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Theater Review: Dickens Unscripted:

Nothing in literature says Christmas as much as Charles Dickens, so it is appropriate that the Impro Theatre Company’s production of “Dickens Unscripted” has arrived at the SMC Performing Art Center’s Edye Second Space in […]

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Above: A man explains how he lost one of his twin children and the lasting resentment towards other parents with twins.

Steam of Life:

In Finland the social mechanism of the dry-heat sauna is both private and unifying. As a contender for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Film and Best Documentary Feature for Finland, the “Steam of Life” […]

LA Home Show Relocates to Santa Monica:

After 35 years at the Los Angeles Convention Center, the Home Remodeling and Decorating Show will be taking up new quarters at the Santa Monica Civic Center the weekends of March 5-6 and June 25-26. […]

A plane takes off from Santa Monica Airport. A test flight-pattern change that redirected single-engine planes over residential areas ended on June 8.

City to Examine Santa Monica Airport’s Future:

This Tuesday, Dec. 14, Santa Monica’s City Council will decide whether City staff should proceed with a comprehensive public process to determine the future of Santa Monica Airport (SMO). The airport’s future is one of […]

Pico Barber’s Second Annual Toy Drive:

Pico Barbershop is offering free haircuts today (Dec. 12) from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. to anyone who brings in an unwrapped gift for 100 disadvantaged and less fortunate Santa Monica Pico Neighborhood children. Last […]

An artist's rendering of the Bergamot Transit Village as proposed by Hines.

Hines’ Proposal to Develop Bergamot in Santa Monica:

Hines 26th Street, LLC is proposing to build a transit-oriented, mixed-used village they are calling Bergamot Transit Village Center Project at 1681 26th Street (the former Paper Mate site). The Draft Environmental Impact (DEIR) process […]