July 9, 2026
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Control Friday, October 19, through Thursday, October 25, (1:00, 4:00), 7:50, 9:00 p.m., $7.25, 9.50 Nuart Theatre, 11272 Santa Monica Blvd., WLA, 310.473.8530 For Joy Division fans, the years-long wait will be over on October […]

Healthy Kids = Healthy Communities:

Ten-month-old Calvin Brodkin of Santa Monica, participating in the Healthcare Vigil sponsored by MoveOn.org held at Palisades Park and Wilshire Boulevard on Tuesday evening, October 16. Vigils were held across the country in an effort […]

Alert: Police Blotter: Santa Monica:

Hot Prowl Sunday, September 30 at 1:00 a.m. – 1400 block of 11th Street – Police responded on a Hot Prowl call – a prowler still on or near the premises. A woman who was […]

Successes on the Homeless Front:

The decline in the homeless population of Los Angeles County, and of Santa Monica in particular, announced last week, gave a statistical confirmation to the anecdotal, but very moving, tales of success told at the […]

Artists, Patrons Mingle at 2nd Annual Pico Art Walk:

Local sculptor Bracha Kronovet worked onsite at Virginia Avenue Park, where many artists exhibited their work during the Pico Artists at Work event on Sunday, October 14. photo by Margaret Molloy

It’s Official: We’re Melting:

The announcement last week that Al Gore would share the Nobel Prize with the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change would seem to finally shut down the anti-science, head-in-the-sand movement spearheaded by the President […]

Publisher’s Notebook:

There are many kind people in this community. When I face certain health challenges, these people are often there with a voice of support and good wishes. As a community we often share with those […]

Letters to the Editor:

It seems that once again, our City Council is callous and indifferent in its disregard of what is best for the residents of this city. They are far more interested in placating city staff and […]