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New book reflects on SM Pier history
SM PIER — Jim Harris fondly remembers his first visit to the Santa Monica Pier, landing a gig as a...
Read moreTeen scene
CITY HALL Teen scene Youth who love to watch movies are encouraged to create their own and submit them for...
Read moreLargest payback in city history finally reached
CITY HALL — A long-standing series of claims against a former retailer accused of failing to deliver purchased televisions was...
Read moreNew details in hit-and-run released
PUBLIC SAFETY FACILITY — After further interviews with witnesses regarding a hit-and-run accident that left a Santa Monica man in...
Read moreA crowded field for council seat
CITY HALL — There should be no shortage of candidates for the City Council to consider next week as it...
Read moreRecession driving enrollment at SMC
SMC — When Alexandria Easter was laid off from her position as a retail graphic designer, she decided to forgo...
Read moreNew massage law makes City Hall tense
CITYWIDE — There might be a few kinks in City Hall’s plans to regulate massage parlors. The new state law,...
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And you can take that to the bank
DOWNTOWN — When Jeremiah Higgins contemplated moving the Santa Monica Seafood Co.’s storefront from its Colorado Avenue address to the...
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Retailers woo shoppers with deals
CITYWIDE — It’s a good time to shop if you have money. Kurt Peterson, a shopper from Washington D.C half-jokingly...
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Not so fast on warming
Dear EarthTalk: Don’t all these huge snow and ice storms across the country mean that the globe isn’t really warming?...
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