The journey to the 2028 Olympic Torch Relay kicked off Sept. 29 in Atlanta, home of the 1996 Games and the last U.S. Summer Games, as LA28 prepares to ...

Luca Vuillermet knew exactly what he needed going into the freestyle final at the Global Wingfoil Association World Cup event in Fuerteventura, Canary Islands. The 17-year-old Santa Monica resident ...

Starbucks will close stores on Main Street and Wilshire as part of a plan to shutter about 250 underperforming coffeehouses across North America according to a statement from the Company CEO released ...

The Santa Monica City Council voted 4-2 Tuesday to raise development limits on 89 single-family lots near the Expo/Bundy transit station. City officials said the move is needed to temporarily exempt ...

Heal the Bay will bring together more than 500 civic leaders, scientists, philanthropists, advocates and cultural changemakers on Thursday, Sept. 24, for the 2026 Bring Back the Beach Gala, an evening ...

SMDP's Weekly Guide to Food & Entertainment Goings-On In & Around Town includes a punk-rock Pier party, Thai food by the beach, a new Santa Monica bakery, Eater's biggest LA food event, coastal ...

The City Council voted 5-1 Tuesday to give initial approval to an ordinance raising development standards on 89 single-family-zoned parcels near the Expo/Bundy light-rail station, a targeted move ...

Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan J. Hochman has announced that his office will not seek the death penalty against Nick Reiner, who is accused of murdering his parents last December in their ...

A teen-led environmental group will try to set a Guinness World Record for the most sports balls recycled in a single day during a free community event Saturday, the culmination of a months-long drive ...

A new short documentary about a Los Angeles pilot who found flying almost by accident during the pandemic will be released Sept. 16, offering an intimate look at the aviation community that still ...

The City of Santa Monica’s ongoing legal dispute with Waymo hit a speedbump this month when the court overturned a previous ruling that had prevented Waymo from using its disputed facility on Broadway ...