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Longtime Santa Monica Funeral Homes Getting New Location

August 16, 2018

August 16, 2018

Mirror Staff Writer Gates, Kingsley & Gates Moeller Murphy Funeral Directors, part of the Dignity Memorial network of funeral providers,...

Santa Monica Bans Single-Use Plastic Products

August 15, 2018

August 15, 2018

Straws, plates, lids, utensils among plastic products banned. By Sam Catanzaro Santa Monica became one of the first cities in...

YMCA U7 Stars Undefeated Run Comes to an End

August 15, 2018

August 15, 2018

Second-half comeback not enough to overcome the Vampires.  By Sam Catanzaro All good things must come to an end as...

Behind the Screen: Christopher Robin

August 15, 2018

August 15, 2018

BEHIND THE SCREEN BY KATHRYN WHITNEY BOOLE Sometimes the tsunami of tasks and communications that come at us minute by...

Scooters set to Return to Santa Monica Tomorrow

August 15, 2018

August 15, 2018

Temporary suspension of service was a protest by Lime and Bird against City’s pilot program.  By Sam Catanzaro  Scooters are...

Scooters Shut Down in Santa Monica Today

August 14, 2018

August 14, 2018

Bird and Lime organize “Day Without a Scooter” to protest City’s Pilot Program.  By Sam Catanzaro There are no scooters today...

Wall that Gives

August 14, 2018

August 14, 2018

In Venice, there is a wall that gives back through art and is inspiring unconventional relationships. This video is made...

Big pot (or no pot at all?)

August 13, 2018

August 13, 2018

Debating the merits of California’s marijuana legalization in Santa Monica. By Sam Catanzaro On November 8, 2016, California voters approved...

Westside Family Health Center to Host a Summer Dance Party Thursday

August 13, 2018

August 13, 2018

By Sam Catanzaro To celebrate National Health Center Week, Westside Family Health Center (WFHC) is hosting a Summer Dance Party...

Restoring Abalone in Santa Monica Bay

August 12, 2018

August 12, 2018

Once thriving marine snail under threat. By Brianna Kwasnik Gone are the days where freedivers or scuba-divers can collect abalone...