DOWNTOWN L.A. — An art show in a small Downtown Los Angeles gallery traces the evolution of skateboarding and the artistic movement it spawned from the skate parks of the East Coast to its blossoming in the fertile cultural soil of Santa Monica’s Dogtown.
MALIBU CITY HALL — Emotions ran high in Malibu City Hall Thursday as parents argued both sides of a policy change for the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District that could significantly impact which classes are offered in schools.
OCEAN AVE — Independent filmmakers and distributors are circulating an online petition expressing their opposition to a proposed move of the American Film Market from Santa Monica to downtown Los Angeles in 2013.
CITY HALL — After 31 years of service to the residents of Santa Monica, Community & Cultural Services Director Barbara Stinchfield is retiring, city officials said Monday.
Eastern Ocean Park Boulevard boasts a variety of great restaurants, burger joints, and local eateries, but no place personifies your neighborhood nook better than the Ocean Park Cafe.
Film Independent announced that, for the second time in a row and the 18th time since 1985, the Spirit Awards will be held on Santa Monica Beach on Feb.
Social causes and alternate forms of transportation are common in Santa Monica, so it should be no surprise that the two have fused in the fifth annual Skate the Coast on Saturday.
CITY HALL — The dogs had their day Tuesday when City Council members voted to champion a pilot program which would allow dogs and their human companions to play on the beach.
AIRPORT COURTHOUSE — A Los Angeles Superior Court jury Monday convicted a former fugitive charged with the 13-year-old slaying of a German tourist in Santa Monica.
Editor’s note: This story is part of an ongoing series that tracks the city’s expenditures appearing on upcoming Santa Monica City Council consent agendas.
CITY HALL — An organization dedicated to establishing a Santa Monica dog beach where canines can scamper in the sand without a leash have been thrown a bone.
Q: Halloween is right around the corner and I would like some safety tips for myself, and to share with other parents who have kids that also go trick-or-treating.
