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Art in the 90404: Mural Launch Party at the 18th Street Arts Center

June 26, 2017

June 26, 2017

By Michael Ray Located near the 17th Street Expo Line Station, Santa Monica’s long-standing 18th Street Arts Center hosted a...

Our Drug Epidemic: Guns

June 26, 2017

June 26, 2017

By Steve Stajich   First, let me acknowledge that there are always hesitations before deciding to write, once again, about...

The Advocate Celebrates 50 Years

June 23, 2017

June 23, 2017

The Advocate magazine celebrates 50 years of publishing at Mack Sennett Studios in Silver Lake, Los Angeles. Sponsors include The...

Longtime Artists Unite to Celebrate Their Art

June 23, 2017

June 23, 2017

By Libby Lancaster Artists Louise Marler and Ray Ford have something in common. They have both been creating art since...

Santa Monica Pier Ranked Dirtiest Beach in L.A. County – Again

June 23, 2017

June 23, 2017

By Charles Trepany Heal the Bay ranked the beach at Santa Monica Pier the dirtiest in Los Angeles County in...

Alert Police Blotter: 6/19/17-6/23/17

June 23, 2017

June 23, 2017

By Tim Broughton   Attempted Murder! On Saturday, June 17, at 11:23 p.m. officers of the Santa Monica Police Department...

SMa.r.t.- Back to the Future

June 23, 2017

June 23, 2017

Does our City have a vision for its future? Do the current policies of our City Council, as Mr. Cole...

Heading to the States: Santa Monica Girls Softball Team Advances

June 23, 2017

June 23, 2017

The Santa Monica 12U Silver All-Star girls softball team is heading to the USA Softball Southern California “C” State Championship...

Civic Playing Field + Parking Garage = $95.4 million

June 23, 2017

June 23, 2017

By Jennifer Eden Santa Monica City released its Staff Report Wednesday outlining the options of building a long-awaited sports field...

MURAL LAUNCH PARTY @ 18th Street Arts Center

June 23, 2017

June 23, 2017

The 18th Street Arts Center hosts a “Mural Launch Party” to celebrate the completion of Brendan Fernandes’ multilingual mural. The...