January 22, 2026
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Annual Fall Festival Returns to St. Anne’s

By Sam Skopp St. Anne’s Church on Colorado Avenue recently hosted its annual Fall Festival, with free admission to anyone in the community attracting mostly families with children from around town. The festival included many […]

Letter to the Editor: Why Pardon A Turkey?

Dear Editor,   President Trump has used his pardon pen, while the Muller investigation starts indicting his associates. Today, he practiced on two very innocent Minnesota turkeys. The other 244 million turkeys killed in the […]

Ice Ice Baby

Santa Monicans have had their skates on for twirls of fun at Downtown Santa Monica’s annual ICE in recent days. Officially opening Nov. 5 and inviting skaters of all abilities to hit the rink up […]

It’s a New Day at the WLA VA

By Marcie Polier Swartz Founder CEO Village for Vets   Since the VA lawsuits of 2011 and the Settlement Agreement of 2015 new leadership has taken over the VA. Veteran’s Oversight Groups monitor the activities […]

Herbology: Beer Brewing at the Library

By Sam Skopp Santa Monica Public Library (SMPL) was host to a series of food and drink event last month: Santa Monica Eats. Sunday Nov. 11 saw the final morning in the series – “Wild […]

Les Girls 17 and Mansfield 66/67

by Marci Weiner   It was my pleasure to attend the 17th Annual “Les Girls” cabaret, benefitting the National Breast Cancer Coalition Fund. Hosted by Lauren Shuler Donner, the event kicked off with a cocktail […]

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Letter to the Editor: SMUSD vs. MUSD

Dear Sir/Madam,   At the 30 Oct. school district separation meeting, both the school board and SM residents suggested that Santa Monica needs more money (i.e. Malibu money) to help close the achievement gap within […]