The absurdity of social mores never ceases to amaze me. On the one hand we have a society that thinks it is immoral and unacceptable for a woman to go to the beach topless.
Among the reasons Santa Monica is famous worldwide may be due to the many celebrities who live here. Or, at least who get arrested here. Back in the 1920s, our fair city was at the center of the mysterious disappearance of famed radio evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson (AKA “Sister Aimee”).
Crime Watch is a weekly series culled from reports provided by the Santa Monica Police Department. These are arrests only. All parties are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
Help comes in a lot of different ways for the homeless. Santa Monica has one of the best systems of care in the country. Good words can travel quite a distance.
DOWNTOWN — Water quality around the Santa Monica Pier continues to improve as the beach surrounding the historic landmark was taken off the Natural Resources Defense Council’s “10 Repeat Offenders” list, attorneys in the environmental advocacy group’s Santa Monica office said Wednesday.
SM BEACH — Looks like Santa Monica Rep has new digs for the next few months. The local theater company, just a year in existence, has landed a plum gig this summer as the artists in residence at the Annenberg Community Beach House.
Dear EarthTalk Isn’t spray sunscreen a health and environmental nightmare when it seems that more of the sunscreen ends up going up my nose than on the kid at the beach next to me? Lillian Robertson Methuen, Mass.
Q: My family and I are excited to celebrate the Fourth of July this year. We are staying at a hotel in Santa Monica and wondered where we should watch fireworks from? What can you recommend? A: Unfortunately, it has been about 22 years since the city of Santa Monica has had fireworks.
DOWNTOWN — This weekend, historic Main Street will be transformed as it hosts Santa Monica’s 11th annual Summer Soulstice and sidewalk sale, a two-day event where vendors will line the street and over 20 bands will perform.
Fireworks in L.A. may come a few days early this year. Instead of July 4, ours could begin July 1. That’s when Dodgers owner Frank McCourt is due to come up with a mere $30 million to meet payroll.
The trade alliance OCeanfront, comprised of the four Orange County coastal communities of Huntington Beach, Newport Beach, Laguna Beach and Dana Point, wants to make sure you know that Orange County is the ultimate ocean getaway with 42 miles of pristine coast and just a gas-friendly hour’s drive fr
DOWNTOWN — She’s represented Santa Monica at the state level for a little over a decade, but if the proposed State Senate districts released last week by the California Citizens Redistricting Commission become permanent, Fran Pavley will no longer be able to fight for the residents of the city by th
