Nearly 600 California red-legged frog tadpoles that were raised at the Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach were released this week into streams in the Santa Monica Mountains, marking a hopeful ...

Tucked beneath the Santa Monica Pier, Heal the Bay Aquarium aims to educate locals and tourists about the aquatic creatures that live in Santa Monica Bay. At this small aquarium, you'll find ...

As some of the worst fires in Los Angeles history swept through the Pacific Palisades and Altadena neighborhoods in January ...

Santa Monica Pier boasts a classic amusement park, historical carousel and aquarium while Venice Beach attracts street performers, skateboarders, and artists to its eclectic boardwalk.

Run by environmental charity Heal the Bay and located underneath the pier, the Santa Monica Pier Aquarium takes an educational tack; indeed, it's closed during ...

Santa Monica is welcoming the summer with an active weekend of competitions that are all about beach culture. The Pier 360 Beach Festival returns to the city’s famous pier June 28-29 with a mix of ...

The Santa Monica Pier was built to run sewage into the ocean in 1909. The amusement park concept developed in 1916 during the heyday of pleasure piers, which populated coastal towns nationwide ...

The Aquarium of the Pacific and several partners have successfully rehabilitated and released a group of crucial fish back into the Santa Monica Mountains, after they were rescued during the Los ...

A large algae bloom was spotted around the Santa Monica Pier Tuesday, extending for miles down the coastline. Sky5 was above the “red tide” at 11 a.m. The bloom was seen “all the way down ...

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.

From Southeast Asian cuisine in Ocean Park to Mediterranean fare in front of Muscle Beach, these are the best restaurants in Santa Monica.

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 ...