A Look At Santa Monica’s Gang Violence: Part One:
Gang activity has been around in the Pico Neighborhood for as long as Oscar de la Torre can remember. As the founder of the Pico Youth and Family Center, de la Torre closely monitors crime […]
A Whale Of A Weekend Planned For Santa Monica Pier Aquarium:
Celebrate the annual migration of the Pacific gray whale during “Whale of a Weekend,” this Saturday and Sunday at the Santa Monica Pier Aquarium for whale-related activities. From 12:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. each day, […]
Santa Monica Ford Celebrates Harper Family’s Re-Creation Journey:
If you happened to be around Downtown Santa Monica on Wednesday afternoon, you may have noticed a century old Ford on the streets. Driving the vintage 1912 Ford Model-T was the Harper family, who rolled […]
VIDEO: Tech Talk With Scott Bly: CES Trends Part Three: Consumer Electronics Show video highlights with Scott Bly
This week our Tech Talk will return one final time to the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. So far we’ve focused on the attention grabbing TVs that will be released this year. Also of […]
Santa Monica Events Calendar Feb. 17-23: Events, Art, Theater, And Music:
LAST CHANCE Romeo and Juliet, or The Old “You-Know-I-Really-Love-You-But-My-Father-Really-Hates-You” Blues, will conclude this Sunday, Feb. 19 at the Morgan-Wixson Theatre. Throw away everything you think you know about Shakespeare – and for that matter, about […]
SMC Students To Compete At Kennedy Center Festival:
A Santa Monica College student for the first time has qualified to compete for the Irene Ryan Acting Scholarship this April in the prestigious Kennedy Center/American College Theatre Festival’s national competition in Washington, D.C. In […]
New Creative Studio Opens In Santa Monica:
SPY, a FotoKem company offering creative finishing services for commercials and feature films, has opened a new studio in Santa Monica. SPY: LA extends the capabilities of its main facility in San Francisco, and will […]
Samohi Parents, Students Protest Art Teacher’s Departure After Semi-Nude Photos Controversy:
The removal of a Samohi photography teacher over student initiated photographs depicting semi-nude students sparked a serious protest at the SMMUSD School Board meeting on Thursday night. Two months ago, Allan Barnes, an arts instructor […]
Police Respond To Report Of Man Choking Dog On Wilshire Boulevard: APB: He Was Not Choking A Dog.
On Thursday, Feb. 2, at 11:23 a.m. officers of the Santa Monica Police Department received a report that a man was choking a dog in the 300 block of Wilshire Boulevard so they went to […]
Santa Monica Firm Partners To Distribute Japanese Toys:
A local producer of Japanese animation announced last Tuesday a union between itself and a toy developer to sell miniature robots across the United States. Santa Monica-based Dentsu Entertainment USA, Inc. joined forces with Namco […]
The first protest at René Redzepi’s Noma pop-up at the Paramour Estate (Video)
The protest was organized by Jason Ignacio White and One Fair Wage after the owner and chef of Noma, René...
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Film Review: Oscars Landscape 2026
My Oscar choices and predictions. The 98th Academy Awards, Sunday, March 15th at 4:00 PM, on ABC, and streaming on...
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