Sharing an Open Main St Returns This Weekend! What to Expect: Main Street will transform into a pedestrian plaza again this weekend, all weekend long. Scheduled activities include a variety of kids programming (including Kids Korner @ Pump Station and rock climbing…
This Sunday, Main Street will host the Festival of Chariots from 10 a.m. to noon. The parade is the Santa Monica extension of an Indian Holiday that stretches back at least hundreds of years and is expected to draw 40,000…
Main St. Closed to Traffic THIS Sunday AM for Festival of Chariots Parade from Approx 10-11am (more details below) Sharing an Open Main St is NEXT Weekend – Aug 12 & 13! OPA Welcomes Two New Members! We’re Looking for…
National Night Out This Tuesday: This annual community-building event promotes police-community partnerships and neighborhood camaraderie. Expect FREE music, food, and activities for all ages. SMPD will showcase their various police vehicles and equipment and invite the community to meet police…
Tuesday Night is National Night Out: This annual community-building event promotes police-community partnerships and neighborhood camaraderie. Expect FREE music, food, and activities for all ages. SMPD will showcase their various police vehicles and equipment and invite the community to meet…
Thank You Pump Station for Joining OPA as a “Gold Business Member”! We encourage all community members to share their appreciation with them for their community support. If other businesses are interested in joining, business memberships range from $50-$250 and…
Sharing an Open Main St is Back! UrbanizeLA Covers the Bowlmor Redevelopment Plans: This write up details Cypress Equity Investments plans for186 apartments along with 10,000 square feet of retail space. Bob’s Market Dispels Closure Rumors Amid Social Media Buzz:…
Final Bowlmor Development (Pico & 3rd St.) Architectural Review Board Hearing Scheduled TONIGHT Monday July 17: “Council Member Phil Brock Injured in Tussle With a Homeless Man on the Third Street Promenade Sunday”: “A vagrant was tearing down the ‘Santa…
The following is from the Big Blue Bus Newsletter Big Blue Bus is upgrading its fleet communications system, to provide more reliable and efficient service to riders. The system allows our dispatchers to track buses and communicate with operators in…
Highlights & Video Clips from the July OPA Monthly Meeting: The OPA Arts Task Force is Developing a Neighborhood Self-Guided Walking Tour & Needs Input on the Theme! Help us decide by taking the quick survey here. If you’d like…
Invite to Attend OPA In Person Monthly Meeting TONIGHT: Join us on Alfafa’s back patio @ 2309 Main St Monday July 10 @ 6:30pm! Salads provided by OPA. We will also be hybrid on Zoom. Click here to add to…
OPA Membership Drive: If you enjoy this newsletter and all the events and community work OPA is leading (like this week’s parade), please help our efforts by becoming a member or making a donation. Most memberships are $20/year but there…
Welcome to the second issue of volume eleven of Swish, a periodical with recaps and photos of Santa Monica YMCA youth basketball games, and other pertinent info such as announcements and updates from the program. The Santa Monica Family YMCA…
This past week, during the halftime of the final game of the 2023 Spring youth basketball season, the 2022-23 Santa Monica Family YMCA Player of the Year was awarded to Kay Roberts. On hand to present the award were Kay’s…
Free Film Screening – “Give Me an A” @ Aero Theatre (Thursday 7:30p.m.): 17 filmmakers created 17 short films in response to the Supreme Court overturning Roe vs. Wade. This free screening of the film and a Q&A with cast…
