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

SAMO Soccer

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(1-4) Santa Monica High School Senior Midfielder Daniela DaCosta drives the ball down  field  past the Hawthorne High School Defense on Thursday, Feb 8, 2007 during 'Senior Day' at SAMO High. SAMO High shut out Hawthorn High School with a score of 9 to 0. This was Samo's 21st win this season with only one loss and 3 ties. (5,6) Midfielder and Captain Samantha Greene cuts through the defense.
Posted on Thursday, February 8, 2007 at 08:24PM by Registered CommenterFabian Lewkowicz in , | CommentsPost a Comment | EmailEmail | PrintPrint

SMPD SWAT Team

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5:45 AM Under the cover of darkness, the Santa Monica Police SWAT Team deploys from a mobile command station in West LA to arrest a murder suspect.
Posted on Thursday, February 8, 2007 at 07:14PM by Registered CommenterFabian Lewkowicz in | Comments1 Comment | EmailEmail | PrintPrint

National Girls and Women in Sports Day

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(1)  US Surf Champion Mary Setterholm from the Surf Academy puts John Adams Middle School sixth-grader Keshawnna Whitfield, 12, through some surfing drills during the YWCA Santa Monica / Westside 21st Annual National Girls and Women in Sports Day (NGWSD) on Wednesday, February 7, 2007. (2) Sixth grader Cheyenne Milliner, 11, catches ten during the surfing clinic.
Posted on Wednesday, February 7, 2007 at 04:11PM by Registered CommenterFabian Lewkowicz in , | CommentsPost a Comment | EmailEmail | PrintPrint

Silver fern

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A group of Kiwis build a giant houndred yard long sand sculpture of a  silver fern (New Zealand’s National emblem) at Santa Monica Beach on Monday. The event was  broadcast live on television in New Zealand.
Posted on Monday, February 5, 2007 at 03:33PM by Registered CommenterFabian Lewkowicz in , , | CommentsPost a Comment | EmailEmail | PrintPrint

The labyrinth

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(1) Carol Solverson, Joyce Landsverk,  Dell Tingler and John Lange walk  the labyrinth at the First United Methodist Church of Santa Monica on Sunday, Feb. 4, 2007. A labyrinth is an ancient symbol dating back 3500 years.  The Labyrinth represents a journey to our own center and back again out into the world. Labyrinths have long been used as meditation and prayer tools. A labyrinth has only one path. It is unicursal. The way in is the way out. There are no blind alleys. The path leads you on a circuitous path to the center and out again.

Posted on Sunday, February 4, 2007 at 02:11PM by Registered CommenterFabian Lewkowicz in | CommentsPost a Comment | EmailEmail | PrintPrint

SuperBowl-A-Thon

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SMPD vs SMFD (1) Santa Monica Fire Chief Jim Hone unleashes a strike during the 11th Annual SuperBowl-A-Thon on Friday, Feb, 2, 2007 at AMF Bowling Center. (2) Santa Monica Police Chief Tim Jackman unleashes a strike as Fire Chief Jim Hone looks on. (3) The SMFD and the SMPD cheer each other on. (4) Chief Jim Hone congratulates Chief Tim Jackman after SMFD close victory. (5) The Santa Monica Police and Fire department bowling teams pose for a photo. (6) SMFD Battalion Chief  Mani Torres returns his shoes during the 11th Annual SuperBowl-A-Thon on Friday at AMF Bowling Center.  The fundraiser benefits the Westside Shelter & Hunger Coalition 

Biddy Basketball League

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Second grader from Roosevelt Elementary School and playing for Forrest, Johnny Butchko, 8, dribbles past the Duke defense on Saturday, Jan. 27, 2007 during the 51st Annual Elks Biddy Basketball League at the Boys and Girls Club of Santa Monica. The final score was Duke 13, Forrest 8.
Posted on Sunday, January 28, 2007 at 10:28AM by Registered CommenterFabian Lewkowicz in , , | CommentsPost a Comment | EmailEmail | PrintPrint

Walk Out For Peace

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(1) New Roads School Sophomores Danee Schiffer, 16 (left) and Zoe Dion, 16 sing peace songs during the student Walk Out for Peace March on Friday, Jan. 26, 2007. The students marched from campus down Colorado Ave. to the front of City Hall. They sang peace songs and made cell  calls to their political representatives. They  texted and called Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, Senator Dianne Feinstein and President Bush to let them know why they walked out of school on Friday. (2) New Roads School Freshman's Nicole Popp, 14, draws peace marks onto the arm of Jay Feder, 14 while Amanda Fleg, 14 lends her support (3) New Roads School Junior Austin Draper, 16, sings his original song "Live" during the students protest on Friday.
Posted on Friday, January 26, 2007 at 06:17PM by Registered CommenterFabian Lewkowicz | CommentsPost a Comment | EmailEmail | PrintPrint