January 12, 2026
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The sign at Deyermond Books on Main Street in Santa Monica.

Local Bookstore Preserves Oral History:

Borders just filed for bankruptcy. Authors have taken to self-publishing their great American novels online. People read the classics on their Kindles. So in this sad literary climate why would anyone want to open an […]

Groove Kid Nation Comes to Santa Monica:

Remember those songs we all sang as children, like “Three Blind Mice” and “The Itsy Bitsy Spider?” These and other children’s songs have been revamped with a funk groove on the new CD “Groove Kid […]

Local children participate at communal painting

Festival Unites Santa Monica Community:

The day was chilly and gray, and the smell of bacon–wrapped hot dogs, Got Tacos, and Kettle Korn wafted through Virginia Avenue Park in Santa Monica on the afternoon of March 6 as crowds gathered […]

Fee Waybill singing with one student from Santa Monica High School

Concert Tonight to Benefit Schools:

Santa Monica High School’s Barnum Hall is going to really rock this Saturday night with the sounds of America, Richard Page of Mr. Mister, Venice (the band), and a legendary special guest for the eighth […]

Is a “Pocket Listing” a Good Idea?:

MICHAEL EDLEN REAL ESTATE CONSULTANT “We recently received a letter from an agent that included: ‘I am proud to announce that I just represented both the buyer and seller for a home before I listed […]