By Jennifer Eden Lincoln Boulevard south of the I-10 is a welcome corridor for many entering our city, yet it is one of the most undisputedly unattractive parts of Santa Monica. Business use of […]
By Tim Broughton Free Market Economy? On Wednesday, July 12, at 11:54 a.m. officers of the Santa Monica Police Department received a radio call from the Gelson’s Market, located at 2627 Lincoln Blvd., requesting […]
For this week’s article, and in the context of the Downtown Specific Plan, we provide a few thought-provoking observations by well-known architects and urban philosophers. Peter Calthorpe “Traditional urbanism has three essential qualities: (1) a […]
By Steve Stajich Actor Martin Landau has passed and I think his life and career say quite a bit about the term “working actor.” I’m recommending that actors and especially my own actor friends […]
Downtown commuters may have noticed a giant-sized reclining child adorning “Triangle Square” this week as the small grass-space on Colorado became the latest art-scaped corner of Santa Monica. L.A.-based artist Bumblebee installed the work as […]
The Conrad N. Hilton Foundation announced Wednesday that its annual humanitarian symposium and prize ceremony, where $2 million will be awarded to a nonprofit organization that has made contributions toward alleviating human suffering, will be […]
Detroit natives BeBe and CeCe Winans experience the ultimate culture shock when invited to join Jim and Tammy Faye Bakker’s Praise the Lord television show. The Winans teenagers have the opportunity not just to become television celebrities, […]
The Eli and Edythe Broad Stage presents the “Godfather of British Blues,” John Mayall onFriday, August 25 at 7:30pm. John Mayall has directly influenced generations of the greatest musicians of all time. Mayall as a […]
On Aug. 5 and 6, Eric Luoma and Ryan Clifford of Santa Monica will cycle up to 192 miles in the Pan-Mass Challenge (PMC) with the goal of raising $48 million for critical research and cancer care at […]
Last month, the Santa Monica City Council reaffirmed its commitment to support the arts by approving a conceptual plan for the revitalization of Bergamot Station Arts Center. The plan would attract an estimated $95 million in […]
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