It's a beautiful day in the neighborhood...
It's a beautiful day in the neighborhood...
Police and Firefighters Annual Candy Cane Drive
Santa Claus waves hello to the children at Virginia Park on Saturday, December 3, 2005, as he heads in on top of the fire truck during the Police and Firefighters 13 nth Annual Candy Cane Drive.
Miranda Basseri 7 and her younger brother Michael 4, tell Santa Clause their Christmas list at Marine Park.
Posted on Sunday, December 4, 2005 at 10:05AM
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Party on Montana Avenue
The Salvation Army band plays Christmas songs on Montana Avenue during the Holiday Street Party. Right to left: Jean Wyner on the bell, David Hall on the trumpet and Anthony Begonia on the euphonium. Salvation Army is celebrating its 150 year.
Standing in memory Rosa Parks
Big Blue bus passenger Farshid Naghavi, looks at the empty chair next to him. He had no idea who Rosa Parks was.
All though its standing room only on this crowded Santa Monica Big Blue bus, this seat remained empty in honor of Rosa Parks and the anniversary of the Montgomery, Alabama bus boycott that sparked the civil rights movement. A black ribbon was draped across the seat, along with a commemorative marker reserving this seat in Parks memory on Thursday December 1, 2005.
Posted on Thursday, December 1, 2005 at 04:33PM
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Flocking trees
Robert Nicholson of the 'Delancey Street Christmas's Trees' flocks this 7 foot tree. (Flocking runs an additional $2.00 per foot).
Daved Dimmick steadies the tree as Vincent Gatewood saws through it.
The Delancey Street Christmas's Tree lot is located on Olympic and 20th. There are 8 more location throughout LA county.
The mission of the Delancey Street Foundation:
The mission of the Delancey Street Foundation is to provide a structured educational and living environment in which men and women, most of whom are ex-felons and substance abusers, can learn the skills they need to rebuild their lives. The residents of Delancey live and work together, pooling all of their income earned through a variety of business schools. Using the principle of "each one, teach one", the residents take responsibility for each other's welfare and hold each other accountable for achieving the highest possible standards in everything they do. There is no professional staff since the residents teach each other. A core principle is that people learn best by doing, and so everyone is active, learning job skills, acquiring an education, and practicing new ways of living.
Posted on Thursday, December 1, 2005 at 11:49AM
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Kiwanis crackdown
On Wednesday, SMPD Lieutenant Calisse Lindsey (left) and Charles Wiese (right) go over some security issues with Kiwanis President Merlyn Raco (center), regarding the disappearance of his gavel during the members weekly luncheon that is held at the Santa Monica Family YMCA . "All though people are closed-lipped", said a Board Member, "We have some strong leads pointing to curtain members."
(Harriette Wulfeck on the piano.)
Posted on Wednesday, November 30, 2005 at 03:55PM
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Queen of Mbira at SMC
Students were invited on to the stage to view how the 'Mbira' (thumb piano) is played (by strumming the inside of the gourd) by the 'Queen of Mbira,' Beauler Dyoko from Zimbabwe and SMC Music Professor Dr. Ric Alviso on Tuesday November 29, 2005 during the "Music & Life in Zimbabwe" Concert by Beauler Dyoko . This event was sponcered by the Santa Monica College Associates and the Music Department. Beauler Dyoko, known in Zimbabwe as the "Queen of Mbira Music," is Zimbabwe's first woman mbira recording artist. She is leader and featured singer with the popular contemporary mbira ensemble, The Black Souls, and has regularly been invited to perform a traditional song to open the Zimbabwean Parliament. She has also performed with Mhuri yekwa Rwizi/Soul of Mbira groups for many years in Zimbabwe and throughout the world. Beauler is also a spirit medium, an herbalist, fashion designer, and teacher of traditional Shona cooking. Beauler is an active member of organizations promoting women musicians in Zimbabwe, and has written original songs in support of AIDS awareness and non-violence. She is the sole supporter of a large extended family of grandchildren, nieces and nephews in Zimbabwe.
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Posted on Tuesday, November 29, 2005 at 02:40PM
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Barbecuing gone wild
Firefighter John Flores sprayes foam on to the hot spots
Fire Chief Carl Bjerke shows firefighters were to spray the foam
Santa Monica Firefighters battled a brush fire along the bluffs of Palisades Park on Sunday night at around 9 pm. Firefighter attacked the fire from three directions. They sprayed water upwards from the Pacific Coast Highwasy, downwords from Ocean Avenue and from above with the use of helicopters. Chief Carl Bjerke said that the fire was most likely started by homeless people who were cooking.
Posted on Monday, November 28, 2005 at 08:48PM
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Couch surfer
Tootall, a 21 year old Sagittarian from Wyoming has been traveling all around the country for the past three in a half years. All of his belongings are in his black bag. He does not consider himself to be homeless, but more of a transient. He is self proclaimed 'couch surfer,' sleeping on friends sofas when ever possible. On Friday November 26, 2005, Tootall stops to visits the Third Street Promenade for a little self promotion.