Santa Monica Methodist Church of Santa Monica Senior Minister Patricia Farris leads Easter SunriseService at Palisades Park on Sunday, March 27, 2016. 

Hoopurbia at Muscle Beach ‪#‎SantaMonica‬.

A couple at the Santa Monica Pier Aquarium look at a Sea Lion made out of hundreds of pieces of trash collected from the ocean. The Sea Lion sculpture was made by Brendon Antonelli.

Gelson's Markets opened today in Santa Monica! Welcome to the neighborhood! We are happy you are here! Gelson’s was founded in 1951 and currently operates 18 full-service specialty grocery stores in Southern California. Each Gelson’s Market features the full amenities of a traditional supermarket, with the local flavor of a neighborhood market. Their high standards – for quality, value and freshness; unsurpassed service; and attention to detail – define the ultimate grocery shopping experience. With over 60 years of experience, Gelson’s in-house experts know Southern California’s lifestyle and are driven to find only the best foods and exclusive values for their customers. Gelson’s is particularly known for flavorful, hand-selected produce, the best and freshest cuts of meat and seafood, and Chef-prepared signature recipes. This experience is rounded out by professionally designed floral arrangements, and a convenient selection of the highest quality grocery items.

Participants play in the cardboard playground during the 3rd Annual Rube Goldberg Contest and S.T.E.A.M. (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math) celebration at the Santa Monica Pier on Saturday, March 12, 2016.. A Rube Goldberg contraption is a deliberately over-engineered or overdone machine that performs a very simple task in a very complex fashion, usually including a chain reaction. The expression is named after American cartoonist and inventor Rube Goldberg (1883–1970). the Rube Goldberg Contest and S.T.E.A.M. was presented by Heal the Bay Santa Monica Pier Aquarium and Time Warner Cable's Connect a Million Minds initiative. 

Happy Year of the Monkey from Santa Monica Place, Friday, February 12, 2016.

ART LA - Images by Fabian Lewkowicz

Bike commuter turned bike tourist Jeffrey Tanenhaus, accompanied by a group of Breeze Bike Share members, rides down the Santa Monica Pier on Saturday, January 23, 2016, and completes his 5 month, cross country bike tour on a NYC Citi Bike share bicycle. Though none would argue that a public bike share bicycle is intended or would be most people's choice for a long-distance bike ride, Jeffrey decided to ride the bike that had given him so much joy commuting from his home to work and for his daily errands in New York City - promoting the versatility and benefits of healthy, active transportation and contributing to a less congested healthier city.‪#‎SeizetheBreeze‬