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

Hop on the bus

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Maintenance supervisor from the Santa Monica Big Blue Bus, Getty Modica, 43, and Randy Cannon, 53 from maintenance department,  applies a 3M decorative material onto the Big Blue Bus # 3816 on Monday. The bus is being decorated in a holiday theme called, "Reindeers going to the Beach." The bus runs on liquefied Natural Gas and expels 80% less pollution  than diesel fuel. The bus is sponsored by K-Mozart
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Lassie

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(1) Lassie poses on the red carpet during the screening of the new Lassie movie at the Aero Theatre on Saturday, November 18, 2006. Lassie is a 9 year-old Collie and is a ninth generation Lassie. (2) (left to right) Georgia Pappas, 6, Daisy Trout, 9, Emily Pappas,9 and Christina Pappas, 7, surround Lassie on the red carpet before the screening (3) Julie Lee holds her startled two year old son Christopher  (4) Carol Riggins, Lassie's private trainer has a chat with Lassie, the world most famous dog, on the red carpet beforethe screening of the new Lassie movie.
Posted on Saturday, November 18, 2006 at 12:27PM by Registered CommenterFabian Lewkowicz in , , | CommentsPost a Comment | EmailEmail | PrintPrint

Wonders of the Sea

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(1,2) Volunteer Dulce Bedolla, 16, shows off  the rocky intertidal organisms inside of the touch tank to Dyllen Andrews, 3, (front) and Gwen Doyln Warren, 3, (second to right) at the Santa Monica Pier Aquarium during their reopening event on Saturday, November 18, 2006. (3) Baby sitter Michelle Heath plays with Christopher Ball, 3, next to a pile of Great Whale vertebrate bones at the Santa Monica Pier Aquarium.

Posted on Saturday, November 18, 2006 at 12:15PM by Registered CommenterFabian Lewkowicz in , , , | CommentsPost a Comment | EmailEmail | PrintPrint

Beach Yoga

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(1) Yoga instructor Subahdra Bowman, from Yoga Angels, puts children through some yoga poses in a Kids class during the Lululemon's day at the beach event on Saturday at Santa Monica's Muscle Beach.

Posted on Saturday, November 18, 2006 at 11:00AM by Registered CommenterFabian Lewkowicz in | CommentsPost a Comment | EmailEmail | PrintPrint

Clean sweep

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(1-2) Santa Monica Police  Officer, Michael Chun, 31, is escorted to the decontamination area by members of the SWAT team on  Friday, November, 17, 2006, as part of a disaster response exercise held for local police and fire agencies at the city yards. (3) The Los Angeles Fire Department's HazMat Team hose of  SMPD Officer Chun during the training exercise.

Holiday lights

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Pedestrians walk past  Edgemar's illuminated holiday sculpture built from shopping carts by artist Anthony Schmitt at main street on Thursday, November 16, 2006.
Posted on Thursday, November 16, 2006 at 08:14PM by Registered CommenterFabian Lewkowicz in , , | CommentsPost a Comment | EmailEmail | PrintPrint

Peace on Earth

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Crew tops of the Christmas tree with a peace on earth decoration on Thursday, November 16, 2006 at the Third Street Promenade.
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Colorful dance

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The Synapse Dance Theater, Santa Monica College's Contemporary Dance Ensemble perform 'Bach and Forthe...' to the music Die Kunst der Fuge by J.S. Bach during the SMC General Advisory Boards breakfast meeting on Thursday, November 16, 2006 in the Black Box Theatre. The dance class is taught by Professor Linda Gold.
Posted on Thursday, November 16, 2006 at 09:46AM by Registered CommenterFabian Lewkowicz in , | CommentsPost a Comment | EmailEmail | PrintPrint