Breaking & Latest news in Santa Monica, California
Breaking & Latest news in Santa Monica, California
Saturday: Ben & Jerry’s to Sample New Ice Cream Bars in Venice
Each 2.5-ounce bar packs ice cream with chunks and swirls, coated in chocolate and cookie pieces Ben & Jerry’s will hand out free samples of its upcoming ice cream bars at a beachside event here […]
SM.a.r.t Column: The Machine: How Santa Monica’s Memory Gets Deleted
Every Tuesday, our city council convenes in chambers that embody civic memory—mid-century architecture from when cities believed in public purpose. There, dedicated public servants wrestle with impossible choices between state mandates and community character. Citizens […]
Santa Monica Fire Launches Nurse-Practitioner Unit for Minor 911 Calls
Early cases have included on-scene treatment for minor injuries and illnesses as well as behavioral-health interventions The Santa Monica Fire Department has begun deploying a new two-person Advanced Provider Unit that pairs a nurse practitioner […]
Film Review: Hamnet
FILM REVIEWHAMNETRated PG-13125 MinutesReleased December 5th Production designer Fiona Crombie endeavored to convey historical accuracy, love, happiness, and sadness in the spaces Will and Agnes Shakespeare and their family inhabit in the movie Hamnet. She […]
Petit Grain Boulangerie Opens Orders for Christmas Morning Pastry Boxes
The Bakery’s Holiday Box Features a Customizable Selection of 13 Pastries Petit Grain Boulangerie has announced the details of its Christmas Morning Pastry Box, giving customers a chance to bring home a curated selection of […]
Prince St. Pizza Debuts Disney+ Pop-Up Recreating Home Alone’s Little Nero’s for 35th Anniversary
Home Alone Fans Can Visit Little Nero’s and Pick Up a Pizza in the Home Alone Universe Prince St. Pizza is teaming up with Disney+ to mark the 35th anniversary of Home Alone with a […]
Go Get Em Tiger to Shut Down Montana Avenue Café After Three-Year Run in Santa Monica
Specialty Coffee Chain Implies Closure Is Temporary as It Searches for a New Location Go Get Em Tiger announced it will shut down its Montana Avenue café on Monday, December 15, bringing an end to […]
Orange County Pizza Chain to Open Abbot Kinney Location
The Venice spot will seat about 130 and serve the brand’s 12-inch round and airy square “grandma-style” pizzas Truly Pizza, the Orange County-based chain known for its three-day-fermented dough and thin, blistered-crust pies, will open […]
17th Annual Santa Monica Pub Crawl to Raise Funds for Westside Food Bank
The crawl runs along two routes — Main Street and the Third Street Promenade — featuring over 20 bars and restaurants The 17th annual Santa Monica Pub Crawl returns Saturday, Dec. 13, with organizers aiming […]
SM.a.r.t. Column: Remembering Frank Gehry
Last Friday (December 5), we lost one of our own: Frank Gehr,y who passed away at age 96, is probably the most recognized American architect. His storied local, national, and international career started and blossomed […]
Noteworthy 12/10-17: LLOYD, CLAYTON!
By CHARLES ANDREWS R.I.P. JIMMY CLIFF I landed in L.A. from New Mexico, 11-year-old son Chris in tow, August 1980, a rocknroll-blues-country-classical-jazz full blown reggae fan (short for “fanatic”), eager to launch my career as […]
Metro Restores Full Bus Service to Palisades Fire Zone Starting Next Week
Agency officials said the changes were driven by rider complaints, operator input and performance data Nearly a year after the Palisades Fire forced major bus detours, Los Angeles Metro will fully restore pre-fire service on […]
