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Must-Do Events This Week in Santa Monica
Be there for the kickoff of summer-long music and movie series and don patriotic spirit at the Main Street 4th of July parade.

Be there for the kickoff of summer-long music and movie series and don patriotic spirit at the Main Street 4th of July parade.

Patch brings you a list of family-friendly places to celebrate Independence Day.
Music, photos and touching speeches highlight service for beloved painter whose work adorns homes and schools across the Westside.
Truxton's American Bistro, founded in Westchester, is slated to open its second site in Santa Monica in early 2013.
An update to the traditional taco stand, the restaurant at the Shore Hotel will have a beachy, casual vibe.
The chances are slim, but the City Council could override its commission's decision not to designate the Midas building—where an inventor built flying cars—as one of Santa Monica's historic and cultural landmarks.
Patch brings you a list of family-friendly places to celebrate Independence Day.
People have fun in the sun with live music, local eats and shopping at the 34th annual Riviera Village Summer Festival.
Organizers say they aim to build camaraderie in the tech industry that's growing in Los Angeles beach cities.
Patch talked to passengers boarding the Expo Line at the Culver City station, which officially opened Wednesday at noon. Did you ride the rails Wednesday? Upload your photos and comments here.
Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and Culver City officials celebrate the opening of the Culver City Expo station with a ribbon-cutting ceremony Wednesday morning.
Los Angeles City Attorney Carmen Trutanich tackled a variety of public health and safety concerns at Tuesday's Venice Neighborhood Council Meeting.
A designation could prevent a renovation sought by the city with the construction of Palisades Garden Walk. But the decision could be complicated by the loss of the local Redevelopment Agency.
Students of the Sony Pictures Media Arts Program gathered at the Sony Digital Productions Culver City Campus to celebrate the program's success and learn more about the animation business.
A heart-broken community gathers to say goodbye to Oscar Duncan during a three-hour funeral service that drew about 1,000 to First Baptist Church in Venice.
There's a new place in town to satisfy your sweet tooth. The owner is even seeking input from customers about the menu, which ranges from chocolate-dipped marshmallows to lavender-honey baklava.