SMDP's Weekly Guide to Food & Entertainment Goings-On In & Around Town includes Santa Monica’s first municipal art gallery, the Sounds of Santa Monica Kids Club, a
Santa Monica City Manager Oliver Chi has appointed Christopher Dishlip as director of the Public Works Department, effective April 6.
Dishlip, who has worked for the city for nearly 17
Santa Monica College will mark Earth Week 2026 with a series of free events on its main campus at 1900 Pico Blvd., including a documentary screening, gardening workshop and sustainability
A beloved nature-focused small business is looking for a new owner to carry on its mission of connecting the community with the natural world.
Julie Rensink Hanson, owner of the
With the average price of a gallon of gas topping $4 nationally, some federal and state officials have talked of temporarily reducing motor fuel taxes to provide relief to motorists.
This week at the Viceroy Santa Monica, Community Collective and Spin PR convened more than 100 civic and business leaders to drive collaboration ahead of LA28 and beyond. This was
Santa Monica marked a milestone in its effort to address the regional housing crisis Thursday with the ribbon cutting of Berkeley Station, the city's first modular affordable housing
As a rare early-season heat wave sends temperatures soaring across Southern California, new research from UCLA reveals a troubling reality: extreme heat does not threaten all communities equally.
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Built in a borrowed garage with borrowed tools, a Santa Monica teen robotics team has earned a spot on the world stage.
SaMoTech, a community-based team of students from Santa
Facing declining restaurant sales, stubbornly high retail vacancies, and the lingering economic shadow of the 2025 Palisades Fire, the Santa Monica City Council on Tuesday unanimously approved an eight-point economic
SMDP's Weekly Guide to Food & Entertainment Goings-On In & Around Town includes the Bergamot Comedy Festival, Malibu’s Annual Chumash Day, Women’s Herstory at City Hall,
