CITY HALL — Approximately four score and seven years ago, Santa Monica city officials made an executive decision to change what was once Eighth Street to Lincoln Boulevard.
PICO NEIGHBORHOOD — The Exposition Light Rail Line is coming, and like the stereotypical damsel in distress of the silent movie era, 139 trees are tied to the tracks, waiting for rescue.
COLORADO AVE — Come April, expect some changes along the residential roads branching off the Colorado Avenue corridor. City Hall plans to reconfigure parking along Colorado Avenue to make room for the Expo Light Rail Line by axing spaces on Colorado and creating angled spaces along six residential s
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.
CITY HALL — Carol Kleinman was at home when Tuesday night became Wednesday morning, but her attention was focused on a meeting taking place just a few miles away that was sure to impact her livelihood.
DOWNTOWN — Tens of thousands of people are expected to flock to Downtown Santa Monica Sunday for the L.A. Marathon and city officials want to remind them that if they can walk, bike or take public transit that would be best.
More overnight closures are planned beginning Friday night on the San Diego (405) Freeway through the Sepulveda Pass as work continues on a $1.2 billion improvement project.
CITYWIDE — Perennial business owners Larry Miller and his wife Ricky launched Wilshire West Stationers in 1996, a store that had existed in a strip mall at Wilshire Boulevard and Berkeley Street since the 1970s.
The Montana Avenue Branch Library will reopen this Saturday after being shuttered Jan. 16 for renovation, city officials said Thursday. Major features of the branch’s interior improvements include new carpeting and paint; new shelving for books and media collections; added book displays; a more “eff
DOWNTOWN — Loyal riders of the Big Blue Bus will notice some changes beginning this Sunday, officials said. But don’t expect anything major. “While we continue to analyze performance from the last service change [in August 2011], there will be no substantial adjustments this time around,” said Ed Ki
CITY HALL — Not since the iconic “hope” image of then presidential candidate Barack Obama burst onto the radar of popular culture four years ago have stickers made such a statement.
CITYWIDE — When it comes to charging electric vehicles, it’s out with the old and in with the new. Santa Monica is now home to seven new, publicly-accessible electrical vehicle charging stations that have been strategically placed in high-traffic areas like Santa Monica Place, the Civic Center and M
