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  • Blogs

    April 5, 2013

    Happy National Caramel Popcorn Day: 5 Places to Eat Bacon Popcorn Instead

    We're told April 6 is National Caramel Popcorn Day, but aside from the concession stands at The Arclight and Dodger Stadium, we're not seeing too much caramel corn in this town. Instead, a different kind of corn is popping up on L.A. menus, and it's got one thing in common: bacon. Sometimes, you can ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 22, 2013

    The Taco Madness Tournament Returns to L.A. Taco

    Don't believe all of that NCAA basketball hype; there's only one single-elimination bracket to worry about this month, and L.A. Taco has it covered. The alternative arts/food/culture site has just released the 5th annual version of their extremely popular Taco Madness tournament, which pits the city ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 21, 2013

    More Events: Food Tour, Cookbook Signing Kids' Harvest Workshop

    A Taste of Santa Monica Destination Food Tours will lead a three-hour food tour of Santa Monica with samples from participating restaurants. Some of the restaurants on the tour agenda include Border Grill, Hosteria del Piccolo, M.A.K.E. and N'ice Cream. WHAT: A Taste of Santa Monica WHEN: Friday, M ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 15, 2013

    What's In Season at the Farmers Market: Cardoons from Flora Bella Farm SMFM Farmer Comes to Hollywood

    It's probably telling that when asked how he likes to cook cardoons, Flora Bella Farm's James Birch immediately says, "By finding someone else to do it." Birch says he does like the flavor -- it's nearly identical to its thistle cousin, artichoke -- it just takes a bit of work and time to get it th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 13, 2013

    Top 4 Weekend Food Events: Brunch Class, Bar Crawl, Coffee Talk Wine Tour

    Brunch Cooking Class Learn to cook a Mexican-inspired brunch from Mary Sue Milliken and Susan Feniger. The chefs will demonstrate how to make Border Bloody Maria; guava empanada; heirloom bean and bacon tostada; Peruvian shrimp and grits; and La Bomba rice pudding. WHAT: Brunch Cooking Class WHEN: ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 7, 2013

    Shoot Santa Monica Pier's Ferris Wheel Via Amazing Video

    How would you like to glide along the beach like a seagull and then fly through the top of the Ferris wheel at the end of the Santa Monica Pier. This is probably as close as you'll get. Videographer Robert Macintosh, known for previous "fly through" escapades, brings you his latest beach fantasy ( ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 4, 2013

    Methane Ocean Stink Gets Westsiders Worried

    When many Westsiders woke up yesterday it was to the smell of the aftermath of a really rockin' house party. Or, say Santa Monica authorities, it was a natural release of methane gas from the ocean. Either way, it was a party foul that had folks calling emergency authorities. Because Westsiders don ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 1, 2013

    Kelvin Ramirez: Santa Monica High Aide Sexually Battered 15-Year-Old Girl, Cops Say

    Santa Monica police today announced that Kelvin Ramirez, a part-time special education aide at Santa Monica High School, has been charged with suspicion of sexual battery. A 15-year-old girl Ramirez was working with on-campus came forward Dec. 20 and alleged that "she was grabbed on the buttocks" b ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 21, 2013

    Santa Monica Beach Sex Attack Suspect Described

    It happened again: A man recently grabbed a woman on the beach in Santa Monica and attempted to sexually assault her. In fall a jogger was chased down by a man and raped, police said, but in that case a suspect had been arrested. In the most recent attack, cops are still looking for their guy:

  • Blogs

    December 20, 2012

    Bamboo, an iPad-Equipped Izakaya, Coming to Santa Monica

    Here's some news for fans of Santa Monica's Ozumo: Early next year, the sushi bar will be relocating from its space in Santa Monica Place to a beachside sort just east of the Pier, where it will "evolve" in a new Izakaya restaurant called Bamboo, run by much of the same management team and staff beh ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 11, 2012

    Santa Monica College-Adjacent Shooting Injures Teenage Woman; Waiverly Thomas Arrested

    People are often surprised to learn that Santa Monica has crime, gangs or a historic barrio near Santa Monica College. It does. A shooting over the weekend proved that point. An 18-year-old woman was gunned down on Pico Boulevard but survived with non-life-threatening injuries, according to Santa ... More >>

  • Calendar

    December 6, 2012

    If You Want My Body (of Work) ...

