Top City Salary Nearly 300k:
The City of Santa Monica released City employees’ salaries amid a flurry of budget reform and pay scandals that have swept through state and municipal governments this year. Santa Monica City workers are part of […]
Community Meets to Plan Pico Library:
Residents of the Pico neighborhood always dreamed of having their own library branch and now that dream will soon become a reality. On September 11, the first of four planning meetings for the new Pico […]
Pico Shopping District Weathers the Recession:
The prolonged economic downturn has hit all of Santa Monica’s commercial districts, but the Pico district hasn’t been hit as hard as the rest. Jennifer Taylor, the City of Santa Monica’s liaison to the Pico […]
You Are Invited to the Mirror’s Hometown Forum:
Hometown Forum is a 90-minute, question-and-answer debate in which each candidate for the Santa Monica City Council will have a chance to state their views and goals, and to offer solutions to the issues facing […]
This Week:
September 10 Combustione: Alberto Burri and America, plus Italian Artists’ Books (in the Project Room), members’ preview 6-7 p.m., reception 7-9 p.m., Santa Monica Museum of Art, Bergamot Station, 310.586.6488. Graham Dechter Quintet, jazz, 7 […]
MUSIC:
September 10 The Ditty Bops @ McCabe’s Guitar Shop J.T. Ross The Harmonica Boss @ Harvelle’s Vonyse, Chaly’s Bronson, The Double Agents, Run Down @ Rusty’s Surf Ranch September 11 Café R and B @ […]
EXHIBITS:
Martin Durazo, Pain Management, Ana Guajardo, Tianguis, through September 24, 18th Street Arts Center, 1839 18th St, 310.453.3711. Engaged Observers, documentary photography since the 1940s, through November 14, Getty Center, 1200 Getty Center Dr., LA, […]
Theater:
All Join In: A Fairy-Tale Sing-Along Afternoon, through September 26, 12:30 and 3 p.m. Saturdays-Sundays, $10.50-$12.50, Santa Monica Playhouse, 1211 4th St., 310.394.9779 x2. All My Sons, Arthur Miller’s family tragedy, through October 2, 8 […]
COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS/ONGOING EVENTS:
Academic Foundation for International Cultural Exchange (AFICE) is looking for individuals to work as Community Representatives, who will find host families for international students and will work with them and their families. Call Anne Ring, […]
The Assassination of Suspense: “The American”
“Don’t make any friends, Jack; you used to know that,” says Pavel (Johan Leysen), concluding a short list of directives to his underling – a smoldering assassin played by George Clooney – in the early […]
Pier Ferris Wheel to Display Giant Flag, Military Seals for Veterans Day
Free ceremony with Chinook flyover, awards set for Nov. 11 The Pacific Park Ferris wheel will light up Tuesday night...
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HomeState Shares Details on Upcoming Westside Location
Texas-style breakfast taco chain to open ninth spot in Santa Monica; first 50 guests get free tacos for a week...
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