Humberto Sosa, from Rossi Painting, paints the new Smart & Final Extra! sign at Lincoln Blvd.on Tuesday, July 19, 2011.  Smart & Final Extra!, one of the company’s newest store concepts, is designed to enhance the household consumer’s shopping experience and also includes changes to benefit  business customers. The Smart & Final Extra! store offers extra features.  The newly remodeled store will carry a greatly expanded selection of  "every day" products in key categories like produce, fresh meat, frozen foods, dairy, deli and grocery basics like cereal, yogurt, bread and snacks.  The store also include entirely new sections  for baby food and diapers and health and beauty care.

Los Angeles Taiko Center - Images by Fabian Lewkowicz

Members of  the Los Angeles Taiko Center perform at the Santa Monica Library on Monday, July 18, 2011.

Tommy Kendall, a retired race car driver. cleans his 1973 Oldsmobile entitled, "El Gallo Grande" (the Chicken) at Main Street on Sunday, July 17, 2011. TK purchased the car from a police auction 13 years ago. The car can currently be seen in a Target commercial.

Hula Halau Ka Lehua Uluwehi I Ka Lani - Images by Fabian Lewkowicz

Relay For Life - SMFD - Images by Fabian Lewkowicz

Santa Monica Fire Chief Scott Ferguson with his Firefighters climb the bleachers and run around Santa Monica College's Corsair Field in full uniforms during the 9th annual American Cancer Society’s Relay For Life on Saturday July 16, 2011. Teams walk for 24 hours around Corsair Field to fight cancer, increase awareness of the disease and raise much-needed funds to support the services of the American Cancer Society. The American Cancer Society Relay For Life is an international event.

RELAY FOR LIFE 2011 - Images by Fabian Lewkowicz

Cancer survivors kicked-off the 9th annual American Cancer Society’s Relay For Life  at Santa Monica College's Corsair Field on Saturday July 16, 2011.  Teams walk for 24 hours around Corsair Field to fight cancer, increase awareness of the disease and raise much-needed funds to support the services of the American Cancer Society.  The American Cancer Society Relay For Life is an international event.

The Bangles perform at the Santa Monica Pier during the 27th annual Twilight Dance Series on Thursday, July 14, 2011.

Caracol performs at the Santa monica Pier during the 27th annual Twilight Dance Series on Thursday, July 14, 2011.