The third annual Santa Monica Pub Crawl raised more than $17,000 on Saturday, enough money for the Westside Food Bank to supply needy families with a “whopping” 70,000 meals, said Kim Koury, founder of Spin Public Relations who co-created the pub crawl with a girlfriend as a way to support local bus
Flashlights, radios and energy bars make great stocking stuffers, according to City Hall, so why not show family and friends how much you care about them this season by giving emergency preparedness supplies as holiday gifts? On Saturday, City Hall’s Office of Emergency Management (OEM) will host th
It is the season of giving and there are plenty of opportunities to help local public school kids while purchasing gifts for the holidays. At Barnes & Noble this Sunday, shop and support the Samohi Orchestras.
Amber Katherine, a philosopher who has blended her passion for the environment with teaching and mentoring, and Dan Nannini, a counselor who has become something of a statewide guru on transferring to universities, have been named Santa Monica College’s 2011 Co-Faculty of the Year.
The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) will close one lane of southbound traffic on Pacific Coast Highway from the California Incline to the Santa Monica Pier to clear storm drains of mud, sand and gravel.
DOWNTOWN Homeless shelter program open The Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA) has announced that its Winter Shelter Program is open. The program, which is funded by the city of Los Angeles and Los Angeles County, is deployed during the coldest months of the year.
Wish you had an extra bedroom for visiting friends and relatives during the holidays? How about discounts at local businesses just because you are a Santa Monica resident? Well you are in luck because Santa Monica hotels and businesses are extending special discounts for Santa Monica residents and t
One dollar of the purchase fee from each Santa Monica Place Gift Card and GIVE Green Gift Card purchased at Santa Monica Place will be donated to the Santa Monica-Malibu Education Foundation from now to Dec.
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.
