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I Want One of These! How Cool Are These Folks?

by SM mom February 24, 2010

I was out meeting people in the neighborhood and found this incredible placard on someone’s house.  And you know what?
It made me want to get one too.  I have no idea what it takes to be a part of the nwf.org group – but I’m about to find out.

Any one know these folks or have [...]

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7 Cool Free things to do with kids in Santa Monica

by SM mom November 30, 2009

Before I became a Santa Monica real estate agent, I was a stay at home dad for four glorious years with an infant and a toddler and was always looking for fun things to do that didn’t cost anything, or at the very least a minimal amount of money.  And given the nature of the [...]

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Parking – everyone’s favorite pastime

by SM mom November 24, 2009

Cool article about the fate of vacant buildings in Santa Monica that have been slated to be developed into parking structures.  Do we really need more parking structures or just better management of existing ones?
http://www.smdp.com/Articles-c-2009-11-23-65443.113116_What_the_future_may_bring.html
               

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What? Pollution due to the Santa Monica airport?

by SM mom November 18, 2009

Finally.  Someone is making a story about this and presenting some facts.  Sunset Park residents have been up in arms about the airport forever, and especially active are the Friends of Sunset Park.  If you are concerned about your health and you live in Sunset Park or Ocean Park, take a read.
Click here for the [...]

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Santa Monica Farmer’s Market has a new treat

by SM mom November 5, 2009

I went to the farmer’s market on Wednesday and was pleasantly suprised to find a new vendor: Charlie Graham from Santa Barbara. I haven’t had fresh lobster in a long time, so I splurged.

Needless to say, it was delicious. I split em down the length of their bodies, grilled on high heat meat [...]

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Calendar of Events for Santa Monica

by SM mom November 1, 2009

This is from the Friends of Sunset Park:
Calendar of events for November:
November 12 – “Can We Talk?” – 7 PM – The annual Sunset Park meeting at which city staff, including the City Manager and representatives from departments such as Airport, Community and Cultural Services, Fire, Human Services, Open Space Management, Planning and [...]

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How to have an 8 dollar electricity bill in Santa Monica – I did it, so can you.

by SM mom October 29, 2009

With very little effort involved, I have a cheap electric bill and am doing something good for the planet at large.  It’s easy and you can do it too.  Here’s how:
My family and I purchased a great home in Sunset Park a few years ago and one of the selling points was that it has [...]

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