The Anaheim Ducks may have won the Stanley Cup this year, but 10 Santa Monica ducklings are winning the hearts of the friends and neighbors of Patricia Stich and her husband Larry Merchant, including the […]

Over 300 young people enjoyed the hospitality of Pacific Park on Santa Monica Pier during the PALapalooza event sponsored by the Police Department’s Police Activities League (PAL) on Tuesday evening, June 26.  The third annual […]

Front row (l-r) Mila Kogan and Genevieve Artadi; back row, (l-r) Katharine Hoye, Rudy Riveron, MJ Silva, James Adams, Solomon Katz and Jami Messinger – better known as the SMC Jazz Singers – have won […]

The West Los Angeles/Malibu Chapter of the Surfrider Foundation held International Surfing Day at the Venice Beach Breakwater on Thursday, June 21. Surfing celebrities Shaun Thomson, Mike Parsons, Dino Andino and Sanoe Lake were on […]

Legal or Not, Fireworks Are Too Risky for Amateurs As the July 4 holiday approaches, the Santa Monica Fire Department reminds everyone that ALL types of fireworks are illegal in the City of Santa Monica. […]

It happens every year about the same time pitchers and catchers report to Florida and Arizona for the start of spring training: For sale signs pop up all around California like toadstools after a heavy […]

Talk about Santa Monica rents hurting the little guy! After nearly 10 years and over 3,000 shows in his compact venue at 1255 2nd Street, Steve Meltzer must pack up his puppets. All 400 of […]

I am writing to you to express my displeasure with the City of Santa Monica bureaucracy. Writing to them, I have slowly discovered, is a complete and utter waste of time. I am now the […]

The Bush administration seems to be reeling from policy failure to scandal. Key administration officials have resigned, President Bush’s approval ratings are in the high 20s, with support dwindling even among Republicans and high-ranking military […]