Dear EarthTalk: I haven’t heard much of lately about big oil spills like the infamous Exxon Valdez. Has the industry cleaned up its act, or do the media just not report them? In the wake […]

The Westside Subway extension project is moving closer. At Santa Monica’s latest meeting on plans for the subway, Director of Regional Communications Jody Litvak and Project Director David Mieger gave an update to interested Santa […]

Americans are big fans of fantasy sports. In fact, almost 30 million people in North America play in a fantasy league, according to the Fantasy Sports Trade Association. The leagues allow participants to control virtual […]

Despite the slowdown in the economy, Santa Monica Place (SMP) is still going forward with its remodeling process and leasing space to a diversified mix of retailers and restaurants. Last week the mall’s owner, Macerich, […]

The future look of the south end of the Third Street Promenade.

i-crime. Tuesday, August 8, 1:36 p.m. The Apple Store located in the 1200 block of Third Street Promenade, as most readers will know, is not a specialist fruit outlet, but a purveyor of the popular […]

The Treesavers organization recently sent an e-mail to members of Santa Monica’s City Council and other City officials to express their concerns about the way the City is going about establishing an Urban Forest Task […]

The Venice Beach Music Festival 4 took place on Saturday & Sunday, August 8 & 9. The two-day festival featured rock, soul & psychedelic indie bands. Venice favorites Sugarbitch (funk/soul/rock) performed on Sunday afternoon.

New air conditioning equipment will soon be installed on the roof of Santa Monica’s historic City Hall. But the Landmarks Commission at its August 10 meeting, postponed granting a Certificate of Appropriateness for the planned […]

Santa Monica has been looking forward to having a light rail in the City by 2015 but controversy about the placement of the project’s maintenance facility has been raging for months. The controversy began after […]