What Americans think about giving cash as holiday gifts, according to a new AP-NORC poll
Welcome to exhausted America 2025: Most adults are more than a little fine with doling out cash as gifts, and many plan to be asleep before midnight on New Year’s…
Trader Joe’s Buys Wilshire Rite Aid for $22M
Trader Joe’s has purchased a former Rite Aid drugstore at 1331 Wilshire Blvd. for $22 million, according to public records and county assessor data. The Monrovia-based grocer acquired the 17,800-square-foot…
Santa Monica New Year’s Eve Events & Christmas Dining 2023
SUB HEAD: SMDP’s Weekly Guide to Food & Entertainment Goings-On In & Around Town includes Christmas and New Years restaurant offerings, New Years parties, Mariah Carey’s Holiday Bar, and much…
Newsletter: Dec 24, 2025
It's the day before Christmas and you know what that means? Crazed last-minute shoppers driving like Mad Max from store to store — and in the pouring rain, no less.…
Malibu Approves $50M PCH Safety Plan Amid Traffic Crisis
As a national traffic safety report reveals that 112 people are killed on American roadways every day, Malibu is moving forward with more than $50 million in safety improvements to…
Google’s AI Route 66 Archive Features Santa Monica Endpoint
Google has unveiled an interactive digital hub that uses artificial intelligence to preserve and showcase the history of Route 66, offering users a virtual journey along America’s Mother Road as…
Waymo Sues Santa Monica Over EV Charging Site Restrictions
Autonomous vehicle company Waymo LLC filed a lawsuit Tuesday against the City of Santa Monica, seeking to block municipal efforts to shut down overnight operations at two Broadway electric vehicle…
Santa Monica Approves Digital Signs on Promenade for 30 Years
At the final City Council meeting of the year, there was a unanimous vote to have 1,000-square-foot digital signs installed at 16 locations on or near the Promenade. Santa Monica…
Santa Monica Author Explores Crime Plays in ‘Bloody Broadway’
Longtime Santa Monica resident Amnon Kabatchnik has penned a new volume in his critically acclaimed award-winning reference series. “Bloody Broadway: Plays of Menace, Murder, and Mystery, Volume I” is now…
Santa Monica Students Excel in Fall Arts Programs
The Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District has congratulated students, educators and arts programs across the district for an outstanding season of visual and performing arts achievements. Twelve Santa Monica High…