SM BEACH — While Southern California’s beaches offer seemingly easy access to the Pacific and ample days in the sun for boogie boarding, surfing and other water sports, the nearby offerings aren’t so easily available for some area kids.
CityTV 16, Santa Monica’s public access channel, took home three first-place trophies at the annual STAR Awards, presented by the States of California and Nevada of the National Association of Telecommunications Officers and Advisors.
A racial bullying incident at Santa Monica High School in May became a major regional news story last week. The racially-tinged event was finally reported to the Santa Monica Police Department, which has opened an investigation.
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.
