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Pianist to ring in Lunar New Year at Santa Monica Place

Acclaimed pianist Sean Chen will kick off this weekend's Chinese Lunar New Year celebration in a performance Friday, Feb. 20, at Santa Monica Place. Chen, who is being

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/ 19 Feb 2015

Police stepping up bike, pedestrian safety patrols

The Santa Monica Police Department will step up bike and pedestrian safety enforcement operations Feb. 22 and Feb. 28 with focused enforcement on primary collision factors involving motorists, pedestrians and

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/ 18 Feb 2015

Shoe drive to support Santa Monica-Malibu schools

Schools within the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District are participating in a Shoe Drive through February to help keep important SMMEF-funded programs in all local schools next year, including instructional

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/ 18 Feb 2015

Arlington West receives commendation from City of Santa Monica

Arlington West, the weekly war memorial installation on the beach just north of the Santa Monica Pier, marked its 11th anniversary on Feb. 15, with a commendation from the City

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/ 18 Feb 2015

Arlington West receives commendation from City of Santa Monica

Museum of Flying film festival series starts Feb. 20

The Museum of Flying in Santa Monica, in conjunction with Kilo Foxtrot films, will kick-off of the Museum of Flying Film Festival Series with the Los Angeles premiere of the

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/ 18 Feb 2015

Pacific Park celebrates Lunar New Year

Pacific Park on the Santa Monica Pier will brighten-up the Lunar New Year celebration with a "red" color and patterns extravaganza on the Ferris wheel on Feb. 19

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/ 18 Feb 2015

World Surf League opens Santa Monica headquarters

The World Surf League, formerly known as the Association of Surfing Professionals, has opened a new office space on Main Street. The newly renovated former warehouse space has business and

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/ 17 Feb 2015

Library hosting ‘Mindful Compassion’ workshop

Nicholas Bruss leads "Mindful Compassion," an experiential workshop, on Thursday, Feb. 19, at 3 p.m. in Main Library's Martin Luther King, Jr. Auditorium, 601 Santa

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/ 17 Feb 2015

Oil documentary to be held at Aero Theatre

Santa Monica's Office of Sustainability & the Environment along with American Cinematheque and Sustainable Works present "PUMP!" The film, showing at the Aero Theatre, 1328 Montana

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/ 17 Feb 2015

SMMUSD holding webinar on school services

The third in a series of webinars hosted by the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District on the Local Control Accountability Plan (LCAP) is scheduled for Tuesday, Feb. 17, at 6

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/ 15 Feb 2015

Man sentenced to life in prison for double homicide at Venice park

A 23-year-old gang member convicted of capital murder was sentenced Feb. 11 to life in state prison without the possibility of parole, the Los Angeles County District Attorney's

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/ 13 Feb 2015

City praises new holiday tree removal program

The City of Santa Monica is crediting its revised Christmas tree removal program for contributing to the success of the citywide compost program. From Dec. 29 through Jan. 23, Santa

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/ 13 Feb 2015