CITY HALL — A series of changes approved last week by the City Council will give city officials the ability to fine taxi cab drivers, franchisees and the general public for violating rules regarding taxis in Santa Monica.
Although I may look a little stodgy on the outside with a few gray hairs blossoming on the top, I still know how to celebrate, and this is the time of the year to do that sort of thing.
SM PIER — If you’re a college football fan in need of a fix now that the regular season is over, then the Santa Monica Convention & Visitors Bureau has just what you need — a Rose Bowl pep rally.
DOWNTOWN — While Santa Monica’s position in the fabric of the aviation industry goes unquestioned, little is said of Waldo Waterman, the Santa Monican who pursued the dream of marrying the power of the automobile with the majesty of flight.
CITYWIDE — The devastating tsunami that wreaked havoc on the island nation of Japan, contributing to what is accepted as the second worst nuclear disaster in human history, left an impact across the globe.
OCEAN PARK — Initial work has begun on the Ocean Park Boulevard “complete green street” project, which will transform a heavily-used section of the east-west thoroughfare with over 100 new trees, marked crosswalks with overhead flashing beacons and a system for collecting polluted storm water to kee
CITY HALL — A last minute twist in a new plan to preserve and enhance the tree population of Santa Monica may make it difficult to conform to the requirements of a federal grant that provides 1,000 free trees to the city.
There’s more than joy in the air this holiday season. I’m thinking wackiness. For going on six decades a coalition of local churches has erected tableaus in Palisades Park illustrating the biblical Christmas story, and a Jewish group has a menorah display.
SMC — Representatives from Santa Monica College and local architecture firm DLR Group WWCOT accepted a design award from the Southern California Development Forum (SCDF) for the college’s Performing Arts Campus East Wing facility.
ANNENBERG BEACH HOUSE — Oliver Stone is never far from controversy. So perhaps it would be natural for a group as controversial as Occupy L.A. to approach him for some practical advice.
CLOVERFIELD BLVD — A new business selling eastern-influenced artwork has blossomed at a local homeless services provider, giving clients both self-esteem and community.
Like any new business Z Garden is indeed working out some of the unexpected yet unavoidable kinks. Co-owner Shadi Abed, posts himself close to the entrance working partly as a greeter and also as the guy who has to shut the faulty door that wants to constantly stay open.
