Meet Bill Walker, Santa Monica’s new Fire Chief at North of Montana Association (NOMA’s) monthly community meeting Thursday, July 7, at 7 pm at the Montana Branch Library, 1704 Montana Avenue, with reception and refreshments preceding at 6:30 pm.
In case you might be wondering about the meaning of the title of Alexandra Gersten-Vassilaros’ dramedy* “Big Sky,” an immediate thought could come to mind. Maybe it’s the expansive view from the exquisite Ritz Carlton condominium setting for this play, which is in the swanky ski-country of Aspen, Colorado? Skydiving perhaps? Long plane trip? You would have guessed wrong and the meaning will be revealed later.
Cameras flash, the audience cheers, and graceful models strut the runway in brilliant ensembles. On Thursday, June 16, Santa Monica College’s (SMC) Fashion Program held its annual LA Mode fashion show at Barnum Hall in Santa Monica. Enrolled in SMC’s Fashion Program, 13 student designers from all over the world produced an individual collection as their two-year fashion studies came to a close.
You can’t save everything. Ask someone who has been involved in an intervention for a person who does save everything… and as a result has turned their own home into a health risk and something of a mental health gazebo. Two weeks ago I asked if I could store some props backstage at a theater. As I was led backstage, I was amazed at how little room remained. And this was a tightly-run, professionally- managed theater. They weren’t kidding: There was virtually no room for my meager set pieces.
On Tuesday, June 21, at 7:25 a.m. officers of the Santa Monica Police Department were called out to the Santa Monica Animal Shelter, located at 1640 Ninth Street, in order to investigate an attempted burglary. When the officers arrived at the location they spoke with Animal Control officers who told them that a padlock and hasp on one of the kennels had been damaged and that they had also found a large rock outside the gate.
On Saturday morning, Santa Monica residents gathered at Santa Monica’s Airport Park to learn about and give feedback on the park’s future expansion and how it might affect the city.
Mark Rios, who founded his own design firm in 1985, is spearheading the project. The event began with a comprehensive presentation by Rios outlining his priorities as well as three proposed plans for what the completed park might look like. The project aims to incorporate 12 acres of non-aviation land adjacent to the existing park, practically tripling its size.
A Dodgy Character
On Thursday, June 16, at 1:29 p.m. officers of the Santa Monica Police Department were called out to the Santa Monica Chrysler-Dodge Dealership, located at 3219 Santa Monica Blvd., in order to investigate a report of fraudulent activity.
The Santa Monica Chamber of Commerce installed their new 2016-2017 board June 15, with an evening at host hotel Fairmont Miramar Hotel and Bungalows welcoming new and old members in celebration.
Chair of the Board Yesenia Monsour officially took them helm, sworn in by Santa Monica Mayor Tony Vazquez under the hotel’s historic Fig Tree.
Golfers are hardly strangers to back pain. Most, in fact, come to anticipate it at some point in their lives. However, when Mark took a swing one afternoon, he knew something was different. This time the pain in his back was more severe and it radiated all the way down his right leg.
Phil delves into the history of Santa Monica Pier as he attends the 7th Annual Santa Monica Paddleboard Race and Ocean Festival. He talks with Jim Harris, Deputy Director and Historian for Santa Monica Pier, and meets Kathy Kohner-Zuckerman, the real "Gidget", whose father wrote a book which made her a legend of local surf culture.
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