Rooney Mara was born into sports “royalty.” She is the daughter of Timothy Christopher Mara, executive of the New York Giants football team, and Kathleen McNulty, granddaughter of Art Rooney, Sr., founder of the Pittsburgh […]

Did you know the City of Santa Monica employs over 180 social media tools including Facebook, Twitter, Yelp, Flickr, and YouTube? The City announced Wednesday it had been recognized by the Public Technology Institute as […]

With the Main Street Farmers Market produced in The Victorian’s parking lot each Sunday, the historic venue decided to start a weekly brunch called Sunny Sundays. It was launched on the second Sunday of June. […]

The Jonathan Beach Club in Santa Monica hosted “An Evening on the Beach” Aug. 1 to benefit St. Vincent Meals on Wheels of Los Angeles. The event featured some of LA’s best chefs. Attendees enjoyed […]

Eight students from Beijing, China investigated cigarette butt pollution in Santa Monica over two days on August 4 and 5. Following a real scientific protocol using belt transects, their study compared the number of cigarette […]

Santa Monica’s Big Blue Bus has announced its August Service Change will begin Sunday, August 25 and Monday, August 26. The transit authority said it had taken feedback from bus users and implemented changes that […]

Americana/acoustic rock singer/songwriter Heather Stewart will perform a concert this Thursday, Aug. 15 at the YWCA’s special event “Shine” in Santa Monica. Stewart’s sophomore full-length album, “What It Is,” will independently release on Oct. 8, […]