It's a beautiful day in the neighborhood...
SWEARING-IN
(top) Santa Monica Fire Chief Walter Shirk pins the new badge on Fire Communications Operator J. Walker as SMFD Chief Jim Hone looks on during the swearing-in ceremony for the new Fire Communications Supervisor and 7 new Fire Communications Operators at the Public Safety Building on Wednesday, November 18, 2009. (above) The Santa Monica Fire Department's newest personnel pose for a portrait after swearing-in at the Public Safety Building on Wednesday, November 18, 2009. (left to right) Fire Communications Operators J. Walker, Jena Thyzel, Herbie Sirota, Dina Salazar, Janine Pruett, Anna King, Letictia Elder and Fire Communications Operator Supervisor Shannon Cornman.
INTERNATIONAL FEST
SPINNING YARN
Angharad Jones, (right) owner of The Urban Craft Center on Main Street and Rhea Tepp, studio coordinator, spin yarn at the Santa Monica Main Street farmers Market on Sunday, November 15, 2009. The Urban Craft Center is a place for social gathering, craft inspiration, for classes, private lessons and offers a full retail space with natural, hard to find items.
Edgemar Holiday Tree
STRONGMAN
Created in 1977, the World's Strongest Man has become the premier event in strength athletics. For over 30 years, the strongest men on the planet have come together in a series of unique and amazing tests of strength to determine the World's Strongest Man. The competition has traveled to stunning and varied locations such as Zambia, Iceland, Mauritius, Malaysia, Morocco, China and the USA.
THE SEEKERS
Santa Monica Police Officer Roberto Villegas and his k-9 partner 'Nero' a seven year-old Belgian Malinois, lead a 'Perimeter Search Team' on the 2600 block of Broadway Avenue on Friday, November 13, 2009. The officers were looking for a man who fled on foot from a traffic stop. The search team did not find the man.
SEA CASTLE
Gabriel Ramirez from Empire Community Painting applies a new coat of teal paint onto the Sea Castle on Wednesday, November 11, 2009. The SeaCastle is the only luxury apartment building in Santa Monica where the front terrace is the beach. Modern amenities combined with spectacular views and the most sought after location on the Westside. Located directly on the sand between Shutters Hotel and the Santa Monica Pier, SeaCastle draws its inspiration from the era of art deco/moderne design, a time when details were important. Inside, a soaring skylit lobby features cherry paneling from managed forests with backlit glass incisions, artisan crafted stainless steel rails and hand-troweled terrazzo floors, all in a palette of elegantly spare and modernly edgy expressions of style. The SeaCastle site has a history rich in star-studded activity and luxurious lifestyle. Originally opened as The Breakers Beach Club Hotel in 1926, the resort once hosted the likes of Jean Harlow, Maureen O'Sullivan, Greta Garbo and Frank Sinatra.
SQUEAKY CLEAN