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Cutting down on cutting down trees?

August 28, 2018

August 28, 2018

Protecting trees on private property in Santa Monica. By Tor Marom A potential ordinance which would protect trees on private...

Reimagined Pier Concerts

August 27, 2018

August 27, 2018

Series to take place in fall rather than summer to keep crowds manageable. By Brianna Kwasnik After the first Twilight...

Let the Good Times Roll(ins)

August 25, 2018

August 25, 2018

By Staff Writer The punk rock icon ominously enters the stage. He begins to play music for his loyal crowd,...

French Painter Veronique Periano Opens a Solo Exhibition at the Upper West

August 23, 2018

August 23, 2018

By Henry K. Long The Upper West Restaurant will celebrate the art of French painter Veronique Periano on Sunday, August...

Wheelchair Backflips

August 22, 2018

August 22, 2018

Wheelchair Motor Cross rider Katherine Beattie is the first women to do a backflip in a wheelchair. “You have to...

Stitches of Rebellion

August 19, 2018

August 19, 2018

By Michael Ray Saturday, August 11, Camera Obscura Art Lab welcomed back textile worker and activist Frau Fiber. Armed with...

Inside McCabe’s Studio 1

August 18, 2018

August 18, 2018

By Michael Ray McCabe’s Guitar Shop on Pico is known for more than five decades of history. It is a...

Light Up the Night

August 17, 2018

August 17, 2018

By Sam Catanzaro On Wednesday nights, local artists and creatives come together for GLOW FLOW, the all-night event where all...

Freediving

August 10, 2018

August 10, 2018

To some, it is an extreme sport but for those who Freedive, it is extreme meditation. Venice-based president of the...

Classical Music and Politics at SMPL

August 1, 2018

August 1, 2018

Virtuoso pianist, composer and humanitarian to be remembered. By Sam Catanzaro A bit too sunburnt after one too many trips...