Lifestyle news for Santa Monica.
This past year, Santa Monica continued to advance some very progressive policies aimed at sharing the city’s increasing prosperity with as wide a swath of residents, workers, and other members of the community as possible. Still, this year’s headlines also…
In the first round of Curbed LA’s “Curbed Cup” competition, Santa Monica faces off with Pacoima to see who will advance in the competition to determine Los Angeles’ 2016 Neighborhood of the Year. The winner of this first faceoff will…
Santa Monica College (SMC) announced earlier this week a program that grants priority enrollment to local students and residents of Santa Monica and Malibu for the winter semester that begins January 3, 2017. To qualify for the program, applicants must…
In its quest to be the greenest of the green, Santa Monica wants to achieve the rarified environmental designation of being “carbon neutral” by 2050. Carbon neutrality means the city’s greenhouse gas emissions would be so low that they could…
The Buy Local Health and Fitness Festival, sponsored by the Santa Monica Chamber of Commerce, was held Saturday at the Santa Monica Civic Center. It featured dozens of local businesses and organizations promoting a variety of activities, from yoga to…
One of the most anticipated events of the year is tomorrow’s “Buy Local Health and Fitness Festival” is this Saturday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the SM Civic Center Surface Lot, 1855 Main St. The Festival is sponsored by the…
When Santa Monica’s Annenberg Community Beach House opened in 2009, among the many amenities offered to the public was a fitness center with a variety of exercise equipment. The thinking was that Annenberg visitors would engage in strenuous bench presses…
Summer may be almost over, but there is still plenty to do. This week, join PUBLIC Bikes + Gear to celebrate GoSaMo, the city’s multimodal initiative; head to Stewart Park for more Jazz on the Lawn; join in the Family…
This week, Jazz on the Lawn returns with Mostly Kosher, Santa Monica Spoke Hosts an update meeting, the city will host a discussion on preservation and change in Downtown Santa Monica, you can take a picnic on the Promenade, and…
This week, take a walk around Santa Monica Airport with LA Walks to learn about current issues facing the airport, hang out at Stewart Park while enjoying free live music, head to the Promenade for a picnic, and check out…
Medicare turns 51 this year and County Supervisor Sheila Kuehl will be joined on Sunday by other elected officials and community leaders for a garden party in Santa Monica to celebrate and promote even more progressive healthcare reform. On Saturday,…
It was a tough week around the country, and, frankly around the world. The Santa Monica Area Interfaith Council will hold a vigil on the Third Street Promenade this Monday. Vigil Against Violence and Hate In light of recent violence…
This week, the free summer concerts on the Santa Monica Pier start again, as do the weekly Picnic on the Promenade events and the Library at the Beach series. Then, later this month, you can help support Santa Monica Next…
Santa Monica Next will be enjoying a three-day weekend this weekend, but there are some fun events with which you can tide you over until we return on Tuesday. On Saturday, July 2, Santa Monica is hosting another family-friendly Kidical…
On the outskirts of Santa Monica’s bustling downtown sits a small wooden house, where, in 1979, Polish immigrant Elina O’Lague, opened her restaurant. Named for her homeland’s capital city, Warszawa, the restaurant instantly became as much of a community center…
