Fracture is one of those head-scratcher movie disasters no one ever saw coming. While the first half lulls you into a false sense of suspense, it isn’t long before the whole thing collapses like a […]

Hirsch Bedner to Restore Peace Hotel in Shanghai HBA/Hirsch Bedner Associates, the Santa Monica-based hospitality design consulting firm, has been appointed by Jin Jiang International Group to manage the historical restoration of Shanghai’s landmark Peace […]

I am asked to evaluate people’s homes every week. Some are just curious, others like to be kept informed of local market trends and their own values and many are seriously beginning to think of […]

Santa Monica’s Planning Commission unanimously endorsed the creation of an Exposition Light Rail Working Group. The goal of the Working Group is to give input to the Exposition Light Rail Construction Authority regarding City of […]

90066 Need Not Apply The off-leash dog park at the new Airport Park is verboten for non-Santa Monica residents. This includes Mar Vista residents, even those whose homes abut the park. Supposedly there will be […]

Valentino Achak Deng has lived several lifetimes in his 26 years. Born in southern Sudan, he was separated from his family at age six, when government troops from the north swept through his home village. […]

Air pollution from jet aircraft operations at Santa Monica Airport (SMO) was the focus of a demonstration Sunday, April 22, by local residents and several politicians. Santa Monica Airport Commissioner Susan Hartley, Los Angeles City […]

Local artist David Legaspi has created a new underwater mural by the walkways around the Heal the Bay Santa Monica Pier Aquarium. The project was open to public participation on Sunday, April 22, as a […]

Heal the Bay marked Earth Day weekend with a beach cleanup at Santa Monica beach just north of the pier on Saturday morning, April 21. Volunteers, young and old, 718 strong, collected trash along the […]

Friday the 13th Friday, April 13 at 10:20 p.m. – The Pier – A man went into the restroom and saw a fellow writing graffiti on the wall with a marker. The witness contacted a […]