LOS ANGELES ¬ó Federal authorities are investigating if a California pilot who lost his flight privileges for buzzing the SantaMonica Pier four years ago illegally sold rides to the public in his military jet.
SM PIER — Jamaican harmonies, indie rock and salsa music will roll with the crashing waves at this year’s Twilight Concert Series. The Santa Monica Pier’s free summer tradition will begin July 5, with the beach-appropriate songs of surfer/singer Donavon Frankenreiter and the soul music of Jeff Young
PACIFIC PALISADES — Water quality watchdog Heal the Bay gave Santa Monica’s beach areas all As during dry weather, a continuing sign that Santa Monica’s bad water reputation may be behind it.
SM PIER — A Los Angeles Police officer will ride the iconic Ferris wheel on the Santa Monica Pier for 25 hours straight later this month in an attempt to break the Guinness World Records title.
Editor’s note: This story is part of an ongoing series that tracks the city’s expenditures appearing on upcoming Santa Monica City Council consent agendas.
SANTA MONICA BEACH — Visitors will probably appreciate the fact that for the first time in many years they will have access to brand new bathrooms after fighting their way through traffic on Interstate 10 to sun themselves on Santa Monica’s beaches.
PICO BLVD — Just over 6.7 million people visited Santa Monica in 2011 and pumped a record $1.39 billion into the local economy, a 20 percent increase in spending over 2009, according to a report released Wednesday by the Santa Monica Convention & Visitors Bureau.
After a rough week of fighting for fathers in child custody cases, blogging at my website MensFamilyLaw.com, and arguing over whether or not the yacht club membership is a community asset, I like to relax by walking on the boardwalk and the Santa Monica Pier with my dog.
SEVENTH STREET — The young woman struggled to thrust her arm through a narrow gap in the silk curtains hanging from the ceiling — while suspended 5 feet off the ground and secured by a only few loops of that same fabric around her legs.
More than 4,000 runners are expected this Sunday for the seventh annual Santa Monica Classic. The event, which includes both 5K and 10K races, will continue the tradition of raising awareness for the environmental nonprofit Heal the Bay, organizers said in a press release issued Monday.
Q: For many of us who are struggling to make ends meet, and considering the high price of fuel, alternative modes of transportation sound really tempting for making local trips.
DOWNTOWN — As a professional picker with over 35 years of experience digging through what some may consider junk, Bryan Gerston knew he had something special when he stumbled upon a yard sale in the San Fernando Valley last week.
