Egg Recall Hits Local Suppliers:
A nationwide egg recall has left a country wary, hurting not only farmers, but restaurateurs waiting for customers to return. In Santa Monica suppliers and consumers had to rip eggs off the shelves, leaving less […]
Santa Monica Loses Bid for Broad Museum:
Billionaire and philanthropist Eli Broad finally announced his new modern art museum will be located in downtown Los Angeles, not Santa Monica, as had long been hoped and negotiated for by the City of Santa […]
Firefighters Stand Streetside to Fill the Boot:
Firefighters from the Santa Monica Fire Department are participating in a Fill the Boot fundraising campaign which benefits the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA), an organization dedicated to finding a cure for muscular dystrophy, ALS, as […]
City Wants More Than Developer Can Give:
A proposed bicycle lane wheels in controversy between Santa Monica’s city government and the bio-tech company Agensys Inc. which has an office development planned for the east side of the city. Bike advocates on City […]
What’s Hot:
Fiesta La Ballona August 27-29, 4:30-10 p.m. Friday, 11 a.m-10 p.m. Saturday, 11 a.m-6 p.m. Sunday, free Veteran’s Park, 4117 Overland Ave., CC www.fiestalaballona.org. This end-of-summer festival in neighboring Culver City offers music, food, carnival […]
This Week:
LAST CHANCE Susan Holcomb, Nocilucent, paintings, plus Shades of Blue, group exhibit, through August 28, Lora Schlesinger Gallery, Bergamot Station, 310.828.1133. Dori Silver Simons: August, through August 31, performance weekdays 8-10 a.m., conversation with the […]
Music:
August 27 Mark Olson @ McCabe’s Guitar Shop Secret Citizen, Karma, Kounterfeit Change, The Beeters @ Rusty’s Surf Ranch Vintage Trouble @ Harvelle’s August 28 Delgado Brothers @ Harvelle’s John Jorgenson Quintet @ Boulevard Music, […]
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, […]
Horvath Terminates Controversial Ocean Avenue Housing Projects, Orders Search for Alternative Sites
The decision follows weeks of criticism from residents and city leaders, including Santa Monica Mayor Lana Negrete, who voiced concerns...
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Two Arrested, $50K in Stolen Copper Wire Recovered After Mission Hills Theft
Detectives are continuing to search for two remaining suspects with additional arrests expected Two men were arrested and $50,000 worth...
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