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Emmy Award Winning Composer Bruce Broughton to be Honored by the New West Symphony at January 20 Gala in Santa Monica

January 5, 2018

January 5, 2018

Ten-time Emmy Award-winning composer Bruce Broughton will be presented with the New West Symphony’s “Bravo Award for Musical Excellence” at...

Landmarks Commission to Review Professional Consultant’s Report and Public Input Regarding Proposed Application for New Historic District in Santa Monica

January 4, 2018

January 4, 2018

On Monday, 8 January 2018, at 6:30 PM the Landmarks Commission will review a professional consultant’s report and public input regarding a proposed application...

Resolutions Aren’t Only for Humans: Tips for a Happier Healthier Pet in 2018

January 4, 2018

January 4, 2018

Forty percent of Americans will make New Year’s resolutions this year – but what about pets? The New Year is...

Committee for Racial Justice Presents Gentrification II: Drilling Down on Housing Issues

January 4, 2018

January 4, 2018

CRJ’s workshop on Jan.7th will feature a panel including Michael Soloff from the Housing Commission in Santa Monica, Robbie Jones (a...

Status of Medicinal Cannabis Retail and Light Manufacturing in Santa Monica

January 4, 2018

January 4, 2018

As of January 1, 2018, cannabis is now legal in California; on October 10, 2017, the Santa Monica City Council...

SMPD Conducting Bike Safety Enforcement Operations Friday

January 4, 2018

January 4, 2018

The Santa Monica Police Department will be conducting Bike and Pedestrian Safety Enforcement Operations with focused enforcement efforts on primary...

Pomegranates Power Santa Monica Restaurant Week

January 3, 2018

January 3, 2018

By Alysia Gray Painter If ever a fruit looked like it just sprung wholly formed from a fanciful holiday painting...

“Stories of Almost Everyone” Exhibit Opening Later This Month at Hammer Museum

January 3, 2018

January 3, 2018

In recent years, a continued emphasis on an art of ideas—inherited from the legacies of conceptual and post-conceptual artistic practice—has...

Martin Luther King Weekend Concert to Occur Saturday, January 13 at Santa Monica’s SGI Auditorium

January 3, 2018

January 3, 2018

Celebrate the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King with Santa Monica Symphony’s annual MLK Weekend Concert. Opening the...

Westide Beat: Santa Monica Restaurant Week

January 2, 2018

January 2, 2018

Although Restaurant Week is celebrated throughout Los Angeles, Chella takes a tour of the West side’s restaurants where the local...