March 4, 2026
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Playa Marina Has New Medical Facility:

In a time where medical care seems to be lessening and worsening everywhere, the Santa Monica Bay Physicians Medical Group is expanding coverage. The new Playa Marina Walk-in Care Center is now open for business. […]

The Beach Gourmet: The Snug Harbor:

SNUG: Comfortably sheltered, cozy.HARBOR: A place of shelter, a refuge.And there we have it, a comfortable place of shelter. Hmmm, in this instance more of a refuge for those in search of nourishment. So on […]

City Seeks Input on Name for New Park:

Got a good name for a park? Submit your suggested name for the small neighborhood park planned in the 1500 block of Euclid St. between Colorado and Broadway to the City of Santa Monica by […]

Twilight Dance Poster Contest:

Have you ever noticed how beautiful the posters are for the Dance Series? Have you ever thought, “Gee, I could do that?” Well, here’s your chance. Grab your pen or your mouse, because the 2006 […]

FARMERS’ MARKET REPORT:

Seasonal produce now at the Santa Monica Farmers’ Markets: Persian CucumbersSmall, 6-8 inches long, smooth skinned, medium green cucumbers. Skin is very thin and the seeds are small so the entire vegetable is edible. No […]

Television: All the World’s an Infomercial:

It’s starting to look like we as a population are really just a monumental nursery with perpetually bottle fed infants hooked up to a wildly prolific nipple. Okay, so maybe that is a tad dramatic, […]

Books In The Mirror:

Author, Mommy WarsRandom HouseHeather HoffmanMirror Book CriticAs she complied the twenty-six essays that make up The Mommy Wars, Leslie Morgan Steiner envisioned the ideal reader reaction to her book. “My goal with the book,” she […]

Mercedes Benz Fashion Week:

From the debut collection of Uriel Saenz to the worldly sophistication of Sue Wong, Mercedes Benz Fashion Week at Smashbox Studios in Culver City is proving to be a hodge-podge of different styles and influences. […]