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And conceptual topographic aerial view rendering of the one of the three proposed designs for the Palisades Parks: the Arroyo Wash. An important factor in the design choices is bridging the disconnect between the Pier

Problems with Pedalers Place in Proposed Palisades Park:

The Palisades Garden Walk and Town Square garnered input from Santa Monica City Council, which focused on balancing the connectivity and intimacy of the large hub of the city, during Tuesday’s meeting. Design consultant James […]

The sign in front of the Yahoo Center building

eHarmony Makes Perfect Match in Santa Monica:

The online dating service eHarmony is moving to Santa Monica after the City Council changed an outdated ordinance which outlawed match making services from operating in the city. By the end of the year eHarmony […]

Ann Randolph in Loveland.

Theater Review: Loveland Lands Laughs on Loss:

“Art isn’t pretty,” says the heroine of Ann Randolph’s “Loveland,” a solo show based on personal tragedy. In this case, art is also funky, impolite, too loud, and sometimes tasteless. And yet it’s all right […]

October 16

What’s Hot:

Pico Festival October 16, 11 a.m–4 p.m., free Pico Blvd. from Main to Centinela, www.picopassport.com. A walk-along street festival featuring live art demonstrations, art on exhibit, a photo contest, drawing opportunities for kids, music, food, […]

This Week:

LAST CHANCE Dracula, the original vampire, dramatization of Bram Stoker’s novel by Hamilton Dean and John L. Balderston, through October 16, 8 p.m. Fridays-Saturdays, 2 p.m. Sundays, $16-$18, Westchester Playhouse, 8301 Hindry Ave, Westchester, 310.645.5156. […]

Star Gazing

Star Gazing:

RAVEN NIGHTWOOD MIRROR ASTROLOGER ARIES Relationships are blessed with sunshine this week. Whether you are married, engaged, going with someone, or single and looking, you will reap rewards if you send out love. TAURUS You […]

Music:

MUSIC October 15 Eric Anderson with Van Dyke Parks @ McCabe’s Guitar Shop Dennis Jones @ Harvelle’s Soul Minded, Uncle Charlie, HYIM, High & Dry @ Rusty’s Surf Ranch Ian Whitcomb @ Boulevard Music, CC […]

Keir Gilchrist and Zach Galifianakis star in It's Kind of a Funny Story.

Movie Review: It’s Kind of a Funny Movie:

Actor Zach Galifianakis steals the show from his first on-screen moment in “It’s Kind of a Funny Story”. The new dramedy by writer-director duo Ryan Fleck and Anna Boden (“Half Nelson,” “Sugar”) is imperfect in […]

Exhibits:

Sam Amato: New Paintings: Meditations on Nature, reception October 16, 5-7 p.m., through November 13, FIG Gallery, Bergamot Station, 310.829.0345. The Art of Ancient Greek Theatre, through January 3, Getty Villa, 17985 PCH, PP, 310.440.7300. […]

Theater:

Loveland, solo show with Ann Randolph, through November 13, 8 p.m. Thursdays, $20$25, Santa Monica Playhouse, 1211 4th St., 800.838.3006 or www.brownpapertickets.com. The Merry Wives of Windsor, Shakespeare’s comedy, presented by KCRW’s Globe Theatre, through […]