses Optique shop, where they were flagged down and told […]
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