The Santa Monica-Malibu Education Foundation has partnered with Santa Monica Place to raise money to “support educational excellence for every child in the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District,” according to a statement released Monday.
Get out your blankets and picnic baskets, Jazz on the Lawn returns for the sixth year. The free concert series, held on the lawn of Santa Monica’s City Hall, begins on Aug.
Dispose of your personal documents and electronic waste materials at the third Community Shred and Electronics Recycling event this Saturday. Hosted by City Hall’s Resource, Recovery and Recycling Division, the shred and disposal event will take place at the Fire Training Tower at the City Yards fro
Andrew Thomas, who served as director of operations for Downtown Santa Monica, Inc. for 10 years, announced his resignation Wednesday. After his last day on the job next Friday, he will jump into his new gig as executive director of the Westwood Village Improvement Association on Aug.
The Santa Monica College John Drescher Planetarium will be closed for the remainder of July and the month of August to replace its projectors. When purchased in the 1990s, the projectors were state-of-the-art, said college spokesman Bruce Smith, but now they’ve grown obsolete.
With more than enough time for a mid-summer get-together or end of the season bash, the Santa Monica Community Recreation Division is now accepting reservations for the barbecue areas at Airport, Clover and Marine parks for gatherings of less than 150 people.
DOWNTOWN In an effort to make the city more bike-friendly, Santa Monica has increased the number of public bike racks near local businesses. Residents can request the businesses at which they would like to see a bike rack at www.
In honor of England’s Prince William and Duchess Catherine’s visit to SoCal, several local businesses are punching up their services to give customers a royal experience this weekend.
CityTV 16, Santa Monica’s public access channel, took home three first-place trophies at the annual STAR Awards, presented by the States of California and Nevada of the National Association of Telecommunications Officers and Advisors.
Santa Monica Pier’s Pacific Park is offering all San Fernando Valley residents up to 53 hours of free rides during Carmageddon weekend. From July 16 to 17, the 405 Freeway will be closed for the removal of the historic Mulholland Drive bridge.
Assemblywoman Julia Brownley (D-Santa Monica) announced Thursday that she and State Sen. Joe Simitian (D- Palo Alto) reached an agreement on a package of bills with the California Charter Schools Association that will establish uniform standards for public charter schools.
As people get ready to celebrate America’s birthday on Monday, the Santa Monica Fire Department is reminding the public that all types of fireworks are illegal in the city by the sea.
