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Aerial image of Historic Belmar Park. * SANTA MONICA –– On Sunday, February 28 at 3 p.m., the City of Santa Monica will host a virtual grand opening celebration to unveil Historic Belmar Park, Santa Monica’s newest open space. Historic Belmar Park expands Santa Monica’s parks system and provides a space for recreation and historical […]

Host Tiffany Haddish attends the 2018 MTV Movie And TV Awards at Barker Hangar on June 16, 2018 in Santa Monica, California. *Wakanda was well represented at the 2018 MTV Movie & TV Awards, with “Black Panther” winning the most film trophies, and winning co-stars Chadwick Boseman and Michael B. Jordan making headlines with their acceptance […]

via YouTube screenshot / NBCLX *More than 100 descendants of Black families who were forced out of Santa Monica during the construction of urban development projects in the city during the 1950s and 1960s have applied for new housing as part of a city program. The Below Market Housing pilot was launched in January and […]

[…] critical step in an artist’s evolution from being a street corner performer, to them rocking a huge stadium. As the sun set, the neon lights illuminate the Santa Monica Pier for the Twilight on the Pier Festival. Click here for more information about Santa Monica, California. One of the greatest examples of a large festival […]

[…] and flash flooding expected: An “extremely dangerous situation” is unfolding Monday morning in the Hollywood Hills area – where homes have been evacuated – and around the Santa Monica Mountains, the weather service said. A flash flood warning was issued for the Santa Monica Mountains and the Hollywood Hills, with more rain creating the risk […]

Aaron Neville, Courtesy Sara Friedman *Aaron Neville will bring his impressive quintet to The Broad Stage in Santa Monica for a two-night engagement on Friday, February 12 and Saturday, February 13. He is also in town to promote his new album, “My True Story,” his first record on the Blue Note Records label. And its […]

[…] Bettinelli-Olpin, Director, and Tyler Gillett, Director, attend the Scream VI The Experience for Paramount Pictures and Spyglass Media Group’s ‘SCREAM VI’ on the 3rd Street Promenade in Santa Monica, California on February 25, 2023. (Eric Charbonneau) *Fans of the horror film franchise “SCREAM” had the opportunity to get an up close and personal experience with […]

*Black entrepreneur Silas White owned the land where the Viceroy Hotel in Santa Monica now stands. He died in 1962, four years after the city acquired the property through eminent domain. White’s descendants now call on the city to return the land to the family.  NBC Los Angeles reports that White purchased the site in […]

 *The famous Chinese Theater hosted True Vision Media Group’s newest film, A Screenshot To Santa featuring Shai Moss. EURs Robin Ayers was on the scene to cover the red carpet to chat with the stars in attendance. “A Screenshot To Santa,” is directed by Monica Floyd, features Essence Atkins (Marlon, Ambitions, Are We […]

*HARRISONBURG, Virginia – Adam Armstrong, dubbed “ Santa Armstrong” by many in Harrisonburg, Virginia, pulled into the Harris Gardens Apartment Complex in a 26-foot Penske box truck loaded with $15,000 worth of bikes, toy scooters, stuffed animals and board games.  Adam Armstrong   More than 100 parents and children lined up on a cold […]

[…] by William Rose and adapted for the stage by Todd Kreidler. The show plays weekends now through July 17th 2022 at The Ruskin Group Theatre 3000 Airport Avenue Santa Monica, CA 90405 (310)397-3244. For info click here. Ex-NBAer Vince Carter’s Home Robbed of $100K While Wife and Kids Were Present Vincent Washington II and Mary Pumper

Fiona Moriarty-McLaughlin *Trump wasn’t the only one using the protests for a photo op Monday. According to Heavy.com, video went viral of a journalist in  Santa Monica, California pretending to help post-riot cleanup efforts for the Gram. The woman’s identity was confirmed by New York Times journalist Taylor Lorenz as Fiona Moriarty-McLaughlin, an intern with the Washington […]

[…] women in media and entertainment. An Evening With Debra Lee was taped in front of a live audience at The Eli and Edythe Broad Stage at the Santa Monica College Performing Arts Center. Hosted by ABC News correspondent Deborah Roberts, An Evening With Debra Lee represented the first time that The HistoryMakers has held its […]

Producer Lena Waithe attends the 2015 Film Independent Spirit Awards at Santa Monica Beach on February 21, 2015 in Santa Monica, California *Lena Waithe, producer of the film “Dear White People,” wrote an op ed piece addressing the article written by Deadline.com’s Nellie Andreeva suggesting that “Empire’s” success has prompted casting directors to now go overboard in casting […]

Actress Kerry Washington at the 32nd Annual Film Independent Spirit Awards sponsored by FIJI Water at Santa Monica Pier on February 25, 2017 in Santa Monica, California. *Kerry Washington will serve as a producer on the upcoming film adaptation of New York Times bestseller, “The Mothers,” reports Variety. Published in October 2016 by Riverhead, a […]