Dress rehearsals are underway for Westside Ballet of Santa Monica’s 2011 “The Nutcracker.” The company is celebrating its 39th year of performances. Each year, students of Westside School of Ballet are auditioned to play the various roles and rehearsed for several months leading up to the performanc
City Hall is asking for volunteers to help with the 2012 Homeless Count, scheduled for Jan. 25 from 10:30 p.m. to 2:30 a.m. The count is intended to better understand the scope of homelessness in the community.
Santa Claus is coming to town early this year and Santa Monica’s firefighters and police officers are leading the way. Santa and his public safety helpers will be distributing good cheer and thousands of candy canes as part of the 19th annual Candy Cane Drive.
The NephCure Walk scheduled for this Saturday in Santa Monica is a fundraiser that is designed to raise money, awareness and hope for research about nephrotic syndrome and focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS), kidney disorders that have no known cure.
Actress Jane Lynch from the hit musical-comedy TV show “Glee” was honored last week at the 14th annual CLARE Tribute Dinner at Loews Santa Monica Beach Hotel, which raised more than $350,000 for the Santa Monica-based nonprofit that specializes in compassionate treatment and recovery for those strug
In support of City Hall’s “Buy Local, Hire Local” campaign, the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District’s facility improvement team, in collaboration with Santa Monica College and City Hall, will be hosting a networking event today to talk about opportunities to bid on construction projects, inc
A record low temperature of 48 degrees was set at the Santa Monica Pier Monday, according to the National Weather Service. That breaks the old record of 49 degrees set in 1975.
Nearly 80 percent of Malibu restaurants and other food service businesses exceed local stormwater standards and were recognized by the Clean Bay Restaurant Certification Program.
Santa Monica College’s student newspaper, The Corsair, won 24 awards at the 2011 Southern California Convention of the Journalism Association of Community Colleges.
Santa Monica has been designated a “Citizen-Engaged Community” by the Public Technology Institute. The institute, a nonprofit national research organization, gave Santa Monica the award for its use of Web, telephone and mobile technologies to connect residents and businesses with city services.
Film Independent announced that, for the second time in a row and the 18th time since 1985, the Spirit Awards will be held on Santa Monica Beach on Feb.
Students at Grant Elementary may soon be out of toilet paper and soap, according to boosters at the school. With efforts to fund these basic needs, Grant is inviting residents to come to the Fall Festival and help raise the school’s cashflow.
