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Via city of Santa Monica press release. The Pico Branch Library is calling all book worms, science geeks, high school honor roll-ees, or anyone with time and a passion for learning to share their knowledge with local youth. The City…
SAMO ONLY MUSTERS A SPLIT FOR THE FIRST TIME 6-7 TEAM CLOSING IN ON LEAGUE TITLE After several weeks of 3-1 results, the four Santa Monica YMCA summer league teams could only manage a split last weekend, one that saw two…
The 6-7 Stars had their hands full in a battle of two teams that had won their opening day game, but when it was all over, Samo eked out an 20-16 victory to take hold of first place by themselves.…
SAMO SUMMER TEAMS WIN 3 OF 4 ON OPENING WEEKEND MAJORS COME BACK FROM DEEP HOLE TO WIN, MINORS ONLY TOE STUBBERS Summer league play is underway for four large Santa Monica based summer league youth basketball teams, which play…
Via Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District press release. Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District announced its policy to serve nutritious meals every school day under the National School Lunch Program, School Breakfast Program, and/or Afterschool Snack Program. Effective July 1, 2017…
Via city of Santa Monica website. This article originally appeared in the July/August 2017 edition of Seascape. Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District schools have once again received multiple awards in annual state and national rankings. U.S. News & World Report ranked…
Via the city of Santa Monica website. Santa Monica Public Library is taking its popular How-To Festival on the road! Celebrate National Parks Month at Christine Emerson Reed Park, 1133 7th Street, on Saturday, July 22, 2017 from noon to 3:00 p.m. for an afternoon…
UP-TO-DATE ALL-TIME STATS PACKAGES RELEASED BY LEAGUE OFFICE As has been the custom after each season, the league office has released the post-year (2016-17) complete stats package dating back to the start of the current modern era in the Fall…
DAOUDA AND ELLINWOOD WALK OFF WITH TOP HONORS FOR THE YEAR RACHEL KIM FIRST INDUCTED INTO SAMO HALL FOR 2000’S MAJOR AWARDS HANDED OUT AT FINAL BANQUET Andrew Daouda barely nosed out Kasra Sariri for Santa Monica YMCA Player of…
PICAZO, BACKEN, A. TEWODROS AND SCHUSTER TAKE HOME MVP AWARDS FOR SPRING CASAS, HAGGART, NIFTY AND YISSI ROOKIES OF THE SEASON SCHOLZE, BUROWS, WORSHAM TRANSITION BEST UPPIES GO TO DIAZ, LEWIS, KASHPER AND B. PICAZO The Spring 2017 youth basketball…
Via city of Santa Monica press release. What’s more fun than summer at the Beach House? Do a lot or do a little! Get active: Try one of our summer-inspired classes! BOGAFiT on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 7:15-8:15 p.m. is a dynamic way…
KIDS SWEEP PARENTS AGAIN, UPPER LEAGUES DO SAME TO LOWER DARKS TAKE LIGHTS IN 3 OUT OF 5 ALL STAR GAMES, LEGENDS WIN FIRST! SPRING LEAGUE AND YEAR ENDS, AWARDS BANQUETS BECKON The Major League Legends won their first game…
Santa Monica will celebrate Juneteenth, the commemoration of the official end of slavery in the United States at the end of the Civil War, at Virginia Avenue Park on Saturday, June 17. From 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., there will be…
MAGIC, SKYWALKERS ROLL TO EASY TITLE CLINCHING WINS TYPHOONS AND COLTS WIN THEIRS IN THRILLING FASHION PARENTS GAMES, ALL STAR WEEKEND AND FIRST ALUMNI GAME ON THIS FINAL WEEKEND The four league championships for the Spring 2017 youth basketball league…
BACK TO ACTION FOR SPRING LEAGUE TEAMS AFTER MEMORIAL DAY BREAK ALL FOUR LEAGUE CHAMPIONS TO BE DECIDED THIS WEEKEND After a lengthy break without any games, it’s do-or-die time for at least 8 teams as the battle for the…
