NOMA — Perhaps it was a stroke of Christmas spirit, but a landlord in Santa Monica got her wish when the Planning Commission approved a mechanism to allow her to put an addition on her unit without destroying three other homes.
Crime Watch is a weekly series culled from reports provided by the Santa Monica Police Department. These are arrests only. All parties are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
A Daily Press news article (“Feeding homeless in public raising concerns again,” Nov. 23) reported that Downtown stakeholders are concerned about the growing number of groups now handing out food, primarily to transients and “the homeless” on the Third Street Promenade.
CITY HALL — The Third Street Promenade is home to a diverse selection of restaurants and some of the nation’s most popular retailers. Soon it could be home to car dealerships as well.
Crime Watch is a weekly series culled from reports provided by the Santa Monica Police Department. These are arrests only. All parties are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
On Fridays I have dinner with my friends Downtown. Usually we’re either at T’s Thai or P.F. Chang’s. Occasionally I can talk them into some place different, but it better be good Italian for that to happen.
With the holiday season underway the Third Street Promenade gets even more crazy with a flurry of shopping madness. Locanda del Lago, which is situated in the middle of the mayhem, is offering some pretty enticing drink specials that are certain to appeal to weary shoppers looking for a little break
DOWNTOWN — With his own architectural design firm and asset management company, Sheldon D. Liber knows what it costs to do business in Santa Monica, and it isn’t cheap.
CITYWIDE — Black Friday. It’s a phrase that inspires fear in the casual Christmas shopper and naked desire in the thousands that enjoy the thrill of the hunt for deep discounts that bring luxury items within the grasp of the average Joe.
Shopping in Downtown this holiday season? Similar to recent years past, you will again be seeing additional police officers patrolling the area. Beginning the day after Thanksgiving (Black Friday) through Christmas week, police officers and other department personnel will be monitoring and patrollin
DOWNTOWN — During the holiday season, big meals and shopping dominate the American psyche, filling up advertising pages with the new thing to buy and the delicious recipes to attempt on family and friends.
