July 1, 2016 is the first day of Santa Monica’s new minimum wage, which will increase the minimum wage to $10.50 per hour, with annual increases ultimately reaching $15 by 2020.

The Santa Monica Mid City Neighbors would like to personally thank the following people for helping make "Music Appreciation Day" the success that it was..

Popular Main Street restaurant Rawvolution closed its doors Sunday, with the usual lively south-east corner of Main and Strand eerily void of its usual eclectic buzz.

The United States Coast Guard presented the Santa Monica Police Department (SMPD) Harbor Unit with an award recognizing their service and vigilance on Wednesday.

The 10th Annual Santa Monica 4th of July Parade is almost here, and it’s not too late to get involved.

A transient was sentenced today to life in prison without the possibility of parole for strangling two women whose bodies were found in Santa Monica more than a decade ago.

TypOwriter Artist, Louise Marler will host a “F451” Type-In, Art Exhibit and Silent Auction in celebration of Ray Bradbury’s literary masterpiece, Saturday, June 25 in Venice, as the final event of The Big Read Los Angeles.

Planning Commissioner Jennifer Kennedy will run for a seat on the City Council. The election is November 8, 2016 when the voters will vote for four city council candidates.

In a gathering Tuesday of over 200 Alzheimer’s advocates representing the entire state of California, Senator Ben Allen was presented with the 2016 Legislator of the Year award by his constituent in the 26th Senate District, Elizabeth Gelfand Stearns, a former local and national board member of the Alzheimer’s Association.

Looking for creative theater activities for your kids this summer? Come down to the Edgemar Center in Santa Monica to watch the magical children’s musical "The Fabulous Fables of Aesop" running everySaturday and Sunday at 3:00pm till the end of July.

Book through http://www.edgemarcenter.org/live-theater-kids-la-theatre-la/

A musical for all ages!