Tag: Santa Monica
Beck Flips Santa Monica Home
SANTA MONICA—Grammy award-winning musician Beck and his wife, actress Marissa Ribisi, just sold their house in Santa Monica for just under $3 million, according...
Tongva Park: Finalist For Prestigious Award
SANTA MONICA—The Urban Land Institute of Los Angeles has honored the City of Santa Monica’s Tongva Park and Ken Genser Square Project as one...
LA Summer Beach Bus Is Back
TOPANGA CANYON/SANTA MONICA—The Department of Public Works is bringing back its annual Summer Beach Bus. The public transit line will take Los Angeles locals...
Fourth Of July Parade
SANTA MONICA—The ninth annual 4th of July Parade in Santa Monica began at 9:30 a.m. at Pico and Main Street.
Thousands of spectators flocked the streets...
Monopoly Movie Announced, Writer Hired
HOLLYWOOD—It was announced this week that the classic board game Monopoly has a film adaptation in the works. The Santa Monica-based film studio Lionsgate will...
New Ordinance Updates To Take Effect
SANTA MONICA—Santa Monica residents can expect their city to start undergoing long-term changes, as the new Zoning Ordinance Update (ZOU) and the delayed 2010 Land Use...
Santa Monica Takes A Road Race Back Into History
SANTA MONICA—The city of Santa Monica will host an event honoring the historic Santa Monica Road Races on Friday, July 17 from 5 p.m....
Expo Line To Santa Monica 90 Percent Complete
SANTA MONICA—The Metro Expo Line Extension connecting Culver City to Santa Monica is already 90 percent complete and set to open spring 2016. The 6.6-mile...
Sephora Theft Suspect In Santa Monica
SANTA MONICA—Santa Monica police encountered trouble with a customer at a Sephora Store in Santa Monica on June 20.
A loss prevention officer notified the...
Los Angeles Beaches Close Due To Lightning
SANTA MONICA—Due to expectations of lightning in the southern California area, all Los Angeles beaches including Santa Monica were closed on Tuesday, June 30.
There...
City Celebrates Early July 4 Celebration
SANTA MONICA—An Independence Day tradition that has taken place every year for 33 years continued on Saturday, June 27 in Santa Monica.
Almost 11,000 spectators...
SMC Planetarium Hosts Meteor Shower Viewing
SANTA MONICA—Santa Monica College’s John Drescher Planetarium will be hosting its marquee summer event, “The Meteors of Summer: August’s Perseid Shower,” on Friday, July...
Edison Replacing Old Equipment In Santa Monica
SANTA MONICA—Southern California Edison is working in Santa Monica to replace old equipment, including faulty circuits and underground vaults.
“SCE is … making a significant...
TravelMag Finds BH Most Expensive Destination
BEVERLY HILLS—Beverly Hills is the most expensive travel destination in California, according to TravelMag.com’s most recent survey.
To calculate the rankings, TravelMag first established a...
Local Authors Add To Tween Series
SANTA MONICA—Santa Monica resident, Marcy Winograd, collaborated with Brentwood local, Jackie Hirtz, on tween novel “New Girl on Salt Flat Road,” the second book...
Santa Monica Strips Youth Center Of City Funding
SANTA MONICA—Despite numerous protests and pleas over the past few weeks, Santa Monica City Council Members voted unanimously to cut funding to the non-profit...
Actor Dick Van Patten Dead At 86
SANTA MONICA—Actor, businessman, and animal welfare activist Dick Van Patten was pronounced dead during the morning hours on Tuesday, June 23 at St. Johns Hospital...
Suspect Commits Fraudulent Activity
SANTA MONICA—A suspect at an Apple store in Santa Monica was attempting to commit fraudulent activity when a loss prevention agent from the store...
California Drought Causing Rabies Concerns
SANTA MONICA—It is common knowledge that California is experiencing a major drought, which is not only causing problems with agriculture, but also with local...
Long-Awaited Restaurant, Cassia, Opens
SANTA MONICA—The Westside welcomed a much anticipated newcomer to the Santa Monica restaurant scene last weekend: a southeast Asian-fusion restaurant dubbed Cassia. After Bryant...
