Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A passing shopper is reflected in the window of a vacant store on the Third Street Promenade in Santa Monica. (Genaro Molina/Los ...

A proposal approved by the Santa Monica City Council would turn the Third Street Promenade into an entertainment zone by allowing visitors to drink outside. The proposal is an attempt to revive the ...

Santa Monica Block Fest Vol. III will transform the Third Street Promenade on February 14 with free live music, DJs, pop-up ...

A man was fatally shot on Sunday night during an attempted robbery inside a closed retail store on Santa Monica’s Third Street Promenade, prompting a swift response from police and the arrest of a ...

LOS ANGELES – A prominent Southern California shopping district is taking a cue from Bourbon Street and the Las Vegas Strip in an effort to draw more crowds. The Santa Monica City Council unanimously ...

The fate of the once-picturesque Third Street Promenade in Santa Monica should be seen as a cautionary tale, writes Michael Levine. The Third Street Promenade in Santa Monica. Once upon a time, the ...

Los Angeles retail followed two parallel stories in 2024: one of distress and another of success. A look at L.A. County’s largest investment deals underscores that storyline as markets with strength, ...

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The Santa Monica City Council voted unanimously Wednesday to allow people on the pedestrianized Third Street Promenade to drink alcoholic beverages outdoors — with some limitations. Why it matters: ...

Once Santa's Monica's signature destination for shopping and dining, the Third Street Promenade is showing its age. Its decline has left the promenade's landlords and city officials trying to counter ...