CITYWIDE — The holiday season twinkles like a Thomas Kinkade painting with its promise of cheer, good tidings and togetherness. It’s the time of year that families and friends celebrate each other with outpourings of gifts and love, and toast to old happenings and bright beginnings.
With the holiday season underway the Third Street Promenade gets even more crazy with a flurry of shopping madness. Locanda del Lago, which is situated in the middle of the mayhem, is offering some pretty enticing drink specials that are certain to appeal to weary shoppers looking for a little break
Running each Sunday now through January, Laemmle’s Monica Fourplex is presenting a wide range of movies from all over the world, each vying to be nominated for the coveted Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film at the 84th Academy Awards to be held on Feb.
Q: With winter fast approaching us, can you give me some tips for driving in rainy weather? A: Southern California just experienced a few days of rain and there’s no way of knowing exactly how much more we’ll see during the winter.
WEST L.A. — A State Senate select committee hearing meant to demonstrate the negative health impacts of jet pollution at Santa Monica Airport turned into a trial of SMO, with community members, politicians and even some scientists lining up against the airport.
CITYWIDE — Some of the worst winds in years blasted the region overnight, toppling trees and trucks, knocking out electricity to hundreds of thousands of people and bringing hurricane-force gusts of more than 100 mph to the mountains.
CITYWIDE — The next few days figure to be particularly festive around Santa Monica. Here’s a look at some of the holiday events slated for the city by the sea: Pico Art Walk Friday, Dec.
LINCOLN — After many hours of testimony and discussion Tuesday, the Board of Education unanimously passed a policy prohibiting PTAs from paying for staff salaries, benefits or training, and instead entrusting that duty to the Santa Monica-Malibu Education Foundation.
PICO NEIGHBORHOOD — School officials wielding golden shovels broke ground at the site of the new campus for the Edison Language Academy Wednesday in celebration of nearly a decade of work that will result in the district’s only brand-new campus.
Although the sight of hundreds of balloons being released into the air often creates a poignant moment, this fleeting point in time can often lead to a disastrous result on marine life.
CITYWIDE — A high-wind warning is in effect until Friday afternoon and Santa Monicans are being warned to close windows and secure all outdoor objects, such as lawn furniture.
Dear New Shrink, I am an avid golfer and golf follower and I just cannot understand what has happened to Tiger Woods. He was the No. 1 golfer in the world and now he can’t seem to get a grip.
