March 21, 2026
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Brock on Your Block: Bagpipes of Palisades Park

Every sunset during these times of quarantine, a bagpiper heads to Palisades Park in Santa Monica and plays “Amazing Grace” to give us peace. Hear more in this video made possible by Tumbleweed Day Camp.

Starbucks Closes Santa Monica Store Permanently

Updated 5:24 p.m. April 21 Coffee company shuts down popular location as of Sunday By Sam Catanzaro A popular Santa Monica Starbucks has closed permanently. A sign posted on the door of the Starbucks on […]

Brock on Your Block: Chalk Art Festival Week 2

In the latest Brock On Your Block, it’s the second installment of Santa Monica chalk art festival as residents step up to spread joy, color and beauty during the COVID-19 quarantine with chalk drawings and […]

Remembering Femma Mahdessian, 1933-2020

On Wednesday, April 8, 2020, Femma Mahdessian, 86, passed away at her home in Santa Monica, CA, with her loving daughter, Y Fray, at her side, after a two year battle with lung cancer. From […]

Santa Monica Hotel Group Supporting Healthcare Workers

Shore Hotel, Ocean View Hotel and Santa Monica Motel offering Hero Rates for COVID-19 front line workers By Staff Writer The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak has hit the Santa Monica tourism industry hard with many […]

City Selects Interim City Manager

Council accepts Rick Cole’s resignation, chooses Lane Dilg as Interim City Manager By Sam Catanzaro Santa Monica’s city attorney will serve as the interim city manager after Rick Cole’s resignation was accepted by City Council […]

BREAKING: City Manager Rick Cole to Step Down

By Sam Catanzaro Santa Monica City Manager Rick Cole is stepping down, the city announced Friday. According to an April 17 City blog post from Cole, a massive budget deficit brought on by the novel […]

Out of Disaster, A New Day!

“I can be changed by what happens to me. But I refuse to be reduced by it.” Maya Angelou ~ We are facing a grave danger, one that we cannot see nor touch. And because […]