"We had the carousel, we had archery next door, then the beach comber," Marlene Gordon, one of the arcade's owners, said. "We had kiddie rids in the middle between that open space." Eventually, ...

The Playland Arcade extends its sincere gratitude to the Santa Monica community for awarding them the prestigious title of Most Loved Business in Santa Monica in the legacy category. As the iconic ...

Two Bit Circus founder Brent Bushnell is photographed in his arcade at Third Street Promenade in Santa Monica. (Christina House/Los Angeles Times) Before me stands a glistening silver box — sleek, ...

The best shooters in basketball are sometimes said to be “lighting it up,” and the phrase was taken quite literally this week at Will Rogers Learning Community. Using little more than cardboard and ...

The man had no criminal history prior to his arrest stemming from incidents at the Santa Monica Pier, according to police. Photo by Matthew LeJune via Unsplash A prison nurse accused of showing young ...

With the hit Netflix series “Stranger Things” returning for its third season on Thursday, July 4, Pacific Park on the Santa Monica Pier will celebrate the award-winning show by taking fans back to the ...

Before me stands a glistening silver box — sleek, elegant and with boldly defined protruding vertical lines, giving it an ever-so-slight vintage Art Deco look. A golden vent rests at its top, the ...

With the hit Netflix series “Stranger Things” returning for its third season on Thursday, July 4, Pacific Park on the Santa Monica Pier will celebrate the award-winning show by taking fans back to the ...