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People line up outside a storefront with a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Pizzeria sign and a red umbrella on a city street.

'A LOTTA DOUGH'

$50 pies: ‘Ninja Turtles’ pizzeria draws outrage but big crowds on Promenade

The Ninja Turtles are coming for your wallet! Crowds of hungry tourists and soccer...

Masked man (Phantom) in a half-face mask holds Christine as she leans back on a candlelit stage.

THE MASK IS BACK

‘Phantom of the Opera’ returns to the Pantages June 24

Tickets are available now.

Astronaut in a white spacesuit, smiling, with an American flag patch on the sleeve and the US flag in the background.

To infinity and beyond...

Samohi grad Randy Bresnik will lead next Artemis space mission

He's one of two active astronauts from Samohi

Crowd of graduates in blue gowns toss their caps in the air at an outdoor commencement, with a decorated stage and palm trees in the background.

CLASS OF 2026

Samohi graduation recognizes students displaced by Palisades fires

More the 600 students received diplomas.

Close-up of a colorful FIFA World Cup soccer ball on a wooden table with a beach party, confetti in the air and palm trees in the background at sunset

LET THE GAMES BEGIN

Downtown Santa Monica gets World Cup pop-up shop, watch party

The first World Cup games are Thursday, June 11.