December 24, 2025
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Veterans for Peace Award Two Scholarships:

As part of their Arlington West Santa Monica Project, Veterans for Peace awarded two scholarships to Santa Monica High School seniors at last night’s awards ceremonies at the High School. Four $2,000 scholarships were available […]

Brentwood Wins Tennis CIF Title:

Top-seeded Brentwood won the CIF Division 4 tennis championship by defeating Beverly Hills High, 10-8 last weekend.The Eagles finished the season with a record of 17-5. In the semifinals Brentwood shut out Campbell Hall, 18-0.

Santa Monica Trails SF, Leads NYC in Sustainability:

Santa Monica ran fifth, behind San Francisco, Portland, Berkeley, and Seattle, and ahead of Austin, New York, Chicago, Oakland, Minneapolis and Denver (tied), in the SustainLane U.S. City Rankings, which measured 25 US cities’ cumulative […]

Doubletree Guest Suites May Be Sold:

According to a report in the Los Angeles Business Journal, the Santa Monica Doubletree Guests Suites may soon change hands. General Electric Corp is considering the sale of the hotel, on Fourth Street, overlooking City […]

SMC Board Asked to Uninvite Gov.:

Initially, it looked like a coup – the Governor of California accepting an invitation to make the commencement address at one of the state’s community colleges. But not everyone is pleased. In fact, on Monday […]

122 Graduate from St. Monica’s Last Week:

St. Monica High School’s Class of 2005 received diplomas, cheers and cookies last Thursday night in a graduation ceremony at Loyola Marymount University. The boys, wearing green gowns, and the girls, in gold, were awarded […]

Continuing Exhibitions:

A.R.T.S. Anonymous, a support group for creative people, meets every Sunday at 10:30 a.m. Wild Oats Community Room, 500 Wilshire Blvd., (310) 836-1495.   Ballroom Dancing every Saturday in the auditorium of the Felicia Mahood […]

GROOVES:

Rock/Pop   The Hollywood Heart Sutra: Colin Hay, Jill Sobule, Sara Bareilles, James Combs, DJ Anne Litt at Temple Bar, 6/7. (818) 260 0372. Proceeds benefit “Hollywood Heart,” a Los Angeles non-profit group for at-risk […]