The following is a press release from the City of Santa Monica: The city will acquire a new artwork for its municipal Art Bank collection this month, thanks to a continued partnership with international art fair Frieze Los Angeles. The…
The following is a press release from Pier Communications: Take a seat at the table or watch from the sidelines for Santa Monica Police Activities League’s 2024 Charity Poker Tournament to benefit Santa Monica youth on Saturday, March 2 beginning with check-in,…
The Santa Monica College (SMC) student-run media outlet The Corsair has won several awards from the Associated Collegiate Press (ACP) in its Clips & Clicks contest which featured work produced in the Fall 2023 semester. There were 561 submissions from ACP members nationwide. The Corsair and its photojournalists brought home…
The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) today announced that the agency saw a total of 284,905,030 million boardings on its buses and trains in 2023, an 11.6 percent increase over 2022 ridership numbers, and the highest numbers since the pandemic, with some…
The following is a press release from the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District. Samohi Performing Arts is thrilled to present The Phantom of the Opera, based on the French novel by Gaston Leroux, with ahaunting emotive score by Andrew Lloyd…
The following is a lightly edited press release from the Pier Corporation. Pacific Park on the Santa Monica Pier will fire up the Ferris wheel for the “Year of the Dragon” 90-foot-tall “Lunar New Year” celebration featuring an animated “Green…
OPA Feb. 12 Monthly Meeting Monday: This month’s meeting will be at the Beach House CoWork (2219 Main St. @ Strand) starting with food and mingling at 6:15pm. We will also be hybrid on Zoom. Here is the Zoom link…
The following is a press release from the City of Santa Monica. The city of Santa Monica and the Santa Monica Conservancy will co-host the annual Julia Morgan Legacy Day on Sun., Mar. 3 from 11 a.m. – 3 p.m.…
Santa Monica Democratic Club members (SMDC) voted at their January 31st meeting to endorse District Attorney George Gascon for re-election as Los Angeles County’s highest-ranking prosecutor. The members also voted to endorse Measure 1, which would increase state funding for…
Santa Monica College (SMC) continues its ongoing Black History Series, launched in 2016, with a selection of free events that include informative talks, discussions, and author readings, and a workshop for students interested in applying to HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges…
The following first appeared on the Big Blue Bus website. On Sunday, February 4, 2024, join Big Blue Bus in celebrating Transit Equity Day with free rides! Transit Equity Day is a nationwide day of action that honors Rosa Parks’ birthday by…
The following is a press release from the Santa Monica Malibu Unified School District. The Los Angeles County Committee on School District Organization has scheduled two hearings to receive public input on the legality of the voting map submitted as…
The following is a press release from the City of Santa Monica. On Sun., Jan. 28, from 1 – 3 p.m. the Santa Monica Conservancy and Annenberg Community Beach House will host a free, all ages event to celebrate the silent film star and…
The following is a press release from Santa Monica Community College. The Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges (ACCJC)—one of seven institutional accrediting bodies recognized by the national Commission on Recognition of Postsecondary Accreditation and the U.S. Department of Education—has reaffirmed Santa Monica College’s (SMC) accreditation…
The following is a press release from the City of Santa Monica. Qualifying individuals experiencing homelessness and mental health or substance abuse issues who commit a misdemeanor in Santa Monica will now have access to a monthly Shelter, Treatment, and Empowerment Program, known as STEP…
