July 5, 2026
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Ms. Beatnik Contest Bops at Sponto:

Crazy, man! Sponto Gallery in Venice was packed to the rafters on the hot evening of July 18 as nine contestants vied for the top honor in the First Annual Ms. Beatnik Contest. Based on […]

Drug Bust:

The Pavilion Motel on Ocean Park Boulevard was empty Tuesday, July 24, after police raids on Monday, July 23, the arrests of nearly a dozen people and City inspections that “yellow tagged” the property so […]

Downtown Businesses Charged Up Over Edison Power Outages:

Representatives from Southern California Edison met with local businesses and civic representatives to respond to complaints and inquiries concerning the recent power outages in the downtown area termed simply “not acceptable” by Jeffrey King of […]

Venice Football Opener Will Be On Television:

Venice High’s opening game of the football season will be televised by LA 36, which plans to show seven regular season games of LA City Section teams in the upcoming season.          The station likes […]

McKeon To Head Sports Program At Palisades High:

Rich McKeon has become the athletic director at Palisades High.          McKeon was once at Hamilton High but has been at Taft High for 20 years, including 13 as baseball coach.          He succeeds David […]

SMC’s Gottlieb Describes Summer International Basketball Adventure:

Noah Gottlieb, Santa Monica College’s all-conference point guard, was honored when selected to the United States team for the European Maccabiah Games this summer.          The Maccabiah Games promote Jewish bonding through athletic competition. As […]

Charity Basketball Game Scheduled At USC August 5:

A charity basketball game featuring NBA players and celebrities is scheduled for USC’s Galen Center Sunday, August 5.          This is the former “Midsummer Night’s Magic” game sponsored by Magic Johnson for 20 years that […]

Euclid Park Grand Opening:

Euclid Park, a .3-acre pocket park located on the east side of the 1500 block of Euclid Street between Colorado Avenue and Broadway, joined the City of Santa Monica’s park system officially last Sunday with […]