It’s a New Day at the WLA VA
Village for Vets – Looking Ahead By Marcie Polier Swartz This month Village for Vets spotlights next year and the programs we hope to bring to fruition. Dogs! Did you know that dogs can […]
Downbeat 720: More Than Just Open-Mic
A space for the youth of Santa Monica to find their voice. By Eli Ricanati Sharky’s Woodfired Mexican Grill. 2001. Two-time HBO Def Poet and Emmy Award-Winner Joe Hernández-Kolski and actress Ameenah Kaplan join […]
Hot Flash: My 50-Plus Beach Work Out
I love the ocean and the beach. Especially in the early morning. You beat the crowds, it’s cooler and there’s a gentle calmness in the air. I asked an expert if a proud, out-of-shape, AARP-card […]
New Chamber Faces in Santa Monica
New faces graced the Santa Monica Chamber of Commerce’s 93rd Annual Installation Dinner stage, June 13, as a new board was announced and the yearly presentation of awards took place. According to organizers, this year’s […]
Review: Where Dinos Rule and Mysteries Unravel
What drives our fascination with dinosaurs? I am writing this from Denali National Park in Alaska where I’m spending the weekend. Yesterday our guide in the park pointed to a jagged reddish side mountainside. There, […]
SMa.r.t. Opinion: Putting Birds and Limes back in Their Place
Although some changes to Santa Monica’s cityscape may go unnoticed, there is one that is hard to miss – the electric scooters taking over our neighborhoods. The “Birds” were the first to roost but were […]
Safeguard Against Rent Control Chaos
Possible repeal of Costa-Hawkins Act could roll back rents to 1978 rates. The 1995 Costa-Hawkins Rental Housing Act is a California law that limits cities’ ability to impose rent control. Santa Monica is one of […]
Development Wars Heat Up
Ballot initiative would reduce the City’s power over development. Santa Monica voters will be asked in November to choose how much control Santa Monica City Council has over new developments under a voter initiative approved […]
Santa Monicans Feature in the 2018 Summer Theater Season at Topanga’s Theatricum Botanicum
Will Geer’s Theatricum Botanicum is back with an exciting summer line-up of socially conscious theater, music and performance. The Summer 2018 Season, including five plays set to open in rapid succession and perform in repertory throughout […]
DUI Checkpoint Friday in Santa Monica
The Santa Monica Police Department will be conducting a DUI/Driver’s License Checkpoint on Friday June 29, 2018 at an undisclosed location within the city limits between the hours of 7 p.m. to 3 a.m. According […]
The first protest at René Redzepi’s Noma pop-up at the Paramour Estate (Video)
The protest was organized by Jason Ignacio White and One Fair Wage after the owner and chef of Noma, René...
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Film Review: Oscars Landscape 2026
My Oscar choices and predictions. The 98th Academy Awards, Sunday, March 15th at 4:00 PM, on ABC, and streaming on...
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