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Participants include Aline Smithson, Brandy Trigueros, J.K. Lavin and many more. Through Feb. 2. Bergamot Station, 2525 Michigan Ave., Unit F2, Santa Monica, buildingbridgesartexchange.org. Christopher Myers, “Drapetomania,” at Fort Gansevoort. In sculptures and textile works, the New York-based artist, illustrator and playwright examines ...

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I’ve tried the gummies without cannabis, and I’ve tasted them with cannabis. And I mean, you want to eat them. “I went back and looked at my history of going to the Santa Monica farmers market, you know, being in California, and how lush all the fruits are there, and I came up with flavors that I felt were pretty rich and deep.

Santa Monica, CA – On December 30, 2019, officers from the Santa Monica Police Department's Vice Unit conducted a minor decoy operation with assistance from members of the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control to check on compliance at alcohol retail establishments within the City of Santa Monica.

One of the offices of the Ohio Supreme Court is moving to Capitol Square. The court's Office of Disciplinary Counsel has signed a lease for 10,000 square feet in the tower at 65 E. State St., building owner Hertz Investment Group announced.

(The location is a landmark for locals and a magnet for tourists, drawing lots of spectators who aren’t necessarily ripped.) Additional high-traffic spots like the Santa Monica Boardwalk, Culver City stairs, Lincoln Heights’ Albion Riverside Park and downtown L.A. transit stops also got the ads. Along with the itty bitty billboards ...

Good on them. ... I mean, come on, we’re in 2020 and are talking about royals. Are we in ‘Game of Thrones’?” Helen Dawson, who grew up in England and now works in Santa Monica, also supported the duke and duchess’ decision. “I think there’s been some controversy in the way that it was done. I think it’s good for Harry and Meghan ...

Freeway near Lincoln Boulevard in Santa Monica, triggering a SigAlert Friday afternoon. The westbound side of the freeway was backed up for miles due to the lane closures, and the California Highway Patrol expected the lanes to remain closed for at least a half-hour.

By the 1990s, he had started to show in the States, first in a group show at Metro Pictures and then at Luhring Augustine Hetzler, the outpost that his Cologne dealer opened with Americans Lawrence Luhring and Roland Augustine steps from the beach in Santa Monica. Still, his work mystified some collectors. In an interview in 1994, the curator ...