A new public engagement tool installed on the Santa Monica Pier will be the first use of virtual reality for understanding the impacts of climate change in Southern California. The freestanding viewers, named the Owl by manufacturer Owlized, Inc. offer visitors an immersive virtual reality display showing panoramic views of Santa Monica Beach.

Cadillac Escapade. On Wednesday, August 17, at 6:26 p.m. officers of the Santa Monica Police Department were requested to attend the area of 21st Street and Broadway in order to investigate a report of a […]

Pico Youth & Family Center has received a $50,000 matching grant from the Santa Monica City Council. Donations will benefit tech programs for underserved youth.

Phil walks through some of Santa Monica’s Parks and reflects on his thirteen years as a Santa Monica Recreation & Parks Commissioner.

Orchestra Santa Monica – Season Opening Concert, “Summer into Fall” Sunday, October 9, 2016 @ 2:30 pmChen Yi: Caramoor’s Summer (Southern California premiere) Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 17 in G Major, K. 453 Beethoven: Symphony […]

What do we know about our history? Too many textbooks used in US public schools are from an almost totally Eurocentric perspective. The September 11th Committee For Racial Justice workshop at Virginia Ave. Park will feature a panel of educators discussing the topic “Teaching History as if Black Lives Matter”.

A speeding BMW was seen flying off the cliff on 4th Street and Adelaide Saturday evening, with witnesses recalling that the event was like something out of the movies.

Classic car fans and owners alike gathered at Will Rogers Elementary School this past Saturday for the Pico Youth & Family Center’s West Lost Unity Car Show.

By Atlas Novack Keeping a restaurant is hard in a city like Los Angeles, where businesses close as often as they open. In a restaurant like Brü Haus, a gastropub located on Wilshire Boulevard and […]

By Sam Skopp As part of an L.A. County-sponsored initiative to teach sustainable gardening practices, L.A.’s Smart Gardening Program hosted an advanced composting and vermicomposting workshop in Virginia Avenue Park this past Saturday. Virtually every […]