For runners in Los Angeles, Santa Monica is the ideal location to put some miles in. The City offers no shortage of options for people who want to get out and run – parks, beaches, stairs and hiking trails all offer different terrains and difficulty levels to get you sweating. With city sidewalks and safe crosswalks, you can run almost […]
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Getting back to SoCal from a trip is a great feeling for most travelers. Whether you’ve been in Vegas for the weekend, New York for the week, or abroad for a month, the comforts of home are always a welcome sight for Southern Californians. Whether you live near the mountains, in a downtown loft or a beach community, SoCal offers […]
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While being known for moderate temperatures year-round, Southern California can still get pretty cold during the “winter” months, with lows in the 30’s and 40’s many nights between December and March. Colder weather brings out the heavy coats, hats, gloves and long pants for a few months each year, but doesn’t typically slow Southern Californian’s down from getting out and […]
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If you’ve been to Santa Monica recently, you have seen dozens of people zooming along the streets riding small electric scooters. These two-wheeled, rentable transportation devices have become extremely popular in a very short period of time, with estimates of over 2,000 already being on the streets. With enthusiasm being seen from both locals and tourists, the City anticipates dock-less […]
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COAST, Santa Monica’s Open Streets Event, is back for its third year to celebrate the City’s commitment to art, sustainability, and mobility. The annual open streets festival takes place on Sunday, October 7th, 2018 from 10AM-4PM. Locals can enjoy over two miles of car-free city streets in Downtown Santa Monica that are open for people to stroll, bike, and roll […]
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Sister Cities International (SCI) was created in 1956 as a nonprofit network to bring people from different communities together. This network has formed bonds between communities in 145 counties across the world – Santa Monica included. The City of Santa Monica has four Sister Cities; Mazatlan (Mexico), Hamm (Germany), Fujunomiya (Japan), and Kizugawa (Japan). Santa Monica’s relationship with Mazatlan began […]
Read More Tourists from all over the world travel to Santa Monica to take in the sights of the city, beaches and the ocean. Adults and kids alike are drawn to the waterfront, and most are eager to take their first dip in the great Pacific. Most are so eager that they don’t even check the temperature of the water before taking […]
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The landmark Santa Monica Pier debuted on September 9, 1909, and Pacific Park opened on May 26, 1996, becoming the first amusement park on the Pier since 1930. Together, they now welcome more than 8 million visitors each year. The world-famous Pacific Wheel Ferris wheel has been featured in more than a thousand movies, television shows and commercials, music videos, […]
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Anyone who lives in Los Angeles knows that this city has more transplants than most other places. People move from all over the world to live in sunny LA, and in many cases – their friends and family want to visit before they’re fully settled in. It can be tough to show out-of-towners visiting you in Los Angeles everything because […]
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The Twilight Concert Series is an annual showcase of live musical performances held over several evenings on the Santa Monica Pier. The Series began in 1984 and has been known as the Twilight Dance Series, Twilight Concert Series, and is now known simply as Twilight on the Pier. The concert and has featured a diverse lineup of award-winning and up-and-coming […]
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