Santa Monica College’s John Drescher Planetarium continues its Friday evening events in August with free, live virtual shows presented online at smc.edu/planetarium. The special feature shows ...

While school may be out for summer, teachers in Santa Monica are hard at work developing new skills and lesson plans for the upcoming semester of distance learning.

Employees in SMMUSD’s child care and preschool programs, as well as its special education department, have been out of work in recent weeks in an effort to keep the district fiscally flexible, but local educators say the decision negatively affects students districtwide when the pandemic is already putting some student groups at a severe disadvantage.

All 10 Providence medical centers in Southern California were recognized this week for quality care in treating patients suffering strokes, standards measured by the American Heart Association’s/American Stroke Association’s Get With The Guidelines awards program.

The City of Santa Monica is partnering with Los Angeles County Supervisor Sheila Kuehl, Cedar Sinai, and SEE-LA/local farmers to distribute food to up to 1,500 Los Angeles County residents in need. The event is open to all and Santa Monica residents who ...

Beaming into the homes and the hearts of Santa Monica Police Activities League (PAL) members, four PAL youth were honored with personal recognition and individual scholarship funds totaling $22,000 as presented by the Chris Carrey PAL Education ...

Courtesy photo. This is the conclusion to our profile on Santa Monica’s newest councilmember Kristin McCowan. After amassing years of political experience on Capitol Hill in Washington D.C ...

All but one of the local incumbents who are up for re-election this year will appear on ballots this November, meaning there will some stiff competition when voters go to decide who will hold one of the 13 seats available on City Council,

At Santa Monica Travel & Tourism, representing the travel industry, its many small businesses and workforce, our responsibility is promoting our community to visitors, residents and businesses alike.

Staring at drab walls while staying at home will leave anyone feeling uninspired, but this is no longer a problem for residents at the Clare Matrix addiction treatment center following last week’s virtual art workshop.

The Adoptable Pet of the Week is available from the Santa Monica Animal Shelter. Courtesy photo. Hi, I’m Bernie. I’m a 4-year-old, male, Pitbull. I’m shy, and can be apprehensive with new people. But patience calls me out of my shell. Once I’m out ...

Santa Monica voters will have two ballot measures to potentially approve this coming November during election season. The General Municipal Election will be held in the City of Santa Monica on Tuesday, Nov. 3, and there are two prospective ordinances being ...

Courtesy photo. This is Part I of a profile on Santa Monica’s newest councilmember Kristin McCowan For the first time in history, Santa Monica has a female-majority City Council following the ...

Wafa Hoballah, chair of the LA Beirut Sister Cities Committee and westside local, is calling out to the local community to raise disaster relief funds for the Aug 4 explosion in Beirut, which killed 137 and injured over 5,

As COVID-19 limits people’s ability to safely visit food stores and pay for their groceries, food service providers have rapidly scaled up their operations and shifted to corona-safe distribution models to meet the growing need for affordable food.

City Hall East is complete, but not yet open to the public. (Ross Furukawa) Santa Monica could soon end its current taxicab franchise system in favor of a permit system, but City Council wants to ...

A former Los Angeles Angels employee has been charged with conspiracy to distribute fentanyl in connection with last year’s overdose death of pitcher Tyler Skaggs, prosecutors in Texas announced Friday.

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A 5K run is 3.1 miles. One can accomplish the feat by traveling from Veterans Park in Culver City down to the Santa Monica Pier or by leaving Palisades Park and heading towards Venice’s famed ...