County Science Fair winners from St. Martin of Tours School in Brentwood made a fine showing at the 57th Annual California State Science Fair, held at the Los Angeles Sports Arena on May 19-20. L […]

Santa Monica celebrated the 14th annual Bike to Work Day with the release of a Big Blue Bus (BBB) Bike Map and a “pit stop” in front of City Hall. The new map combines information […]

The arrest of Lincoln Middle School teacher Thomas Beltran on May 3 on 14 counts of alleged child molestation has triggered the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District to review all their policies regarding child abuse […]

Art walkers study a painting in the studio/gallery of artist Trek Thunder Kelly on Abbot Kinney Boulevard during the Venice Art Walk and Auctions on Sunday, May 18.

The regional environmental group Heal the Bay will welcome 1,200 members and guests to its 17th annual “Bring Back the Beach” benefit dinner on Thursday, May 29. Actors Julia Louis-Drefyus, Amy Smart, John McGinley, David […]

The Temporary Restraining Order against enforcement of the Santa Monica ordinance banning the larger, faster “Category C and D” aircraft from Santa Monica Airport (SMO) was extended into a Preliminary Injunction by United States District […]

The City of Santa Monica has settled the civil suits arising out of the July 2003 Farmers’ Market tragedy, in which the elderly George Russell Weller crashed through the outdoor market on Arizona Avenue, leaving […]

The City took down 23 ficus trees on 2nd and 4th Streets downtown between 6:00 and 11:30 on Friday morning, May 16. City Manager Lamont Ewell issued a statement on Thursday, May 15, after the […]

Artist Laddie Dill graciously opened up his Venice studio Thursday night for the annual Venice Art Walk ’08 Happening. Laddie’s work is strongly geometric and plays with the interaction of earth and man-made materials. Don’t […]