July 3, 2026
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“Shazam!” Takes the Big Screen

“Shazam!” Is a sincere and humorous look into the pains of growing up, in the guise of a comic book/ superhero movie. The special effects are simplistic by today’s standards  – however that goes with […]

“Too Hot Tamales” Hit the Town with Socalo

Taste of Santa Monica Presented by the Santa Monica Chamber of Commerce Written by Barbara Bishop, Mirror columnist and Santa Monica Chamber member. Attention foodies!  There’s a new restaurant in town.  It’s Socalo, a casual, […]

MODE: Don’t Downgrade Success!

MODE (Mobility On-Demand Every Day) is a program launched in July 2018 by the Big Blue Bus to serve the transportation needs of Santa Monica’s senior residents. The BBB partnership with LYFT provides seniors with […]

Column: What is a Bridge Loan?

About the author: Avi Sinai is the principal of HM Capital, a Los Angeles company specializes in hard money real estate loan and private lending. To contact HM Capital you can call (530) 436-5630, or […]

SMPD Officer Drowns in Kauai Tragedy

Rashad Riley remembered by the community.  By Sam Catanzaro A Santa Monica Police Department (SMPD) officer died last week while swimming in Hawaii, the SMPD has announced. The Santa Monica Police Officers’ Association (SMPOA) today […]

Third Street Promenade Under Transition

 Joe Fasbinder  One of the things you’ll notice when you come to the Santa Monica Promenade, like 14 to 17 million people do every year, is a change in the number of retailers. A negative […]

Opinion: Can Newsom Housing Campaign Succeed?

It turns out Gov. Gavin Newsom was deadly serious when he insisted as a candidate last year that California needs to build 3.5 million new housing units over the next ten years in order to […]

Lincoln Middle School’s Mr. Obie

50+ years of dedication to students. By Keldine Hull John Obusek has been a teacher for 56 years, 49 of which he’s spent at Lincoln Middle School shaping the young minds of students who fondly […]