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

Dream Catcher

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Darin Selby, 47, runs along the Venice bike path pulling his home-made human-powered "Dream Catcher Mobile" on Sunday, December 23, 2007.   With hardly any effort, Selby can pull up to 1000 ponds accomplished via the human-powered rolling lever! In operating the Dream Catcher Mobile, Selby first pulls down a long, padded lever - and in the process uses his own body weight as an advantage.

Posted on Monday, December 24, 2007 at 06:45PM by Registered CommenterFabian Lewkowicz in , , , | CommentsPost a Comment | EmailEmail | PrintPrint

Spinners

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Stainless steel 'Wind Spinners' hang from a Kiosk at the Third Street Promenade on Saturday, December 22, 2007.

Posted on Monday, December 24, 2007 at 04:44AM by Registered CommenterFabian Lewkowicz in , | CommentsPost a Comment | EmailEmail | PrintPrint

Mobile Screening Unit

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1,2) Optometrist Alfred Corwin, 84, gives Silvia Martinez, 32, an ophthalmoscopy exam inside of  Santa Monica Lions Club's    (District 4-L3)  Mobile Screening Unit (MSU)  on Saturday, December 22, 2007. The MSU screens for sight, blood pressure and hearing. 3) Silvia  takes  a Non Contact Tonometry (NCT) exam (air puff test). The NCT screens for Glaucoma, one of the leading causes of vision loss that affects one in 17 people aged 40 or over. 4) Silvia takes a hearing test during the screening, she raises her hand when she hears a noise. 5) Santa Monica Lion Club president, Frank Schwengel, checks Silvia's blood pressure during her screening on Saturday. 6) The  Mobile Screening Unit, a 1964 Fleetwood RV with  18,000 miles,  staged a free community  screening  at Olympic Blvd on Saturday. The Lions club is currently  raising money to purchase a new MSC and is seeking corporate sponsorships.

Posted on Sunday, December 23, 2007 at 01:00AM by Registered CommenterFabian Lewkowicz in , | CommentsPost a Comment | EmailEmail | PrintPrint

Third Street Nutcracker

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A  nutcracker walks through the Third Street Promenade while passing out candy on Saturday, December 22, 2007. (above) Three giant nutcrackers advertise the I-pod in the Apple store at the Third Street Promenade.
Posted on Sunday, December 23, 2007 at 12:58AM by Registered CommenterFabian Lewkowicz in , | CommentsPost a Comment | EmailEmail | PrintPrint

Merry Christmas

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The Voices of Christmas, professional carolers in Dickens costumes sing, 'We Wish You a Merry Christmas' at Santa Monica Place on Saturday, December 22, 2007. Singers left to right: David Michael, 46; April Crane, 33; Barbara Passolt, 42, and Hap Lawrence, 61.
Posted on Sunday, December 23, 2007 at 12:20AM by Registered CommenterFabian Lewkowicz in , , | CommentsPost a Comment | EmailEmail | PrintPrint

Winterlit Workshop

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1,2) Third-grader, Tyler Slezingeris, 8, visits with Santa Claus and Mrs. Claus during the Police Activities Leagues Winterlit Workshop on Saturday, December 22, 2007. 3) Tyler Slezingeris (left) and his friend Caleb Esterhuizen, 8, unwrap their gifts from Santa Claus during the workshop. 4,5) First-graders, Courtney Lindsey, 6, and his best friend Noah Aubry, 6,  unwrap their gifts. 6) Vladimir Lee, 9, receives a brand new bicycle! 7) Anthony Lopez, 9, and his older brother Freddy, 11, compare their gifts while sitting  outside of the PAL center during the Winterlit Workshop.  -  Santa Monica Place, Bayside District and the Police Activities League collected over 250 gifts from this years  Winterlit  “Best Gift Ever” community gift drive.
Posted on Saturday, December 22, 2007 at 08:02PM by Registered CommenterFabian Lewkowicz in , , , | CommentsPost a Comment | EmailEmail | PrintPrint

Flippin' Jacks

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Santa Monica Police Chief, Timothy J. Jackman, flips pancakes during the Police Activities Leagues Winterlit Workshop on Saturday, December 22, 2007. Chief Jackman serves the PAL youth pancakes during the  Winterlit Workshop on Saturday.

Police wrap

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1) (left to right) Santa Monica Police Officers Kim Sloane, Capri Redondo and Christina Coria, gift wrap presents on Thursday, December 20, 2007 during the 'Its a Wrap Party' at Santa Monica Place. 2) Santa Monica Police Chief, Timothy J. Jackman and Officer Redondo, wrap gifts during the party. 3) (left to right) SMPD Lieutenant Alex Padilla, SMFD Chief Jim Hone and SMPD Chief Jackman help wrap gifts. 4) Police Activities League volunteer Sebastain Couty (left) and SMPD volunteer Jeff Rochlin, assemble a boys bike during the wrap party. 5) Community leaders, volunteers from the Police Activities League  (PAL), Bayside District Corporation and Santa Monica Place, wrapped  more than 250 gifts which were collected during the Winterlit  “Best Gift Ever” community gift drive. Gifts collected will be distributed to children who might otherwise go without presents this holiday season.