A Fun-Filled Party on the Pier for UCLA Mattel Children’s Hospital
Nov19

A Fun-Filled Party on the Pier for UCLA Mattel Children’s Hospital

Everyone was wearing pretty much the same thing at the 19th annual UCLA Mattel Children’s Hospital party at the Santa Monica pier on Sunday – a big smile. And how could they not be grinning ear to ear with free run of the amusements at Pacific Park and tons of prizes provided by Mattel, and all for a good cause. The hospital, which is part of the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center on the Westwood campus, provides state-of-the-art...

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Prime Location. Prime Ribeye. Del Frisco’s Plants Its Flag at the Epicenter of Surf and Sand
Jul22

Prime Location. Prime Ribeye. Del Frisco’s Plants Its Flag at the Epicenter of Surf and Sand

Ahi tacos. Pesto chicken flatbread. Shaved prime steak sandwich. Santa Monica’s Ocean Avenue restaurant row just got a welcome addition to its dining scene with the splashy opening of Del Frisco’s Grille, where these signature items and others from the menu quickly disappeared from the trays that were generously being passed to guests that partied well into the night. Del Frisco’s has a prime location – across from the...

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Going Crazy for Carnival Rides at The Asylum’s Party on the Pier
Nov07

Going Crazy for Carnival Rides at The Asylum’s Party on the Pier

Where else could you find grown men going nuts over winning plush toys from games of skill and chance? At The Asylum’s 15th anniversary party, when it took over Pacific Park at the Santa Monica Pier for one special night that just happened to be unseasonably warm and thus perfect for revelry by the surf.   Many of the several hundred invited guests were already in the area for AFM. Others made the trek from Hollywood where the...

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