The Golden Globes will return Sunday with major star appeal thanks to a slew of big name nominees, including Zendaya, Timothée Chalamet, Angelina Jolie, Daniel Craig, Denzel Washington, Ariana Grande and more.

California strived to maintain its environmental leadership in 2024, with voters approving a $10 billion environmental bond and the state advancing its renewable energy goals — all while navigating a major budget deficit.

Transportation and entertainment will be two oft-discussed topics in 2025 when it comes to new laws across the state. On the roads, California will be joining 43 other states with implementing “daylighting” laws,

Art is in the eye of the beholder, at least that’s what Margaret Wolfe Hungerford believed in 1876, but it’s unquestionably subjective. And art takes many different forms and can be displayed in many different ways,

“For us, it’s a little bit more of showcasing our great year-round opportunities to enjoy the outdoors in Santa Monica.” Hamilton added that water and air temperatures will both be in the high 50s, and will be chilly especially if locals don’t use ...

Hello and Happy New Year everyone! We are very excited to announce the 30th Anniversary of the Main Street Farmers Market. Hard to believe that this market was founded in 1995 and continues to be a favorite weekly community event.

Sales rose this year during the holiday shopping season even as Americans wrestled with elevated prices for many groceries and other necessities, according to new data. Holiday sales from the beginning of November through Christmas Eve climbed 3.

Los Angeles County health officials confirmed the region's first human case of H5 bird flu last week, marking a significant development in the ongoing outbreak that had already affected several domestic cats in the area,

On Sunday, December 22, 2024, at approximately 6:40 p.m., Police Department officers responded to the scene of a fatal traffic collision at the intersection of Wilshire Boulevard and Chelsea Avenue. The victim was crossing Wilshire southbound when she was struck by a vehicle heading eastbound on Wilshire.

Newly installed Mayor Lana Negrete spent part of her holiday meeting constituents at the Starbucks across from City Hall. The morning included a performance by Samohi students and visits from other community leaders including Ericka Lesley.

Californians who try to withdraw money but don’t have enough in their bank accounts won’t fall deeper into a financial hole from having to pay a fine, thanks to a new state law. The law covers instances in which banks charge customers when their withdrawals are declined instantaneously,

With hard partying comes hard hangovers and the holiday season is probably the most problematic time of the year, with celebrations in full swing for Thanksgiving, Christmas, Hanukkah, Day of the Virgin of Guadalupe and every other religious-linked ...

March brought significant changes to Santa Monica's business landscape, civic developments, and educational achievements, while the city grappled with public safety concerns and economic challenges. In a major business development,

Guide to Food & Entertainment Goings-On In & Around Town includes the Last Week of Cirque du Soleil Kooza, Many Restaurant Parties Including Rustic Canyon, Orla, and the Edgemar, and much more! SportsFest Grand Opening Party: This is a 7,

Editor The writer Arthur Conan Doyles fictional character Detective Sherlock Holmes used a 7% solution of cocaine to assist him to solve crimes. America on the other hand just elected a character who now attempts to use his statistical victory margin of 1.

Season Features the Popular “A Walk Around the Winter Hexagon” Santa Monica College’s John Drescher Planetarium continues its Friday evening events in winter 2025 with free, live virtual shows presented online at smc.

That said, the food at the new Muse in Santa Monica Canyon reminds me of those legendary places. Rather than having a favorite restaurant, I have favorite dishes. Every Sunday, we have brunch at ...

The emergence of generative artificial intelligence tools that allow people to efficiently produce novel and detailed online reviews with almost no work has put merchants, service providers and consumers in uncharted territory,

An unidentified woman was killed at about 6:40 p.m. on Sunday night after being hit by a car near the intersection of Chelsea and Wilshire. According to SMPD, officers were dispatched for calls of a vehicle vs.

A local case with massive implications for the social media world has been allowed to move to trial. On Dec. 5, the State of California Second Appellate District denied a petition for writ of mandate from Snap,