Santa Monica youngsters and their families braved the windy stormy weather Sunday to enjoy a day at the Pier for a great cause.

Santa Monica Conservancy will present 10 Preservation Awards for exemplary projects restoring, renovating and revitalizing historic buildings on Saturday.

Hundreds of middle school, high school and college students as well as parents, educators and guests will hit the iconic Santa Monica Pier for the third annual S.T.E.A.M. Machines Innovation Fair and Rube Goldberg Machine Competition on Saturday.

String Theory is remounting their work “Remembering Water” after sold out shows last year, playing at the Miles in Santa Monica for 10 performances beginning tomorrow evening.

With General Municipal Elections scheduled for November 8 this year, initiatives for ballot measures are hitting Santa Monica streets calling for petition signatures. As each initiative comes to light The Mirror will present the same five questions to initiative filers in an effort to maintain impartiality. Councilmember comments will follow.

Juggling, arts and craft, storytelling and laughter filled the Santa Monica Library Saturday as the Kiwanis Club hosted their annual celebration of famed writer and illustrator Dr. Suess’ birthday.

"I am tired of spending literally thousands of dollars a year to look younger than my age" – making your own awesome cosmetics with Barbara Bishop.

As one of the hottest events on Santa Monica’s networking and awards calendar, the annual Organization of Women’s Leaders’ 2016 International Women’s Day Breakfast is being hailed a fabulous success.

In response to the introduction of Assembly Bill 2782 (AB 2782), a sugar-sweetened beverage tax proposal authored by Assemblymember Richard Bloom (D – Santa Monica), CalBev Executive Director Bob Achermann issued a strong supportive statement.