Today the thin blue line is going in circles. And circles. And circles. A Los Angeles Police Department detective is on board the Ferris Wheel at Pacific Park at the Santa Monica Pier, and he's going to stay on (hopefully) long enough to break the Guinness Wold Record for the longest ride. more ›

An animal rights group will be gathering in front of Santa Monica City Hall this afternoon to protest the killing of a mountain lion near the Third Street Promenade last week. The group In Defense of Animals are demanding better tactics that they say would have prevented the death of a 3-year-old female mountain lion. more ›

Want to take the Purple Line past the 405 Freeway? You can either wait two decades or check out this video that flies over the planned route from its current terminus at Western Avenue all the way to Santa Monica. more ›

When a young mountain lion was spotted inside a Downtown Santa Monica building Tuesday, authorities say they made every effort to subdue the wild animal, but ultimately made the decision to fatally shoot the young male. Now, animal rights activists are questioning the actions of those authorities, and are calling for an investigation into the shooting. more ›

Authorities said that they were forced to shoot and kill a young mountain lion that wandered into a Downtown Santa Monica building today after multiple unsuccessful efforts to contain it. more ›

Santa Monica beach goers will get to enjoy fancy new public bathrooms this summer, but the lofty price tag has aggravated some city taxpayers. more ›

Google muscled its way into more Venice Beach real estate and will take over Gold's Gym, the local landmark and "mecca of bodybuilding," in July 2014. more ›

Santa Monica started to install 6,000 new "smart" parking meters today that will wipe out any extra time left when a car leaves. No wonder L.A. beach dwellers are such curmudgeons. more ›

Want to get mom a present for tomorrow without paying a dime? Take her to the Santa Monica Pier tomorrow where moms ride for free all day just for being moms. (But we can't promise there won't be a line.) more ›

Los Angeles tech startups get five minutes to pitch their business idea to investors at today's LA Demo Day event in Santa Monica. (Think ABC's "Shark Tank," but with apps instead of baked goods or baby gadgets.) more ›

A man described as about 30 years old with straight, slicked back black hair has been riding his bike up to women in the Santa Monica area and groping them, reports NBC Los Angeles. The so-called "ride-by groper" has assaulted at least six women since January. He's doing his dirty deeds on a mountain bike, upon which he promptly flees the scene. more ›

While most are probably familiar with the cult-destined, drag-driven film version from 2000, Psycho Beach Party was originally envisioned by Busch as a stage venture. The work opened Off-Broadway in 1987, with Busch himself leading the cast as Chicklet. At the time, Stephen Holden's New York Times review basically called the production a little slice of campy heaven. more ›

A farcical marriage of 1950s psychodramas, 1960s beach movies and 1970s slasher films, cult classic "Psycho Beach Party" returns to the stage Saturday at the Morgan-Wixson Theatre in Santa Monica. Penned by Charles Busch, the play is set in 1962 Malibu Beach and centers around teenage Chicklet -- a parody of 1957's fictional female surfer character Gidget. more ›

Here's one to file away in "Failed Getaways." A man, whose apparent longing to tune in to NBC's Monday night programming caused him to snap and deepen his entertainment desperation, heisted a flat screen television from a restaurant in Santa Monica early Tuesday morning. But instead of making his getaway on the ground, the bandit took to the rooftops with his new tube. more ›

The board for Santa Monica College decided to put plans for a controversial summer tuition program on hold during an emergency meeting today. This comes less than a week after students were pepper-sprayed when they tried to show up to a board meeting to protest the new program. more ›

Westsiders with stamped envelopes in hand teared up a bit today as news broke that the New Deal-era post office in Santa Monica has become a target for closure. A proposal, which has yet to be reviewed by the public, aims to relocate the post office to a carrier annex facility at 1653 Seventh Street -- a location less than a mile from its current one -- then sell the downtown property at 1248 Fifth Street. more ›

New mom Nancy Redd ate her placenta and lived to tell the tale on the New York Times' mommy blog. more ›

We're coming up on the one-year anniversary of the tsunami in Japan this Sunday. In anticipation of the anniversary, Heal the Bay says it has been fielding a lot of questions about what has happened to the estimated 20-25 million tons of debris that flooded into the ocean that day. more ›

Downtown Santa Monica residents, office workers, and tourists no longer need to leave the Third Street Promenade and trek to Main Street's Espresso Cielo to get a proper cup of coffee. The Refinery started brewing San Francisco's Ritual Coffee three weeks ago, replacing the shuttered EarthBar on 4th and Santa Monica Blvd. more ›

Chef Andrew Kirschner - owner of Tar & Roses in Santa Monica - has been sued by his contractor for allegedly failing to pay over $120,000 in due fees. However, the restaurant denies any knowledge of the lawsuit, stating it has not "seen a formal complaint," nor does the eatery "have any notice or knowledge of a pending lawsuit." more ›

In just ten days, hundreds of yogis will flock to Santa Monica's Naam Yoga to strike a pose in support of those impacted by cancer. Rather than pay a fee to benefit from a day of mind, body and spiritual rejuvenation headed by ten prominent yoga instructors, participants will pledge to raise at least $500. more ›

If you're feeling enslaved to the third smoggiest metropolitan area in the country, perhaps you should pack up and move to Santa Monica, a city promising green rights to its residents. more ›

A yoga mat maker in Santa Monica has pulled designs featuring the Hindu god Lord Ganesha—the deity with an elephant's head and a human body—from its yoga mats after a self-proclaimed spokesman for Hinduism demanded it. more ›

John Travolta is surely busting a move today after police announced that two men have been busted for heisting the star's vintage Mercedes-Benz last fall. On September 18, Travolta's 1970 Mercedes-Benz 280 SL was stolen after he parked it on a residential street in Santa Monica and visited a nearby Jaguar dealership for a duration of about ten minutes. more ›

In addition to the revival of their 1990s MTV show, Beavis and Butt-head are making a rather disturbing appearance in Santa Monica this month and next as part of "Conjoined II," an exhibition at Copro Gallery. more ›

This Thursday marks the beginning of an exciting Luis Buñuel tribute weekend at the American Cinematheque. Six of the director's films, including his groundbreaking collaboration with Salvador Dali, the surrealist short "Un Chien Andalou," will be featured at both the Egyptian and Aero theaters. more ›

The infamous sprawl of the Southland and its many municipalities makes it a challenge compared to other cities. That's why Metro is hosting meetings to think about the big picture: what would a county-wide bike-sharing program look like? more ›

Westsiders, rejoice. Native Foods Café, the popular vegan restaurant chain headed by the acclaimed Chef Tanya Petrovna, is coming to Santa Monica. With Los Angeles locations already in Culver City and Westwood, the mind-blowing eatery has announced plans to open 15 new locations in 2012. more ›

Tonight's XBIZ Awards attracts not only fans of the adult entertainment industry, but also critics of porn mogul Larry Flynt. Barker Hangar in Santa Monica will serve as the chaotic scene of the awards show and a protest staged by AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF). more ›

This is the third consecutive year we've reflected upon the past twelve months in the adult industry, headquartered in the San Fernando Valley, and again the statistics speak for themselves -- we traveled thousands of miles for a whopping 26 set visits, four award shows, two conventions, two collegiate visits, a recording studio visit, a movie premiere, and one benefit. more ›