Santa Monica Pier

Will We Be Able To Zipline Across Venice Beach This Summer?

The Huffington Post | Lucy Blodgett | Posted 05.08.2012

Read More: Venice Beach Zip Line, Video, Santa Monica Pier, Venice Zip Line, Slidepollajax, Venice Beach City Council, Los Angeles Zip Lines, Venice Beach, Venice Beach Activities, Los Angeles News

Venice Beach may soon be rivaling the Santa Monica Pier in attractions. Los Angeles City Councilman Bill Rosendahl is hoping to move forward on a p...

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Cirque du Soleil's Ovo Drove Me Buggy... In a Nice Way

Jay Weston | Posted 03.27.2012

Read More: Santa Monica Pier, Ovo, Cirque Du Soleil, Iris, Insects, La Around Town, LA Theater, Los Angeles News

When the lights went down, the 'insects' started crawling around the stage (and the theatre), and I was immersed in a headlong rush into their colorful ecosystem teeming with weird life.

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40.5 Things to Do in L.A. Without Your Car, Pt. 2

Jennifer Ketcham | Posted 09.14.2011

Read More: Venice Canals, Santa-Monica-Farmers-Market, Sauce on Hampton, Things to Do in L.A., The Tasting Kitchen, Santa Monica Beach, Chess Park, Santa Monica History Museum, Washington Street Pier, Tacos Por Favor, Malibu Beach Barbie, Venice Beach, Carmageddon, Hot 8 Yoga, Ballona Creek Bike Path, Entertainment, 3rd Street Promenade, Cafe Vida, Santa Monica Pier, Gjelina, Getty Villa, Electric Avenue, Abbot Kinney, Wokcano, Dockweiler, Los Angeles News

We pay up the wazoo to live here. Why not get out and enjoy what is readily available on this, our beautiful Westside? Which is most definitely, the best side. Yay Carmageddon.

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Ask A Concierge: LA According To James Little Of Peninsula Beverly Hills

The Huffington Post | Anna Almendrala | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Third Street Promenade, Peninsula Beverly Hills, Lee Carrillo State Park, James Little, Lake Shrine Temple, Venice Beach Boardwalk, Malibu Country Mart, Gladstones Restaurant, Malibu Creek State Park, Wayfarers Chapel, Santa Monica Pier, Slidepollajax, La Around Town, Zuma Beach, Ask a Concierge, Los Angeles News

When chef concierge James Little needs some fresh ideas for what to recommend to clients, he gets on his motorcycle. The concierge of the Peninsula Be...

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Literary Los Angeles: A Bookworm's Guide To The City

AOL Travel News | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel, Santa Monica Pier, Raymond Chandler, Frank Lloyd Wright's Hollyhock House, Angels Flight, Pink's Hot Dog Stand, Sara Davidson, Musso and Frank Grill, La Getaways, Hector Tobar, The Formosa Cafe, Watts Towers, Joan Didion, MGM Studios, Highland Park Police Station, Los Angeles News

Many writers have brought unique outlooks to their visions of Los Angeles. From classic authors like Raymond Chandler and Joan Didion to modern ones l...

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WATCH: THE SKINNY: GLOW, Santa Monica's Bi-Annual Cultural All-Nighter

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: GLOW Bi-Annual, Santa Monica Art, GLOW Santa Monica, Group Shows, Art Installations, Santa Monica Pier, GLOW Art, Santa Monica, Artists, Art Fairs, GLOW Art Event, Video, Arts News

WHAT: GLOW, Santa Monica WHEN: Saturday, September 25, 2010 WHERE: Santa Monica Pier, beach and surrounding areas 200 Santa Monica Pier Santa Monic...

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Two Days in Santa Monica

Melanie Nayer | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Santa Monica Pier, Santa Monica, Santa-Monica-Farmers-Market, Santa Monica Pier Aquarium, Santa Monica-California, Travel News

Santa Monica is everything Los Angeles isn't: relaxed and refreshed, and full of boutique restaurants and hidden gems that offer a certain shelter from the chaos of everyday life.

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Vietnam Vet's Photos Show Santa Monica Pier During One Last Mellow Summer

Anthea Raymond | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Photography, Sportfishing, Pier, Santa Monica, Santa Monica Pier, Vietnam, Veterans Administration, Vietnam Veterans, Los Angeles News

In 1982, Vietnam veteran Jeffrey Giglioli hadn't been feeling well. His therapists encouraged him to return to his first love, still photography. So he spent the summer at the Santa Monica Pier.

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Changing the World One Family at a Time

Michael Hubbard | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Michael Hubbard, Homelessness, Skid Row, Heartfelt Foundation, Patti Rayner, Homeless, Santa Monica Pier, Los Angeles Homeless, Los Angeles, Impact News

I've been working with homeless families since I was very young. One thing I've learned is that making a personal connection is just as important as opening your wallet.

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The Magic and Music of Cirque Du Soleil's Kooza

Brett Greene | Posted 05.25.2011

There simply is no higher form of entertainment than a night under the tent with Cirque Du Soleil's experience of dreaming while awake in a magical atmosphere.

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Next Up for the Santa Monica Pier is Cirque du Soleil's "Kooza"

Terry Gardner | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Santa Monica Pier, Stilt Walkers, Cirque Du Soleil, Kooza, Dancing, Carnival, California, Los Angeles, Ballet, Entertainment News

Cirque du Soleil helped the Santa Monica Pier celebrate its 100th birthday on 9/9/09. Next up for the partying centenarian is "Kooza," Cirque's new s...

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The Santa Monica Pier: Still Hip at 100

Terry Gardner | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Carousel, 100 Years Old, Santa Monica-California, Heal the Bay, Santa Monica Pier, Pacific Park, Solar Powered Ferris Wheel, Santa Monica, Eco-Friendly, Green, Santa Monica Pier Aquarium, Birthday, Hippodrome, Healthy Living News

If you live in the Los Angeles area or will be visiting this week, there's a big shindig in Santa Monica on Wednesday evening, September 9, 2009 to celebrate the 100th birthday of the Santa Monica Pier.

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