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A Place to Feel at Home: Adat Shalom Welcomes All to Worship County Charges Suspects in Illegal Fireworks Busts Ahead of July 4 Bronze Sculpture by LA Artist Alison Saar Displayed at Obama Presidential Center Japanese Cultural Gifts Restored at LA Convention Center Caltrans plans major overnight I-405 closures through Sepulveda Pass starting June 29

Movie Poster for "Kissing Strangers" with Matthew Smiley

Life and Arts August 7, 2010

Film Festival Attracts Local Talent:

The Santa Monica International Film Festival showcases independent work from around the world this Saturday, Aug. 7 at the Aero Theater on Montana Avenue. The SMFF will host seventeen films and filmmakers at this year […]

Rickie Lee Jones performs at the Santa Monica Pier.

Life and Arts August 6, 2010

Twilight Dance Series Week Five: Rickie Lee Jones Dazzles the Pier

Musician Rickie Lee Jones lived up to her title as “duchess of coolsville” when she rocked the Santa Monica Pier for the fifth concert in this summer’s Twilight Dance Series. Jones, who has received five […]

America Ferrara and Ryan O’Nan in The Dry Land.

Life and Arts August 5, 2010

Actress Discusses her role in: Interview with America Ferrera

America Ferrera’s role in “The Dry Land” is her most adult and dramatic acting job to date, proving that the young actress has moved beyond the television acting of “Ugly Betty” that made her a […]

Santa Monica Police Chief of Police Timothy Jackman has a laugh while presenting raffle prizes at the end of the last year's National Night Out with a block party in front of the Public Safety Facility on Olympic Drive on Tuesday

Life and Arts August 3, 2010

Santa Monica Police Block Party:

UPDATE: Due to an underground water line break under Olympic Drive, the National Night Out event on Tuesday, August 3, 2010, has been moved to the Civic Auditorium lot. The Santa Monica Police Department may […]

Thousands of International Society for Krishna consciousness (ISKCON) devotees and community members helped pull three 40-foot-tall floats along the Venice Boardwalk to the Ocean Front Walk Plaza at Windward Avenue in Venice for the 34th annual Festival of the Chariots on Sunday

Life and Arts August 3, 2010

Festival of Chariots: Photos from the Festival

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Life and Arts July 31, 2010

Kailash Kher Enchants the Santa Monica Pier: Twilight Dance Series Part 4

On Thursday, musician and Indian icon Kailash Kher brought Bollywood to Santa Monica at the fourth concert in this summer’s Twilight Dance Series. Kher, who is as a household name in India, is most known […]

L-R - Writer/director Ryan Piers Williams talks to Ryan O'Nan about his scene.

Life and Arts July 30, 2010

A Moment with…: Ryan Piers Willliams and Ryan O’Nan

As a graduate from University of Southern California’s School of Cinematic Arts, Ryan Piers Williams is no stranger to the world of cinema, having worked on the technical end of the movies Oceans 12 and […]

Life and Arts July 30, 2010

City’s Take Out Food Container Program Recognized:

The City of Santa Monica was awarded the 2010 Outstanding Waste Prevention Award from the California Resource Recovery Association (CRRA) for its groundbreaking take out food container program. Santa Monica’s Non-Recyclable Plastic Disposable Food Service […]

Life and Arts July 30, 2010

Fun With Your Child For Under $12:

Just a few more weeks before another glorious summer vacation is over, but you still have anywhere from three to five more weeks with your child. This leaves a burning question: How to entertain your […]

Life and Arts July 30, 2010

Rid Yourself of Chronic Fatigue:

In recent years chronic fatigue has become an increasingly common complaint among people I talk to. They feel tired after waking in the morning and even after a shower they still feel “dragging” with their […]