ICE ICE SANTA MONICA:
Hundreds got a chance to see the Guinness World Record setting tallest ice sculpture at the opening of the ICE 8,000-square-foot outdoor skating rink in Downtown Santa Monica. The Scrat Ice Sculpture was 48 feet […]
The State Of Our Schools:
The Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District is in better shape both financially and in terms of academic achievement than other school districts throughout California but it is still confronting some major challenges District Superintendent Tim […]
School Board Discusses Director Of Communications Position:
For many years the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District has been concerned with improving its communications both internally and to the community. Last spring, the School District hired a consultant to audit the School District’s […]
Planning Board’s New Commissioners:
Two new Planning Commissioners have been appointed by the Santa Monica City Council in the last six months. Ted Winterer began his term in May by filling the seat vacated when Gleam Davis was appointed […]
The New Saint John’s Howard Keck Center:
Nearly 15 years in the making, Saint John’s Health Center announced the completion of its state-of-the-art replacement hospital with the upcoming opening of the 285,000-square-foot Howard Keck Center. Built from the patient’s perspective, the New […]
Redeveloped Santa Monica Place Mall Will Be Greener:
Santa Monica Place (SMP) is being remodeled and one of the goals of its owner, the Macerich Corporation, is to have the mall be LEED certified by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC). LEED, which […]
Hot Topic: Downtown Parking:
Santa Monica proposes to raise downtown parking rates, and it’s all over the news in the Southland – nationally, in fact, when one looks at the Web and the blogs. If, as writer Ron Koslow […]
Alert: Police Blotter:
“I Have Something To Show You!” Wednesday, October 14, 9:51 a.m. Officers were called to the AM-PM store at the 300 block of Pico Boulevard to investigate a report of an incident. When the officers […]
Pico Residents Say:: MTA’s Planned Maintenance Yard Is on the Wrong Track
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s (MTA) Expo Line light rail project is moving closer to Santa Monica, with Phase 1 in progress and Phase 2’s Final Environmental Impact Report (FEIR) being firmed up. At the latest […]
Left, Right, and Center:
It’s a typical morning for a recording of this week’s KCRW show Left, Right, and Center. Producer Sarah Spitz finally contacts Bob Scheer. He’ll be doing the show remote from San Francisco today. Tony Blankely […]
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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