By MYSTERY PHOTO Brandon Wise
Mark Humphrey is the winner of the Mystery Photo contest, correctly identifying the image above as the former Merle Norman Cosmetics’ building at 2525 Main
By DAILY PRESS STAFF
MAIN STREET Royal Elastics, the Australian footwear brand that specializes in kicks without laces, chose Santa Monica’s Main Street as the location for its first
Water quality is poor after weekend rain
CITYWIDE When it rains, it pours, but thankfully, it doesn’t flood.
While Santa Monica received a steady stream of rain over the
Get a gander at an excellent cross-section of contemporary art at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium this weekend.
ART L.A., the New Los Angeles International Contemporary Art Fair,
Locals want the city to keep construction at a reasonable level
CITY HALL Tensions were running high in the City Council Chambers, the room filled with one impassioned speech after
Westside residents who have not responded to jury-service notices mailed on three separate occasions to their last known address could face stiff penalties plus a new jury assignment this
By Ellen Wiest
Your Dec. 29,2007 edition, particularly the front page article (“The ‘07 stories that shaped Santa Monica”), surprised me for what I would call a glaring omission.
Structures not going anywhere Preservationists prevailed in getting history landmarked
CITY HALL A series of aging buildings and structures around Santa Monica, once doomed to be reduced to rubble, will
IN MOVIES, WHEN THE MEDIEVAL CASTLE is stormed in the middle of the night by a rebel faction, the king and queen are always wearing long, white bedgowns. This is
Following a series of meetings that included a community workshop, the architect returned last week with a scaled-down version that featured plenty of setbacks and the creation of more
New scaled-back designs for Village pass muster with city
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By Kevin Herrera
Daily Press Staff Writer
CIVIC CENTER — Apparently, size does matter, at least when it comes to
City instructs workers on how to welcome millions of tourists
MAIN STREET The five million tourists who duck into Santa Monica next year can expect an upgrade in customer service.