The Santa Monica City Council has approved a new Entertainment Zone along the Third Street Promenade, allowing adults to consume alcoholic beverages outdoors with a phased implementation beginning next month.
Just over two years after it reopened under new management and a fresh identity, The Beacon hotel on Ocean Avenue has ceased accepting reservations, gone dark on booking platforms and
The Film Independent Spirit Awards, a cornerstone celebration of independent filmmaking, will move from its longtime Santa Monica home to the Hollywood Palladium for its 2026 ceremony, organizers announced Friday.
After a decade on the east side of Los Angeles, acclaimed chef Zach Pollack has returned to his Westside roots with Cosetta, a casual Italian restaurant focused on hospitality, high-quality
Bacio di Latte, the Italian-born gelato brand known for its creamy textures and artisanal production, will open a new location in Santa Monica this summer as part of a broader
Rite Aid customers can expect their local store to close or change ownership in the next few months, as the struggling drugstore chain goes through another bankruptcy filing.
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Proposed changes to downtown parking rates drew sharp debate during a Downtown Santa Monica, Inc. (DTSM) board meeting last week, where city staff and consultants outlined a plan to simplify
Nearly four months after wildfires reduced thousands of Los Angeles-area homes to rubble and ash, some residents are starting to rebuild.
In the Pacific Palisades neighborhood, construction workers recently began
California lawmakers and industry leaders are rallying behind a new push to revive the state's struggling film and television industry, citing historic declines in production and growing concern
Controversy continues to swirl around California’s minimum wage requirements with a recent study prompting a counter study from academic circles and business owners doubling down on criticism of the
As Santa Monica’s City Council moves to create a permanent entertainment zone allowing open-container alcohol consumption along the Third Street Promenade, members of the Downtown Santa Monica, Inc. (DTSM)
Santa Monica is approaching a historic turning point as community leaders, activists and elected officials begin weighing the future of the Santa Monica Airport, a 192-acre site slated for aviation
