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Owner of legendary local store Ursula’s Costumes dies aged 90
The owner of the legendary local fancy dress and wardrobe store Ursula’s Costumes at 2516 Wilshire Blvd, Ursula Boschet, has...
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Palisades High School could come to Downtown Santa Monica
Palisades Charter High School (PCHS) may temporarily relocate to the currently vacant Sears Building in Downtown Santa Monica while the...
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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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District staff, teachers union give full support to student protest
Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District officials heard students loud and clear this month, giving their full support towards their act...
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Council to debate turning two more Downtown parking lots into housing
After demolishing Parking Structure 3 to make way for affordable housing in 2022, Council will debate the conversion of two...
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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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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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PCH access now includes school buses, businesses and residents from Palisades Fire burn area
The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), in coordination with local partners, expanded access of State Route 1/Pacific Coast Highway (PCH)...
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Fred Fitness, the hi-tech, so-called ‘AI-powered’ gym, officially opens on 4th St
The brand new, hi-tech fitness center on 4th Street, between Arizona Ave and Santa Monica Blvd, held its official hard...
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