Oscar winner Morgan Freeman stepped out for dinner with friends in Los Angeles Nov. 24 for a rare public night out.

The “rock star” description amply fits two-star Michelin chef Josiah Citrin, a 25-year veteran of the Santa Monica dining scene. His cuisine marries his early formal training with a boho playfulness forged in Santa Monica’s skate and surf culture.

SMDP’s weekly guide to food and entertainment goings-on in and around town includes Thanksgiving event and restaurant options.

Developer who owes $18.9 million for the storefronts on 3rd Street Promenade is in negotiations with lender UBS.

In the 1980s, long before Nadine Aysoy became a jeweler in London, she was a commodities broker in Geneva, trading, among other things, currencies, coffee, cocoa and gold. As a trader, Ms. Aysoy said,

While locals are making their Thanksgiving plans this week, the city is also looking forward to the holiday season, kicking off the countdown November 21 with the official City of Santa Monica tree lighting ceremony.

Mr. Richardson,Our HOA reserves for replacement are severely underfunded. The board recognizes this deficit and is working to catch up but it will take time to achieve a suitable reserves funding level.

Let us disagree over the economy — over inflation and unemployment; let us disagree over who and what our taxes should fund, over law enforcement policies and over welfare programs. Discourse is essential to democracy;

Santa Monica Chief of Police Ramon Batista has credited a tipster for the capture of the suspect in a brutal assault that occurred in downtown Santa Monica in the wee hours of September 22. That night,

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