With Black Friday and the winter holidays almost here, Downtown Santa Monica, Inc., has begun their annual WinterLit Celebration. The Sony Pictures movie, Arthur Christmas, will premiere on Wednesday and is the theme for the […]

Santa Monica’s Morgan-Wixson Theatre was full of imagination and excitement last weekend for the premiere of its charming new production of “Seussical,” which has performances every Saturday and Sunday at 2 p.m. through Dec. 17. […]

Thanksgiving is right around the corner, with the rest of the holiday season to come. These celebrations of food, family and friends also provide a great opportunity to get back to the roots of the […]

The Robert Berman Gallery celebrates the opening of its third gallery (B-7) at the Bergamot Station Arts Center in Santa Monica today, Saturday, Nov. 19. The Robert Berman Gallery presents “Lost and Found/Abstracting Los Angeles […]

“Martha Marcy May Marlene,” (“M”) written and directed by Sean Durkin, is a compelling psychological thriller that mines the depths of the cult experience of a young woman played by Elizabeth Olsen, who gives a […]

It may never snow in Santa Monica, but that has not stopped a parking lot on the corner of Arizona Avenue and Fifth Street from being converted into a winter wonderland ripe for ice skaters […]

The sun is setting on a Friday night. The sky over Venice Beach is festive. It almost dances with color, very much like Figtree’s Café. Live music can be heard, along with the sound of […]

In 2001, the Santa Monica Museum of Art started to notice a trend it wanted to change – more and more local schools had begun to reduce or eliminate their art programs when faced with […]

On the edge of the Yahoo! Center/Water Garden business park corridor is a hidden breakfast/lunch restaurant and event space called Tiato Market Garden Cafe. Blink as you drive by it, and you’ll miss the discreet […]

Fresh pasta, great ingredients, and good technique are just a few of the reasons why Louise’s Trattoria in Santa Monica has been a continuing success since it opened 30 years ago. Recently remodeled, the restaurant […]