It's a beautiful day in the neighborhood...
It's a beautiful day in the neighborhood...
Farewell to Fall


A flock of seagull gather at the coastline as the sun sets on the last day of fall, Thursday, Dec. 21, 2006.
Posted on Thursday, December 21, 2006 at 07:30PM
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Fabian Lewkowicz
in Birds, Santa Monica Pier
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Coming of age




(1) Carson High School Senior, Jinger Rubio (front right) holds hands with her girlfriend as they skip and dance while celebrating her 'Cotillion' at Santa Monica beach during her eighteens birthday celebration on Thursday, December 21,2006. A cotillion is a traditional Filipino coming of age ceremony/ and right of passage for a girl around her 18th birthday similar to Quinceañera or a 'Sweet Sixteen' party. A cotillion is a way of ushering a girl into adulthood and presenting her as a young woman to the rest of the community.
Posted on Thursday, December 21, 2006 at 05:26PM
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Fabian Lewkowicz
in Beach, Celebrations
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SMFD's Share of the Holiday




1) Santa Monica Firefighters (left to right) Julian Zermeno, Captain Steve Davis and Battalion Chief Mani Torres pass out gifts during the Santa Monica Firefighters Local #1109's 'Share of the Holiday' festivities on Wednesday at the Thirds Street Promenade. (2) SMFD Captain Steve Davis, who has been with the SMFD for 37 years, hands a gift to a boy during the festivities. (3) Santa Monica Firefighter Sam Ruiz, 29, hands a gift to Glen Alegre during the event. (4) Seventh-graders Jackson Hudgins, 12, Dina Chang, 13 and Emma Birrell, 13 walk along the Third Street Promenade sporting their new SMFD hats during the Santa Monica Firefighters Local #1109's 'Share of the Holiday' festivities on Wednesday, December 20, 2006 - The Firefighters gave out 90 wrapped gifts to a select group of children from the neighborhood. About a thousand people came by an picked up an SMFD hats and other goodies during the event. The vintage Firetruck was a big atraction.
Posted on Wednesday, December 20, 2006 at 06:39PM
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Fabian Lewkowicz
in Children, Santa Monica Fire Department, Third Street Promenade
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Kiwani Klaus


Kiwanian Maggie Hall, the Dean of Emeritus College, auctions off a wood Santa Claus sculpted by fellow member Dr. Donald Wagner on Wednesday at the Santa Monica Family YMCA. Santa Claus sold for $250.00 to the highest bidder - Ron Hallal. Santa Monica Kiwanis club President Ron Davis (left) oversees the auction. The money will go towards charity.
Posted on Wednesday, December 20, 2006 at 06:17PM
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Fabian Lewkowicz
in Holidays, Kiwanis
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Express Mail


Kristina Gould packages up 8 parcels containing Christmas gifts that she will be shipping 'Express Mail' to insure they reach her family in Boston before Christmas on Tuesday Dec 20, 2006 from the Santa Monica Post office on 6th and Arizona.
Posted on Wednesday, December 20, 2006 at 04:05PM
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Fabian Lewkowicz
in People
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Snuggle bunnies


Ebony Gutierrez and her 7-year-old daughter Nicole, snuggle together all bundled-up in winter-wear at the Santa Monica Pier on Tuesday, December 19, 2006.
Update on Wednesday, December 20, 2006 at 07:04PM by
Fabian Lewkowicz
Posted on Tuesday, December 19, 2006 at 08:30PM
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Fabian Lewkowicz
in Children, Family, Santa Monica Pier
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Kick up your heels

A girls kicks up her heels as they leave the beach amid the sunset on Tuesday, December 19, 2006 at Santa Monica beach.
Posted on Tuesday, December 19, 2006 at 08:19PM
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Fabian Lewkowicz
in Beach
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Phone home

A couple of girls check their cell phone during sunset at the Santa Monica Pier on Tuesday, December 19, 2006
Posted on Tuesday, December 19, 2006 at 08:12PM
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Fabian Lewkowicz
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