Santa Monica Takes A Look At Long Beach’s Bike Plan:
Santa Monica is developing a bicycle action plan to make the city more bike friendly. The City’s Planning Commission looked at what Long Beach is doing in this area at its Jan. 5 meeting. Long […]
Former Santa Monica-Malibu Schools Leader Named LAUSD Superintendent: John Deasy Named LAUSD Superintendent
John E. Deasy, a former superintendent at the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District,was named the new superintendent of the Los Angeles Unified School District on Tuesday (Jan. 11). Deasy signed a three-year contract with LAUSD […]
Composer’s “Dream” Music Work to Debut at MLK Celebration: The “I Have a Dream” composition
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech has been used for everything from postcards to sound bites, on records and in documentary films. On Jan. 9, some salient excerpts from the speech […]
Pacific Park Officially Sold for $34mil:
CNL Lifestyle Properties Inc., a real estate investment trust (REIT) focused on lifestyle properties, has acquired Pacific Park amusement park from Santa Monica Amusements LLC for $34 million. The amusement park, located on the historic […]
Businesses Share in Post-Rose Bowl Glee:
The festivities surrounding the Rose Bowl college football game – in particular, the Wisconsin pep rally that brought out more than 25,000 Badger fans – helped drive business up 30 percent for at least one […]
What’s Hot:
Fireside at the Miles January 7 through February 5 8 p.m., $5-$10, Miles Playhouse, 1130 Lincoln Boulevard 310.458.8634 Yes, there is a massive stone fireplace at the Miles Playhouse and audiences will be seated near […]
This Week:
LAST CHANCE Diva on the Verge, a look at the crazy life of an opera singer, with Julia Migenes, through Jan. 9, 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, 7 p.m. Sundays, $20, Odyssey Theatre, 2055 South […]
Music:
January 7 Danny Hamilton and The Mudslingers, Delta Rose Band, Steel Toed Slippers, Soulutionaries @ Rusty’s Surf Ranch Ernest Troost, Mark “Pocket” Goldberg @ McCabe’s Guitar Shop January 8 Exene Cervenka plus Paul Burch @ […]
Exhibits:
The Best of TAG, group art show featuring TAG’s 40 artist members, reception Jan. 8, 2011 from 3 to 6 p.m., through Jan. 22, TAG Gallery, Bergamot Station, 310.829.9556. California Artists in Mexico, 1928-1970, through […]
Theater:
Cyrano de Bergerac, the famous French play in verse by Edmond Rostand, directed by Rae Allen, through Jan. 23, 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, 2 p.m. Sunday, (no performances December 20 through January 2), $20-$25, […]
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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