Santa Monica Airport Report Issued for May 2018
A report on Santa Monica Airport (SMO) was issued by Santa Monica City recently… Dear Community Member: Happy first day of summer. I hope this note finds you well. I know this is the second […]
Hitting the Streets – Hockey in Santa Monica is Real
Getting into the roller hockey action at Santa Monica Beach, south of Santa Monica Pier, Friday, June 15. Pick-up games are played Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday evenings and Saturdays morning at 10 a.m. Photos: Morgan Genser. […]
Opinion: Never Mind Calexit; Other States May Want To Get Rid Of California
Petition carriers – mostly volunteers – have been on the streets and in the parking lots of California for a few weeks now, eager to qualify an initiative for the next available ballot […]
Whimsical Wheeling Celebrations!
Happy Birthday, Santa Monica Ferris wheel! Santa Monica’s iconic Ferris wheel spearheaded a day of celebrations Thursday, June, 21, as the invention of the Ferris wheel itself marked its 125th birthday. Santa Monica Pier hosted […]
Groundswell: Labor Peace Agreement
Local businesses are uniting to protest Santa Monica adopting a Labor Peace Agreement. A new community group has surfaced in Santa Monica, banding together in a fight against a proposed Labor Peace Agreement (LPA) set […]
SM.a.r.t: Failing to Plan is Planning to Fail
Parks & Rec Master Plan Twenty years ago, the City of Santa Monica unveiled a roadmap for the development of our parks and recreational programs. The plan, adopted in 1997, laid out a blueprint for […]
Review: “Superfly” – A Great Escape
“Superfly” – A Great Escape, Rated R, 116 Minutes, Released June 13 “Superfly” is a striking movie and compelling story in which the world depicted at the beginning will change before the end. The tale follows […]
Brock on Your Block: Make a Mess Day
Phil Brock attends the first ever Make A Mess Art Day for Kids in Santa Monica, hosted at Bergamot.
Saving Big with Home Beauty Remedies
I am tired of spending thousands of dollars a year looking “younger than 50.” Over the past year, I purchased four different eye creams (one was $400) and they all have worked really […]
Santa Monica Library Back on the Beach for Summer
From SMPL – Santa Monica Public Library (SMPL) is packing up the books and heading back to the shore for more fun in the sun with SMPL at the Beach, Southern California’s only beachside pop-up […]
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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