BROADWAY — As a teenager, Liz Crosson contrasted her suburban lifestyle in Northern California with back country adventures in the wilderness. She still remembers her first backpacking trip to the Central Coast of California during her time as an undergraduate at UC Berkeley.
CITY HALL — City Hall will have no part in surf instruction on Santa Monica’s beaches this year after city officials recommended against contracting with a local firm that came in second in a formal bidding process, despite the fact that the first-place candidate dropped out.
City Hall Santa Monica is a finalist for the 2012 Sustainable Community Award in the medium-size city category, according to a statement released Thursday by City Hall.
Shore Hotel was awarded Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Gold certification from the U.S. Green Building Council, making it the first Santa Monica hotel to bear the sustainable distinction, representatives from the hotel announced Wednesday.
Singer-songwriter Jackson Browne, known as much for his hits as his activism, will once again lend his musical talents to the ninth annual For The Arts Concert, to be held April 21 at Barnum Hall at Santa Monica High School.
Those who shop at Vons and Pavilions during the month of April can help locals with disabilities by raising money for Easter Seals. At every check-out counter customers will be given the option of making a donation to Easter Seals, the leading nonprofit of services for individuals with autism, devel
For the month of April Santa Monica police officers will be cracking down on bicyclists who fail to follow the law. The Santa Monica Police Department’s Traffic Enforcement Unit has been focusing on different driving behaviors each month that are the primary causes of traffic collisions in an effort
Santa Monica College Corsair photo editor Michael Yanow has been named Student Photojournalist of the Year by the Press Photographers Association of Greater Los Angeles.
The folks who are in charge of managing the Santa Monica Pier are inviting artists of all levels to submit their vision for the 28th annual Twilight Dance Series scheduled for this summer.
Angela Woo, the director of instrumental music at John Adams Middle School, was acknowledged by Norm Dea, president of the California Association of Music Education, at the 2012 California All-State Music Education Conference in Fresno, Calif.
OCEAN AVE — The sun sat in a picture-perfect blue sky over the finish line of the Honda L.A. Marathon Sunday for the approximately 23,000 participants that pushed through physical limits to conquer the 26.
OCEAN AVE — The Honda L.A. Marathon will descend on Santa Monica again this weekend, and with it a deluge of people, road closures and cold, rainy conditions.
