Environmentalists have a new tool to help monitor water quality throughout California. The California Water Resources Control Board has teamed up with IBM to create a new iPhone app that allows the everyday citizen to snap a picture of a body of water and report how much water and trash they see.
DOWNTOWN Four new dining options announced for SM Place If the food court at Santa Monica Place wasn’t enough, the outdoor mall has slated an additional four gourmet alternatives for the third floor dining deck, officials announced this week.
In an effort to save lives and prevent injuries on Santa Monica streets, the police department will conduct several special traffic enforcement operations over the next 12 months, with funding coming from a $159,403 grant awarded by the California Office of Traffic Safety.
The Daily Grill in Santa Monica is launching newly expanded hours in conjunction with a month-long fundraiser for the Santa Monica-Malibu Education Foundation.
The Los Angeles County Department of Animal Care and Control (DACC) would like to remind pet owners that although Halloween may be a fun holiday for humans, it can be a potentially dangerous and frightening time for pets.
Alley Renewal Program The alley south of Pico Boulevard between 22nd and 23rd streets will be resurfaced starting on Monday, Nov. 1, 2010. Work will include grinding and asphalt overlay.
DOWNTOWN Over 3,000 school-age children — over 30 percent of the total enrollment in the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified school District — chose to ride a bike, a scooter or walk to school earlier this month as part of Bike It!, Walk It! Day, sponsors of the effort said Friday.
MAIN LIBRARY A community report on student achievement, initiatives, and the financial health of the local School District will be held in Santa Monica Monday.
Students in Santa Monica College adjunct art professor John Zarcone’s beginning oil and intermediate painting classes swept the cash awards for the Pico Festival’s “Paintings of Pico Boulevard Contest,” held Oct.
Halloween is one of the most exciting times of the year for children, but sometimes the most hectic for parents. Nearly 94 percent of children between the ages of 4 and 12 participate in Halloween activities each year.
Santa Monica Convention & Visitors Bureau (SMCVB) took home two Best Idea Awards from the Western Association of Convention and Visitors Bureaus earlier this month.
The Santa Monica Police Department is encouraging bicyclists and motorists to work together in keeping the roads safe. Below are some basic road rules.
