PIER FERRIS WHEEL TURNS ON SUN

Big Wheel Powered By Solar Energy
It rises nine stories above the Santa Monica Pier deck. Since its construction in 1998, its revolving lights have become a familiar nighttime sight...

S.M. Architects Moore Ruble Yudell Named To Design Library Expansion
At its January 23 meeting, the Santa Monica City Council approved City staff's recommendation...

Council Greenlights Transit Mall
On Tuesday, January 23, the Santa Monica City Council voted 6-0...

IBWA Celebrates Black History Month Saturday
Founded in Los Angeles in 1974, the International Black Writers and Artists (IBWA) is celebrating Black History Month...

Burn Foundation To Honor Kaynes
The Children's Burn Foundation's "Giving New Hope" Award will be presented to Santa Monica residents Suzanne and Ric Kayne...

Hip Implants Are Recalled
Sulzer Orthopedics, a major manufacturer of artificial joints, has announced the recall of thousands of hip implants...

Teach-In on Instant Runoff Voting Sun.
The Westside chapter of the Green Party is sponsoring a teach-in on instant run off voting...

St. John's New Therapy Spares Healthy Tissue
All Noah Keen needed was a little beam of hope. This past March, the 80-year-old Santa Monica man was diagnosed with prostate cancer...

Wetlands Supporters Buoyed By Recent Events
After an extended series of setbacks, environmentalists and community activists...

CLARE To Host Sober Valentine's Day Dance
On Saturday, February 10, the CLARE Foundation will hold its annual sober Valentine's Day dance...

Next Citizens' Police Academy To Begin March 1
The next Santa Monica Police Department Citizen Police Academy...

Santa Monica Neighborhood Groups Set Their Priorities For 2001
The City of Santa Monica has fourteen active neighborhood organizations which include...

Building Manager Pleads No Contest In Harassment Case
Monday morning, Robert Farzam, manager of an apartment building at 1327 Ocean Avenue in Santa Monica, pled no contest...

Wetlands Natural History Walk on Sun.
Robert Roy van de Hoek, naturalist and Research and Restoration Director for Wetlands Action Network, leads a natural history walk...

Orphan Of the Week

The History of Weddings
As sure as the sun will rise tomorrow, somewhere in the world a couple are being joined in holy matrimony this very moment...

Erika & Fred
Erika Murphy, a native of Hawaii, split her time between California and Hawaii for years...

Laurie & Michael
Laurie Cohn & Michael Rosenthal are engaged to be married on Earth Day...