Local officials are trying to encourage more businesses to open on Pico Boulevard without accelerating displacement in the rapidly gentrifying neighborhood.
City Hall is changing Pico Boulevard’s zoning to
An eight-story apartment building at 6th Street and Colorado Avenue will replace popular restaurant Fritto Misto.
The building at 601 Colorado Ave. will be eight stories tall and contain 140
Ginger beer companies were eager to capitalize on the Moscow Mule trend that swept the country in the mid-2010s.
Santa Monica entrepreneur Bill Tocantins also saw a business opportunity in
A local media company is helping advertisers target the next big thing in the media world — Hispanic audiences.
HCode, founded by Santa Monica resident Parker Morse, is a digital advertising
By Ellen Knickmeyer and David Sharp
Motorized electric bicycles may soon be humming onto serene trails in national parks and other public lands nationwide. It’s part of a new
Downtown Santa Monica businesses generated $1.2 billion in taxable sales in 2018, a 6.4% increase over the previous year.
Sales declined between 2015 and 2017 as downtown retailers
Residents who advocated for a quarter of a century to replace a large parking lot at the Civic Center with a sports field finally saw the project break ground Wednesday.
The City Council could strengthen Santa Monica’s home-sharing ordinance after a five-bedroom home was converted to an Airbnb housing up to 36 people.
Councilmember Ted Winterer has asked city
By Mike Blood and Gene Johnson
The major online pot shop directory and cannabis marketplace Weedmaps announced Wednesday that it will no longer allow black-market businesses to advertise on its
Surviving the restaurant scene in Santa Monica is a tough business. Overturn happens quite often (it was a valiant effort, Bareburger, Chaya, Native, Hinterland, et. al) and evolving and lasting
A local startup that provides microloans to millions of people around the world who lack access to traditional banking just received its own financial boost.
Tala, a financial services company
The personal home of a seminal Los Angeles architect will be designated a local landmark, despite attempts by the owner of the house to reverse the decision.
The Landmarks Commission
