100 years ago: Department of Dance
THE PAST - In January of 1915, Santa Monica opened what the Los Angeles Times called "the first municipally managed ...
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James Turrell’s ‚ÄúMendota Hotel‚Äù may be landmarked
MAIN STREET — The Landmarks Commission will consider preserving the former studio of a world-renowned visual artist on Monday night. ...
Cheetahs and Champions
WHY WERE THERE ALL THOSE PEOPLE at a Planning Commission meeting last Wednesday?? For five hours! And they weren't even ...
November 1914: Early ridesharing troubles Mayor
LONG AGO — This headline, from the Los Angeles Times on Nov. 11, 1914, might be the most innocent and ...
Council to consider changes to landmarks law
CITY HALL — In what will likely be a short pre-Thanksgiving meeting on Tuesday, City Council will consider reversing changes ...
Ax murderers and the civic auditorium in 1913
LONG AGO — To give a sense of how hot the civic auditorium issue was for Santa Monicans a century ...
Museum to focus on long-gone amusement park
History will POP for the next week at the Santa Monica History Museum as the organization hosts several events focused ...
125 years of fire history at the Santa Monica Museum
DOWNTOWN The history of Santa Monica's Fire Department (SMFD) is now on display at the Santa Monica History Museum as ...
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