A Hotel Homecoming at stARTup L.A.

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In past years, stARTup’s location made them a satellite of ALAC in Santa Monica’s Barker Hangar. However, with ALAC’s move to the Hollywood Athletic Club, stARTup has the Westside to itself, allowing it to carve out a space as a hotel fair for up-and-coming artists. True to its Venice location, stARTup feels quirky, cozy, and individual ...
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Long Island table tennis player will miss Olympic trials due to religious beliefs

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Estee Ackerman, who is Orthodox Jewish, currently is playing in Israel. She was willing to fly back to New York and then to the trials in Santa Monica, California, if the governing body had agreed to make certain shifts in its round-robin tournament. Ackerman would have been able to play Friday until about 5 p.m. and resume at about 6 p.m ...
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Papaya pageantry hits the Santa Monica Farmers’ Market

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There’s a parade of papayas at the market this week, and Market Report correspondent Gillian Ferguson talks about homemade tajin with acclaimed pastry chef, Cecilia Leung. The first black franchised McDonald’s opened in December 1968.By 1971, the number of black franchises grew to almost 50. “There is literally no downside to eating beans ...
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Plans for Berggruen Institute's 'scholars' campus' in the Santa Monica Mountains move forward

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The Paris-born collector and billionaire Nicolas Berggruen says he is moving ahead with plans for his ambitious Berggruen Institute building, designed by the Swiss architects Herzog & de Meuron, that will rise on a plot of land in the Santa Monica ...
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Couples tie the knot at Ventura County Clerk's Office on Valentine's Day

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For four years, they’ve been steadfast in scheduled FaceTime calls and visits whenever possible. While Moon studies medicine, Smith has been using his doctorate degree in cancer immunotherapy working to develop cancer treatments in Santa Monica. When they first met, Smith thought Moon was cute, smart and a lot of fun. But he loved that her ...
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Rory McIlroy, Adam Scott, Matt Kuchar are a Hollywood-worthy cast atop the leader board

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“The course is phenomenal. The whole place. I mean, staying in Santa Monica and doing all that, it's a really nice week, but obviously topped off by the fact that we're playing one of the best courses that we play all year.” And then there’s Scott, the sweet-swinging Aussie who birdied 18 for a four-under 67 and a spot in the final grou
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