    People are often surprised to learn that Santa Monica has crime, gangs or a historic barrio near Santa Monica College. It does. A shooting over the weekend proved that point. An 18-year-old woman was gunned down on Pico Boulevard but survived with non-life-threatening injuries, according to Santa ... More >>

  • Calendar

    November 15, 2012

    Drinking and Thanking

    People are often surprised to learn that Santa Monica has crime, gangs or a historic barrio near Santa Monica College. It does. A shooting over the weekend proved that point. An 18-year-old woman was gunned down on Pico Boulevard but survived with non-life-threatening injuries, according to Santa ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 9, 2012

    California Assembly District 50 Race: Santa Monica Coalition for a Livable City Disses Local Son Richard Bloom

    California State Assemblywoman Betsy Butler and Santa Monica Mayor Richard Bloom are battling it out in the competitive Assembly District 50 race, and with such a close election expected, anything can help -- or hurt. Butler and Bloom would have probably liked the endorsements of their like-minded ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 3, 2012

    Top 5 Weekend Food Events: FIG Sausage Fest, Feria de los Moles, Wine & Jazz Festival, BAM Fest Planet Taco Talk

    FIG Inaugural Sausage Fest Chefs Vartan Abgaryan (Public Kitchen), Greg Daniels (Haven Gastropub), Daniel Mattern (Cooks County), Bernhard Mairinger (BierBeisl) and Kris Morningstar (Ray's and Stark Bar) join FIG chef Ray Garcia to grill up their best homemade brats. Sides, snacks and beers from Smo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 2, 2012

    Santa Monica Rates as L.A.'s Best Date Spot

    What's the most-romantic neighborhood in Los Angeles? Los Feliz? Hollywood? Larchmont Village? No: Angelenos prefer a beach with bustle. Santa Monica ranked as the top spot across the board in the latest Match.com "L.A. Dating" survey:

  • Blogs

    September 21, 2012

    Jeffrey Gundlach: $10 Million Santa Monica Art Heist of Jasper Johns, Porsche, Patek

    Cops this week were looking for the thieves who cleaned out a Santa Monica home left alone earlier this month by a resident on a "trip." The $10 million-plus haul included "numerous" art works, including a piece by Jasper Johns, a 2010 Porsche and a handful of watches, including a Patek Philippe. Al ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 22, 2012

    Mary Poppins, Moliere, 12 Angry Men and a Japanese Swordfight Play in This Week's New Theater Reviews

    A bucket full of enthusiastic reviews this week, starting with the Pick of the Week, Sweet Thursday, Pacific Resident Theatre's stage adaptation of the novel by John Steinbeck. Also garnering good notices: Neo Ensemble Theatre's Epic Proportions, Moliere's The Fools at Santa Monica Playhouse, also i ... More >>

  • Calendar

    August 16, 2012

    Art For Thumb's Sake

    A bucket full of enthusiastic reviews this week, starting with the Pick of the Week, Sweet Thursday, Pacific Resident Theatre's stage adaptation of the novel by John Steinbeck. Also garnering good notices: Neo Ensemble Theatre's Epic Proportions, Moliere's The Fools at Santa Monica Playhouse, also i ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 13, 2012

    Santa Monica Seafood: Go for the Spot Prawns, Stay for the Salt Water Taffy

    The Santa Barbara Spot prawns we picked up recently at Santa Monica Seafood, inspired by Michael Cimarusti's salt cooking technique, set us back $13.95. For two. Not exactly a cost-cutting shopping stop, though they were fantastic (and our luck, still in season). The bargain consolation prize: A $4. ... More >>

  • News

    July 26, 2012

    Michael Dell's Miramar-Geddon?

    Battle of bylaws aims at hotel expansion

  • Blogs

    July 26, 2012

    Marijuana Users' Rights Prompt Santa Monica to Reverse Smoking Ban

    The Santa Monica City Council earlier this month voted to approve a jaw-dropping ban of smoking in your own apartment. But on "second reading," when a final vote was required, the council backed down. Why? Members forgot to take into consideration the smoking rights of medical marijuana patients. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 26, 2012

    Rafael Venegas, St. Anne's Santa Monica Priest, Investigated For Sex Crime

    Santa Monica police today said they're checking out a local priest after a woman came forward and alleged he sexually assaulted her. If so (and, for the record, it ain't so, at least not yet), it wouldn't be too surprising. Church and the Tiki theater in Hollywood, apparently, are where all the sex ... More >>

  • News

    July 19, 2012

    Comments: Trailer of Tears

    Santa Monica police today said they're checking out a local priest after a woman came forward and alleged he sexually assaulted her. If so (and, for the record, it ain't so, at least not yet), it wouldn't be too surprising. Church and the Tiki theater in Hollywood, apparently, are where all the sex ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 17, 2012

    Claire Rose: Friends Say Santa Monica Woman Was Killed by Hit-and-Run Driver on Her Birthday

    In Santa Monica's third serious hit-and-run in as many weeks, a 30-year-old woman was killed by the driver of a dark Toyota sedan just after midnight on Monday morning. Friends on Facebook and Twitter identify the victim as Santa Monica resident Claire Rose. They say she was celebrating her birthda ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 17, 2012

