It's a beautiful day in the neighborhood...

Rollin' on

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Santa Monica College nursing students wheel patients back to their retirement center after a field trip to the Down Town Farmers Market on Wednesday, March 5, 2007.

Precious

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Precious, a seven year old Pomeranian, models a Yankee doggie hat at 'Hats Amazing' on the Santa Monica Pier on Saturday, March 8, 2008.

Posted on Tuesday, March 11, 2008 at 06:11AM by Registered CommenterFabian Lewkowicz in , , | CommentsPost a Comment | EmailEmail | PrintPrint

59th Annual Diamond Event

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(top) Jean McNeal Wyner, Event Chairwoman, honors Eddie & Evelyn Guerborian with an award during Santa Monica Breakfast Club's 59th Annual Diamond event at the Marina del Rey Hotel on Sunday, March 9, 2008. (above) Eddie & Evelyn Guerborian watch a PowerPoint presentation highlighting their life during the award luncheon. Eddie & Evelyn Guerborian own and operate Readers Fine Jewelers. The Santa Monica Breakfast Club honor is for Extraordinary Commitment and Dedication to the Dental Needs of the Children of Santa Monica.
Posted on Monday, March 10, 2008 at 08:58AM by Registered CommenterFabian Lewkowicz in | CommentsPost a Comment | EmailEmail | PrintPrint

Second Annual Unity Resource Festival

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(1) Pro-Skateboarder Terrell Robinson, 21, performs a "360 Flip" during a skateboarding demonstration at the Second Annual Unity Resource Festival on Sunday, March 9, 2008, at Virginia Avenue Park. (2) Robinson shares personal stories at the "Youth Chat," a panel discussion for teens. (3)  Robinson autographs a teenagers skateboard during the festival. (4) A group of teenagers race to win an autographed skateboard by Robinson. (5) La Dee Dred performs some reggae and soul while  people dance during the festival on Sunday.
Posted on Monday, March 10, 2008 at 05:10AM by Registered CommenterFabian Lewkowicz in , , | Comments1 Comment | EmailEmail | PrintPrint

Super Seuss-a-bration!

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 (1) Actor  Ed Edwards,  Chairman of the Santa Monica Library Board, reads Dr. Seuss' ''Horton Hears a Who" while librarian Ann Wagner shows illustrations from the book during  Kiwanis Club of Santa Monica's  Super Seuss-a-bration at the Santa Monica Public Library on Saturday, March 8, 2008. (2) Actress Amy Brenneman (Private Practice) reads 'Mr. Brown Can Moo, Can You' during the Super Seuss-a-bration. (3) Kindergartner Grisha Mason, 5, assists  Magician/Entertainer Abbit the Average with a magic trick. (4) The Cat in the Hat, Kiwanis President Janie Harding, reads a Dr, Seuss book to first-graders Lilly Brodie, 7, (left) and Caitlin Kelly, 7, (center) at the Santa Monica Library during the event.  (5) Ariel King, 3, plays with the cats hat.

Posted on Sunday, March 9, 2008 at 01:31AM by Registered CommenterFabian Lewkowicz in , , | Comments1 Comment | EmailEmail | PrintPrint

Third Annual Nonprofit Festival

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 1) Santa Monica Chamber of Commerce President / CEO, Laurel Rosen, awards Jean McNeil Wyner with the Volunteer of the Year Award on Saturday, March 8, 2008, during the Third Annual Nonprofit Festival at the Third Street Promenade. 2) Susy Holyhead of  Sustainable Works promotes sustainable practices during the nonprofit festival. There were more than 40 local nonprofit organizations participating in the festival on Saturday. 3) Scott Horner, 42, Chairman of the Board from Racers Who Care and who is the 'Land World Speed Record Holder' (217.850 Miles Per Hour), shows of his custom-built turbocharged Suzuki motorcycle during the Nonprofit Festival. 4) Dr. Gary Shapiro, Ph.D., Chairman and Cofounder of Orang Utan Republik , introduces its new costume mascot, a full size male orangutan. The Santa Monica Chamber of Commerce's Nonprofit Festival was stages at the Third Street Promenade, between Wilshire Blvd. and Arizona Ave.

Jazz Man Wen Mew

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Jazz Saxophonist, Wen Mew, plays "Dear Lord" by John Coltrane at the Santa Monica Third Street Promenade on Saturday, March 8, 2008.

Posted on Saturday, March 8, 2008 at 04:18PM by Registered CommenterFabian Lewkowicz in , , | CommentsPost a Comment | EmailEmail | PrintPrint

Ricardo A. Crocker Memorial Highway Sign

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(top) Jeannette Garcia, Mother of Major Ricardo A. Crocker, speaks during the 'Ricardo A. Crocker Memorial Highway Sign' dedication ceremony at the Santa Monica Police Activities League Center on Friday, March 7, 2008. The memorial highway sign has been placed on the Santa Monica Freeway. Maria Crocker (left), Major Crocker's sister, and SMPD Chief Timothy J. Jackman (right) also spoke during the ceremony. (above) The Third Civil Affairs Group of the United States Marine Corps (Crocker Unit) pose for a portrait with Jeannette Garcia (Maj. Crocker's mother) during the dedication ceremony. Major Ricardo A. Crocker, 39, of Mission Viejo, Calif., died from a rocket propelled grenade explosion while conducting combat operations in Hadithah, Iraq on May 26, 2005. Major Ricardo was a Santa Monica Police Officer from 1995-2005 and in the United State Marine Corps from 1989-2005.