Happy Puppies: Dog Adoption Event Debuts on Pico
By Sam Skopp In May earlier this year, pet store Animal Kingdom expanded to the space formerly occupied by Vidiots on 300 Pico Blvd. Saturday Aug. 19 saw the store hold their first ever adoption […]
Credit With Your Coffee? Capital One Cafe Opens in Downtown Santa Monica
By Sam Skopp Saturday saw the official grand opening of the Capital One Cafe located in the heart of downtown Santa Monica, on Broadway and 4th. In celebration of the event, the cafe gave […]
Top Rating for Firies
Santa Monica Fire Department (SMFD) has been awarded a Class One Rating by the Insurance Services Office (ISO). Out of 27,198 fire departments in the U.S., Santa Monica Fire is one of only 241 departments […]
Coast Open Streets Set for Oct.1
The City of Santa Monica will host Sunday Oct.1, the second year of COAST, an open streets event that is aimed at getting people walking, biking, skating, and scooting through two miles of activated streets. […]
Switching Street Signs: $90k
By Jennifer Eden The systematic replacement of street signs is in all city councils’ budgets. According to Santa Monica City, neigborhood signs in Santa Monica are replaced based on the age and color of […]
Alert Police Blotter: 8/21/17-8/25/17
By Tim Broughton A Spiritually Arresting Experience. On Thursday, August 17, at 7:14 a.m. officers of the Santa Monica Police Department were on routine patrol in the area of the McDonald’s fast food outlet, […]
Finding New Homes for Lonely Hearts: Clear the Shelters Adoption Campaign Sees Perfect Matches Made
The Santa Monica Animal Shelter joined the nationwide third annual pet adoption event “Clear the Shelters” on Saturday. $20 adoptions were offered on all pets. Clear the Shelters raises awareness about the benefits of pet […]
New Study Shows That Senior Citizens are the Fastest Growing Demographic in the US
Senior citizens are the fastest growing segment of the U.S. population and have been for the past two decades, reports the Association of Mature American Citizens [AMAC] in a new study. In fact, there are […]
Worried About Crime in Your Area?
Police in Singapore appear to have a lot of time on their hands. The Association of Mature American Citizens [AMAC] says the island nation has one of the lowest crime rates in the world. Police […]
Fatal Collision Occurs on the PCH
Earlier this morning at approximately 5:10 a.m., the Santa Monica Police Department (SMPD) responded to a radio call for service regarding a traffic collision involving a pedestrian at the 1100 block of Pacific Coast Highway. […]
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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