    Santa Monica Rape on Elevator Averted After Suspect Flees, Cops Say

    A woman in Santa Monica had a close call after spending a few floors worth of time with a pscycho who indicated he was going to rape her in an office elevator, cops said. Lucky for the victim: The elevator opened a few stops up and someone was waiting for it, according to Santa Monica police. The w ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 13, 2012

    Demand Media Takes Over MTV Building In Santa Monica

    See also: Demand Media, eHow Factory in Santa Monica, Already Worth $1.9 Billion: Retarded Web Searches Prevail and A Santa Monica Trailer Park -- and Its Senior Residents -- Face Off With Fancy New Development. Demand Media--parent to content farm eHow.com and listicle machine Cracked.com--announc ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 12, 2012

    Jensen Gray Killed in Santa Monica Party Stabbing

    Updated at the bottom with the victim's ID and evidence he was friends with the suspect. The headline has changed to reflect new info. First posted at 12:24 p.m. Wednesday. A rare murder in Santa Monica was reported early this morning near the Third Street Promenade, police told the Weekly. Cops w ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 11, 2012

    Laurel Hardware: Patio Gangster Cocktails in West Hollywood

    Refreshment is an almost unparalleled joy. When your throat is a barren pebbly wasteland, your brow is slick with sweat, and you're feeling flat, exhausted, in need of pumping up, finding the cure, inevitably a liquid, is more pleasurable than discovering a $20 bill on the sidewalk. At Laurel Hard ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 9, 2012

    Santa Monica Trying to Push Annoying Flight-School Activity Onto Surrounding Airports

    A rather pompous proposal to alleviate weekend and holiday traffic at the Santa Monica Airport (SMO) is going up before the city's seven councilmembers at tomorrow's meeting: They'll be taking the fates of eight surrounding airports into their own hands, deciding whether to offer flight schools $150 ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 5, 2012

    Volunteers Wanted at the Santa Monica Farmers Markets

    If you've always wanted to be a part of a local farmers market, here's your chance. Hang out with farmers, learn about where your food comes from, stalk local chefs FAR more efficiently, shop early for your Santa Rosa plums and breakfast radishes and ridiculously cool melons while the marine layer r ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 26, 2012

    Roger Slifer, DC Comics Legend and Transformers Producer, Gravely Injured in Santa Monica Hit-and-Run

    Another tragic hit-and-run in Santa Monica last weekend has left comic-book great Roger Slifer, 57, in critical condition. The legend behind DC Comics superhero Lobo and the beloved old TV show Transformers was crossing 5th Street at the Colorado Avenue intersection around 12:57 a.m. early Saturday ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 14, 2012

    Behind the Scenes: The Early Morning Hours at the Farmers Market

    What happens in the early hours at the farmers market? Early as in 6 a.m., those pivotal few hours before the opening bell rings and most of us are sipping coffee. It's around that hour that farmers start pulling into their parking spots at the Wednesday Santa Monica farmers market, some after an al ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 7, 2012

    HipSwap, Craigslist for Rich L.A. Hipsters, Will Deliver Your Used Louboutins in Pink Van With Mustache

    No, that is not the tour bus for Echo Park's new ironic K-pop girl band. Somehow, it's even more perfect than that. The pink van driving around L.A. with the groovy font and the mustache -- as of this morning! -- is actually a delivery vehicle for HipSwap, the Santa Monica-based online marketplace ... More >>

  • Calendar

    June 7, 2012

    Lit the Beach

    No, that is not the tour bus for Echo Park's new ironic K-pop girl band. Somehow, it's even more perfect than that. The pink van driving around L.A. with the groovy font and the mustache -- as of this morning! -- is actually a delivery vehicle for HipSwap, the Santa Monica-based online marketplace ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 23, 2012

    Pico Youth and Family Center's Tearful Supporters Speak Out as Santa Monica City Council Considers Defunding

    The Santa Monica City Council chambers were packed to the gills Tuesday night. The meeting was so full that Santa Monica policemen were acting as bouncers, keeping at least a hundred additional individuals at bay in the City Hall lobby. A large share of the attendees were supporters of the Pico Y ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 22, 2012

    Baby Mountain Lion Killed by Santa Monica Cops After Wandering Into 2nd Street Courtyard

    Updated at the bottom with a photo of the poor thing before it died. News helicopters swarmed above a glass business courtyard on Santa Monica's swanky 2nd Street all morning -- visible from rush hour on the PCH -- as Santa Monica police worked with Department of Fish and Game officials to round up ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 15, 2012

