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IKEA opens eagerly-awaited Santa Monica ‘pick-up point’
Swedish flat-packed furniture pioneer IKEA opened its first outlet-of-sorts on Wilshire Blvd on Monday morning in an attempt to make...
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Community Corporation celebrates Santa Monica’s first modular affordable housing development
Crowds of guests and media gathered on the rooftop of 3031 Santa Monica Blvd to watch as more units were...
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January home sales fall as high mortgage rates, prices freeze out would-be buyers
Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes fell in January as rising mortgage rates and prices put off many would-be homebuyers...
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IRS layoffs could hurt revenue collection and foil efforts to go after rich tax dodgers, experts say
The layoffs of roughly 7,000 IRS probationary workers beginning this week likely mean the end of the agency's plan to...
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How Trump’s mass layoffs raise the risk of wildfires in the US West, according to fired workers
The termination letters that ended the careers of thousands of U.S. Forest Service employees mean fewer people and less resources...
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How LA wildfires are making an already tough rental market even worse
The one-bedroom cottage with a woodsy vibe reminded Heather McAlpine of the home she lost to the brutal Los Angeles-area...
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FormAlloy Technologies Nominated for Best 3D Printing Company 2025
In the world of advanced manufacturing, FormAlloy Technologies, Inc. is revolutionizing how metal parts are made and repaired. Instead of...
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Affordable housing project at 14th, Wilshire receives ARB approval
An affordable housing push in Mid-City received a key recommendation this past week. At the Feb. 3 meeting of the...
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With Valentine’s Day on the horizon, Most Loved voting opens for your favorite businesses
Santa Monica’s iconic shoreline is often home to beachcombers plumbing the sandy depths for valuables but the city’s real treasures...
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New plans call for an 18-story building high-rise at 1437 6th Street
A recent presentation to the Santa Monica Architectural Review Board (ARB) offered a first look at updated renderings of a...
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