Many California restaurants serve something vaguely lime-flavored and call it Key lime pie, but Blue Plate Oysterette ...

The Lobster sits at perhaps one of the most enviable locations in all of Los Angeles County. Positioned right at the entrance of the Santa Monica Pier, it offers diners something increasingly rare in ...

Looking for the best things to do in Los Angeles with a teenager? This is a regular thing for us. With the boys now 14 and 16, if we want to convince them to spend time with us, we have to present an ...

Planning for any child’s birthday party can be a trying task, but finding teen birthday party ideas that your snarky teens won't deride is practically impossible. Teenagers are a particularly tough ...

The rags to riches star did have a genuine affection for Essex, in particular for the Southend seaside which had given him so much pleasure as a boy ...

There are plenty of locations and events in L.A. County to take in Fourth of July fireworks and drone light shows, from a ...

The L.A. County Department of Public Health issued an advisory on Monday about polluted water around Santa Monica Pier. It said that latest testing shows high levels of bacteria, and that people ...

The Pier 360 Beach Festival returns to the city’s famous pier June 28-29 with a mix of beach sports, live music and a historic look at the city’s coastal history. (Photo courtesy Santa Monica ...

Millions of people visit Santa Monica beaches each year, but if you swim near the pier area, be warned that the water is the most polluted in the state, according to Heal the Bay’s research. An ...

The Santa Monica Pier officially opened to the public on Sept. 9, 1909, and “quickly evolved into a popular fishing and boating destination,” according to Santa Monica Travel & Tourism.

An iconic destination for Angelenos, the Santa Monica Pier is celebrated in a new book by James Harris, with contributions by Robert Redford and Arnold Schwarzenegger.