Alejandro G. Inarritu won the Directors Guild of America award for feature films Saturday night for “Birdman,” making him the favorite for the best director Oscar. “I never expected to be here talking to you […]

Updated Sunday, Feb. 7 – 10:30 a.m. A pickup truck hit a power pole on Kanan-Dume Road north of Malibu today, causing electric lines to droop and putting a further crimp into access to the […]

Recent outcries from angry neighbors surrounding the now boutique hotel Palihouse at 1001 3rd Street are raising serious questions in Santa Monica. With a surge in all-night noise, street parking, and outdoor parties, how did […]

At the Jan. 30 Santa Monica Rotary Club meeting, Rotarians and guests had the opportunity to listen to a unique musical performance by Rex & Friends, a vocal/music group that has formed as a non-profit […]

Santa Monica’s iconic Vidiots video store is excitedly looking at new cultural and community directions after being saved by investors from impending closure. The almost 30-year-old business last week announced plans of shuttering, but was […]

Did you know that anyone can take an online test or go to a one- to two-day workshop and consider themselves a personal trainer? Not at Show Up Fitness, a private personal training studio at […]

By Henry Long Santa Monica artist Bobbie Rich hails from Atlanta, Georgia. Although she now resides on the west coast, the artist has lived all over the U.S. in states such as Texas, New Jersey, […]

The Pico Youth and Family Center (PYFC), a youth-centered non-profit organization located at 715 Pico Blvd., will host its annual fundraiser at Santa Monica’s Jeanie Madsen Gallery this Saturday, Feb. 7. The sixth annual Arts […]

A long-term low-rent Santa Monica tenant has won a David vs. Goliath case against a local landlord attempting to evict him on breach of his 1991 rental contract. Heard at Santa Monica Courthouse before Judge […]

The hottest celebrity Oscars viewing party in town is set to be a bigger and better affair on Sunday, Feb. 22, with the 25th annual Night of 100 Stars changing location to the Beverly Hilton’s […]