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Visit Santa Monica
Located between the ocean and Los Angeles, this beachside city softens the edges of the big-city experience by offering a relaxing alternative and a deep ocean-air breath of what the Los Angeles region has to offer.
Wellness: Everything Under the Sun in Santa Monica
Perched on the Pacific Ocean, with more than 300 days of sunshine per year, an active, healthy way of life is part of Santa Monica’s DNA.
Santa Monica
Explore what Santa Monica, California has to offer. Southern California beaches, Santa Monica Pier, 3rd Street Promenade, Farmers' Markets and more!
Glow Arts Festival
Experience Glow, the art festival where art meets ocean. A free dusk and beyond biannual art event in Santa Monica, California!
Bob Santelli's Los Angeles
Bob Santelli, Executive Director of the GRAMMY Museum and noted blues and rock historian, shares his favorite places to catch a concert, cheer on the home team and ride the waves.
My LA to Z: Dermot Mulroney
Interviewed by Shayna Rose Arnold
Dermot Mulroney has lived in Los Angeles for 26 years — long enough for the The Family Tree actor to know where to take his family to the beach, get his filet mignon properly butterflied, and enjoy an unlikely workout.
My L.A. to Z: Matt Greene
Interviewed by Taylor Norman
Although Los Angeles Kings defenseman Matt Greene says he doesn’t have much time for fun, he has managed to discover a handful of bars from downtown to Hermosa Beach. The 28-year-old also lets us in on his favorite meal and show in L.A.
My L.A. to Z: Holly Robinson Peete
Interviewed by Kari Mozena
Former host of The Talk Holly Robinson Peete got out the paintbrush to help volunteers revitalize the Watts Labor Community Action Committee Community Center (they received a grant of $50,000 from The Maxwell House Community Project). She was honored for her dedication to the autism community at The Miracle Project’s “Autism is Awesomism” concert at The Grove. The rest of the time, you’ll find Peete and her husband, former NFLer Rodney Peete catching flying shrimp in their mouths at Benihana with their four children.
A Ceviche Lover's Guide to Los Angeles
Los Angeles is home to the broadest range of Latin American cultures in the US, good news to aficionados of the cool, refreshing beach preparation known as ceviche.
My L.A. to Z: Stephen Moyer
Interviewed by Julia St. Pierre
The British actor who plays southern vampire Bill Compton on HBO’s True Blood admits his L.A. loves are mostly food-based or down on the coast. Catch him on the big screen in The Double.