Santa Monica book lovers are buzzing over this year’s selection for the citywide reading program. Santa Monica Citywide Reads, a community program sponsored by the Santa Monica Public Library that invites residents to read and discuss the same book for one month, has chosen “Little Bee” by Chris Cle
Residents over the age of 50 will soon have more resources made available to them, thanks to a joint effort by the Life Long Learning Older Adult Task Force and City Hall.
Those looking to tie the knot will have to pay a little more for a marriage license come February. Dean Logan, the Los Angeles County clerk/registrar-recorder, announced this week that effective Feb.
With a series of winter storms currently pounding the area, the Public Works Department has made sand bags available to residents to help divert storm water.
SM PIER — Once again the Santa Monica Pier Restoration Corp. is inviting talented student, amateur and professional designers to submit their vision for the 26th annual Twilight Dance Series in the form of a poster.
While the late Mayor Ken Genser would have most likely preferred it if you walked or rode the bus (he was a major proponent of alternative transit), City Hall is offering free parking for the memorial service paying tribute to Santa Monica’s longest-serving elected official.
The Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA) and city officials are seeking volunteers to count Santa Monica’s homeless population. A statement released by City Hall states that officials are looking for 200 volunteers to take to the streets on Wednesday, Jan.
A recently completed UCLA air monitoring study will be the topic today in West Los Angeles as lawmakers come together to discuss the findings. The forum, “The Science of Santa Monica Airport Air Pollution,” will be moderated by L.
The Santa Monica Police Department wants New Year’s Eve revelers to play it safe and keep those guns holstered and drunk drivers off the road. Each year throughout the country as part of the New Year’s Eve celebration, some people chose to fire off a few rounds, not realizing the potentially deadly
To promote a safe holiday season, Metro is offering free rides on all buses and rail lines operating on New Year’s Eve. The free fare program will be in effect between the hours of 9 p.
Santa Monica’s outdoor ice skating rink is now open until midnight every day until Jan. 2. The Bayside District Corp., a public-private management company that promotes and maintains Downtown, has extended the rink’s hours to give visitors more time to make holiday memories.
Given our present economic and environmental concerns, recycling is the theme this holdiay season — from wrapping paper to regifting, and now, to Christmas trees.
