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Fall Festival Brings Family Fun

October 16, 2017

October 16, 2017

By Sam Skopp   On Saturday, Oct. 7, the annual Fall Festival returned to Virginia Avenue Park in Santa Monica....

SMC Boosts Winning Streak

October 16, 2017

October 16, 2017

Santa Monica College (SMC) Men’s Soccer team hosted Victor Valley College in a non-conference soccer match at SMC Friday Oct....

Obituary: Tom Petty (1950-2017)

October 13, 2017

October 13, 2017

By Whitney Scott Bain   Tom Petty, a gifted, multi-talented musician, songwriter, singer, record producer and actor whose music was...

Wheels Stall on Runway Shortening

October 13, 2017

October 13, 2017

By Jennifer Eden   A Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) issued late Sunday afternoon Oct.8, has placed a cog in the...

The Little Jewelry Store That Could: Accents Jewelry Continues to Shine on Main Street

October 13, 2017

October 13, 2017

By Jennifer Eden As stores up and down Main Street, Santa Monica, shutter due to increase rents and reduced revenues,...

SMa.r.t.-Challenges, “Opportunities” For Our Pier

October 13, 2017

October 13, 2017

Samuel Tolkin for SMa.r.t (Santa Monica Architects for a Responsible Tomorrow) Thane Roberts AIA, Robert H. Taylor AIA, Daniel Jansenson...

Alert Police Blotter 10/9/17-10/13/17

October 13, 2017

October 13, 2017

By Tim Broughton   Vorsprung drunk Technik. On Thursday, October 5, at 9:53 p.m. officers of the Santa Monica Police...

Toys “R” Hurting

October 12, 2017

October 12, 2017

By Steve Stajich   Imagine you are a top executive at toy retailer Toys “R” Us. In addition to the...

Breast Cancer Survivor and Single Mom Advises Women to Get Essential Health Screenings

October 12, 2017

October 12, 2017

October is Women’s Health and Breast Cancer Screening Month, and Shelley Ramey, a West Los Angeles resident and breast cancer...

All-Renewable Power: Reachable Goal For State

October 12, 2017

October 12, 2017

By Tom Elias Back in 2002, when California set its first statewide renewable energy goals, the petroleum industry and others...