The Santa Monica Red Cross’ “Red Tie Affair” held at the Fairmont-Miramar Hotel on Saturday raised roughly $375,000, according to preliminary estimates.
Members of the Santa Monica College Faculty Association voted unanimously last month to give financial support to the victims of the Japan earthquake and tsunami, pledging $1,000, officials with the college said.
Santa Monica College’s Emeritus College for older adults is reaching out to young people — with money. Emeritus has awarded a $500 scholarship, from an anonymous donor, to Santa Monica High School senior Haley Hill for her contributions to Emeritus.
It seems America can’t get enough of Betty White and the same goes for the American Red Cross of Santa Monica. The 88-year-old actress best known for her role as Rose on the “Golden Girls,” will be the recipient of the “Crystal Cross Award” for her contributions to animal welfare at the 2011 Santa M
City officials are holding a casting call for musical acts to perform over the next year at the Main Street Farmers’ Market. Applications can be submitted through the month of April.
The owner of Perfect Day Surf Camp is planning to donate 100 percent of revenues from the spring break session to help children in Japan. The money will go to the Children’s Hunger Fund, www.
An Italian trattoria and pasta shop will be the newest addition to The Market, a collection of independently-owned shops specializing in artisanal goods which opens in Santa Monica Place on May 20.
DOWNTOWN Nearly 600 Santa Monicans registered for the Los Angeles Marathon, but not everyone finished, according to figures released by the race’s organizers.
OCEAN AVE — Thousands of runners braved pouring rain and cold temperatures to complete the 2011 L.A. Marathon in Santa Monica on Sunday, some breaking personal records despite the inclement weather.
CITYWIDE City Hall has created a hotline customers can use to report on the performance of taxi cab companies recently awarded franchises by the City Council.
SM BAY — Santa Monica’s Heal the Bay is looking for volunteers who don’t mind the smell of a few million dead sardines. With the massive fish kill in Redondo’s King Harbor earlier this week, the most pressing issue now is the clean-up, officials with the environmental watchdog said Wednesday.
It’s no secret that the benefits of gardening are many, from mental to physical to environmental. But in a city of 94,000 people in just 5 square miles, not everyone has room to grow.