    Lotería Opens (Again) on the Third Street Promenade in Santa Monica

    Lotería pulled a sneaky stunt, opening in Santa Monica without telling a soul. But how could the fifth location of this Mexican chain not open on the fifth day of the fifth month of the year, which, as you of course know, was Cinco de Mayo? The official first day was to be May 14, but Jimmy Shaw, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 14, 2012

    Santa Monica Parking Meters Steal Time, Rollback to Zero After Every Car

    The parking nazis have come to Santa Monica: No free minutes for you! New sensors that begin working today will cut meters' paid time down to zero once a space is empty, even if the woman who parked in a spot before you paid for way more time than she used. Yep. According to a city of Santa Monica ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 2, 2012

    Santa Monica Sunday Farmers Market Seeks Musicians

    Have a guitar? Like to warble Velvet Underground tunes in a voice huskier than an ear of corn? Play blues solos through an amp the size of a cereal box? If your idea of a good gig is creating a soundtrack for the ogling of vegetables and grass-fed beef, you may want to apply for the honor of prov ... More >>

  • News

    March 22, 2012

    Santa Monica Spends Earthquake Plum on Ritzy Projects

    Have a guitar? Like to warble Velvet Underground tunes in a voice huskier than an ear of corn? Play blues solos through an amp the size of a cereal box? If your idea of a good gig is creating a soundtrack for the ogling of vegetables and grass-fed beef, you may want to apply for the honor of prov ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 12, 2012

    Fairmont Miramar Hotel Expansion, Including Seaside Towers, Opposed by Santa Monica Neighbors' Group

    In this economy, you would think that folks would just roll over and let the rich guys have their way when they want to expand and develop properties. Despite L.A.'s wealth, it has a long history of challenging sprawl and growth. Some folks in Santa Monica today say the expansion plans of the beach ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 14, 2012

    Flying Fugly: Museum of Flying at the Santa Monica Airport

    Between Frank Gehry's house, the Bergamot Station complex and countless other condo developments, parking structures and strip malls around Santa Monica, the city could stand to implement a 10-year ban on corrugated metal-clad buildings.

  • Blogs

    February 9, 2012

    gr/eats Giant Robot Cafe Closing

    Courtesy of gr/eats​It looks to be an un-lovey Valentine's Day for gr/eats. Even as the stretch of Sawtelle between Santa Monica and Olympic experiences a raft of restaurant openings -- ramen shop Tsujita, cafes Balconi Coffee Company and Coffee Tomo, shaved ice shops Blockheads and Brian's Sh ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 7, 2012

    Lares Restaurant: Old School Beer Drinks at the Altar

    jgarbeeThe Lares Altar​In L.A., where high-paid architects and interior designers seem as essential to a new restaurant's success as the choice of chef, walking into a well-worn local haunt like Lares in Santa Monica has that "welcome home" appeal that you can't buy. It's the sort of place whe ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 3, 2012

    Can Paul Conrad's Mushroom Cloud Sculpture in Santa Monica Be Saved?

    A controversy has been bubbling over Paul Conrad's anti-nuclear war sculpture in Santa Monica, Chain Reaction, and the latest fallout may spell the end of the 26-foot tall mushroom cloud near the city's Civic Center. With the deterioration of the steel, fiberglass and copper sculpture, mostly due t ... More >>

  • Calendar

    January 26, 2012

    Ovo

    A controversy has been bubbling over Paul Conrad's anti-nuclear war sculpture in Santa Monica, Chain Reaction, and the latest fallout may spell the end of the 26-foot tall mushroom cloud near the city's Civic Center. With the deterioration of the steel, fiberglass and copper sculpture, mostly due t ... More >>

  • Calendar

    December 29, 2011

    The Annual All-New One-Time-Only New Year's Eve Revue

    A controversy has been bubbling over Paul Conrad's anti-nuclear war sculpture in Santa Monica, Chain Reaction, and the latest fallout may spell the end of the 26-foot tall mushroom cloud near the city's Civic Center. With the deterioration of the steel, fiberglass and copper sculpture, mostly due t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 23, 2011

    Eat This Now: Romanesco Cauliflower

    A. ScattergoodRomanesco cauliflower​Among the many cool things you can find right now at local farmers markets is cauliflower, not only the traditional pale orbs and the very pretty purple and orange variations, but Romanesco cauliflower. A number of Romanescos in formation, like these on Alex ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 22, 2011

    Holiday Food Drive Roundup

    Bellmore Library​Did you stock up on too much food for the holidays? Any Thanksgiving non-perishable leftovers? Make the most out of it and donate to these local food drives. According to the L.A. Regional Food Bank, the most coveted food products are rice, beans, canned meat, canned vegetable ... More >>

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