As part of California Restaurant Month, Scoops Ice Cream and Treats is participating in Santa Monica Restaurant week, January 6-12, 2020. Come in and try our Kumquat Caramel Date Ice Cream and share your experience on social media using #SMRestaurantWeek for a chance to wine a $500 dining gift certificate. Santa Monica Restaurant Week is a Santa Monica-based dining […]
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With the New Year quickly approaching, we have listed places to celebrate New Year’s Eve in Los Angeles including some of the best-known locations as well as off-the-beaten path suggestions. With a city as large as Los Angeles, there are many places to sing Auld Lang Syne, raise a glass of bubbles, or take in the spectacle of midnight partiers. […]
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Pacific Park To Display an 80-Foot Tall Snowman On Its Ferris Wheel For the Holiday Season Every holiday season, Pacific Park lights the chilly December nights with fun and festive holiday icons and patterns on the world-famous Pacific Wheel Ferris wheel. The wheel’s 174,000 LEDs shine brilliantly over the Pacific’s rolling surf, and this year’s holiday light program will […]
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Safety considerations at Santa Monica State Beach include strong currents, cold water, inclement weather, and remaining aware of your surroundings. The white-sands of Santa Monica stretch over 3 miles from north to south providing some of the best beaches in Los Angeles. The beaches in Santa Monica are wide with over a ¼ mile of sand between the coast and […]
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Retail cart on the Santa Monica Pier offering novelties and souvenirs including license plates, decor, and magnets. Spend the day shopping for unique gifts and souvenirs at the Santa Monica Pier. Along the Pier’s famed boardwalk you will find a row of large retail kiosks offering treats, apparel and merchandise. The Pier Photo Cart specializes in picture frames, wall-hanging art, […]
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Bob Baker’s Marionettes have entertained children all over the world for over 50 years. Come sing-along with these imaginative performers at the Carousel on the SM Pier The Bob Baker Marionettes have been a cultural institution in LA for over 50 years. Last year, as their decades-old theatre was being moved to downtown, the Marionettes visited the Carousel on […]
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Play in the snow, but also at the beach for Snow Day! It’s the first-ever Snow Day in Santa Monica. 4,000 sq ft of real snow will fall on the Pier deck east of the merry-go-round on Saturday, November 30th as part of Cheer on the Pier. You’ve always heard that you can start your day in Southern California […]
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From the fifties to the sixties, Pacific Ocean Park (POP) was a family-oriented Los Angeles attraction designed by Hollywood’s finest. Its beachside location sat on 28 acres at the border of Santa Monica and Venice Beach and made for a glamorous amusement park that extended out into the Pacific Ocean. Featuring modern rides designed by Hollywood set designers, it was […]
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