Training: Metro simulated a fire drill Tuesday afternoon at the Downtown Santa Monica station, closing off the street at 5th Street and Colorado Ave. southbound to the parking lot entrance.
A fire has completely destroyed the pickleball equipment storage facility in Memorial Park, an extremely popular location for Santa Monica’s pickleball-playing community. Up until recently, this was among the few places the public could play the fast-growing sport.
A tentative agreement between striking screenwriters and Hollywood studios offers some hope that the industry’s dual walkouts may soon be over. But when will your favorite shows return?
Monica beaches were more crowded than usual on a Saturday morning, as tourists and visitors were joined by local environmental volunteers for Coastal Cleanup Day.
I’ve been doing what all writers do: making something from nothing, sometimes alone, and sometimes with groups of other misfits. Our imaginative labor has changed our culture, lit up living rooms with laughter,
While entertainment strikes appear to be resolving, hotel workers in took to the streets on Monday for their 100th picket line since the labor dispute began on July 4th. Union members have been protesting outside of the Hampton Inn & Suites and Courtyard hotels on 4th Street in addition to other hotels in Santa Monica.
Raw musical talent is in abundance across Santa Monica’s student bodies. To mold the young talent into true musical masters, two local campuses have called upon a true icon of the business, someone who answers the call on and off the stage.
Downtown Santa Monica, Inc. voted to approve a new security measure that would ultimately replace the Community Ambassador service operated by a company called Block by Block.
An entertainment extravaganza returned to Santa Monica’s premier landmark Thursday, with a collection of community events taking over the Santa Monica Pier.
The 90-freeway in Marina Del Rey is a vestigial roadway left over from a bygone era’s freeway expansion boom and like an appendix or wisdom teeth, a new group thinks the community would be better if it were removed.
Public support for striking Hollywood actors and writers is broad, but not necessarily deep enough for most people to change their viewing habits, a new poll finds.
A week after negotiations to rescue California’s floundering home insurance market stalled out in the Legislature, the state’s top insurance regulator put out his own rescue plan that effectively amounts to a trade for the state’s major insurers.
The City of Santa Monica will host the Mini Fall Festival on Saturday, September 30, 2023, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. during the weekly Pico Farmers Market at Virginia Avenue Park.
Taking a look at the area’s top high school football games Friday. Palos Verdes takes on Corona del Mar, Inglewood is on the road again and Serra and Mira Costa are trying to break into the win
People and Places:
High school football ~ Daily Breeze ~ Los Angeles County
Labor Day weekend is full of festivals, baseball, college football and good music. L.A. Dodgers Host San Diego Padres The men in blue host the San Diego Padres, Sept. 2-4. Head here for tickets.
This week’s local high school football schedule. If information needs to be corrected, let us know at dcalhoun@scng.com. Westchester (1-1) at Kennedy (1-1), 7:30 p.m. Venice (1-1) at San Pedro (2-0),
This weekend is full of sun, sports and entertainment in the Los Angeles area. Prime Video’s FYC Fest From Aug. 12 to 14 Prime Video is hosting FYC Fest in celebration of its 30 Emmy
A 10,000-square-foot California mansion built for Los Angeles Lakers legend Magic Johnson — with, of course, an indoor basketball court and locker room with signatures on the wall from “many notable NBA players” — is for sale for $14.
People and Places:
Los Angeles ~ Magic Johnson ~ The Charlotte Observer
A 10,000-square-foot California mansion built for Los Angeles Lakers legend Magic Johnson — with, of course, an indoor basketball court and locker room with signatures on the wall from “many notable NBA players” — is for sale for $14.
A preview of what to expect in the Bay League this season. Palos Verdes is the pick to win the league title, but Mira Costa, Culver City, Redondo and Peninsula will make the weekly battles
A look at the Bay League football season. Palos Verdes is the pick to win the league title, but things will be interesting with Mira Costa, Culver City, Redondo and Peninsula contending
UCLA football receiver Jake Bobo spoke to the media after the Bruins’ fall camp session on Saturday. Bobo talked about how he is adjusting to the Southern California lifestyle, the upsides of name, image and likeness rights and his favorite food spots in Westwood.
People and Places:
Southern California ~ Jake ~ University of California, Los Angeles