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Big Blue Bus Wins Design Award for Shelters:

The Los Angeles chapter of the American Institute of Architects has awarded its “Next LA Citation Award for Architecture” to the Big Blue Bus shelter and bus stop redevelopment program. The award honors excellence in […]

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Text a Santa Monica Librarian for Information:

The Santa Monica Public Library (SMPL) has improved its quick answer text messaging service. AskSMPL provides a more personalized text messaging reference service. It is geared for people who are unable to ask a librarian […]

The view from Pacific Coast Highway of the newly stabilized Palisades Bluffs.

Palisades Bluffs Project Is Complete:

The Palisades Bluffs Stabilization Project was completed sooner and cost less than expected, something not often reported for the City’s capital improvement project. City Engineer Lee Swain said the project was completed in April 2010, […]

Concept Station Rendering C (with an alternative park design) for the Downtown Exposition light rail station on 4th Street and Colorado. The view from northwest looking to southeast.

City Planning Took Big Strides in 2010:

For city planning in Santa Monica, 2010 will be remembered as a significant year. A major reason was the adoption by the City Council of the update of the Land Use and Circulation Element (LUCE) […]

This Week:

LAST CHANCE The Art of Ancient Greek Theatre, through Jan. 3, Getty Villa, 17985 Pacific Coast Highway, Pacific Palisades, 310.440.7300. William Brice, Drawings 1960-1985, through Dec. 31, LA Louver Gallery, 45 North Venice Boulevard, Venice, […]

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, […]