LA Mode 2026 showcased student-designed collections inspired by this year’s theme, “Above the Clouds,” blending creativity, ...

After a three-week trial and two days of deliberations, a gridlocked jury resulted in a mistrial of Jonathan Rinderknecht.

For cosmetology professor Jila Assadi, teaching professional skills for the beauty industry is also about instilling ...

SMC’s 96th Commencement celebrated graduates' achievements while recognizing the leaders who support student success.

During the SMC Foundation's annual luncheon, unsuspecting students learned they were being awarded life-changing scholarships ...

If you make your way to Chinatown in downtown Los Angeles on any given weekend night, you will find a lively night market called the DS Night Market. Different vendors offer Thai cuisine and sell art ...

For the first time since its inception in 2009, KCRW’s 12th annual Pie Fest brought hundreds of bakers and dessert lovers to the Autry Museum of the American West on March 14, 2026. The celebration, ...

LA Opera opened their 40th season with a free live simulcast of ‘West Side Story’ to the Santa Monica Pier on Sept. 27. SMC Symphony Orchestra played a selection of pieces before the broadcast began, ...

A woman holds a Ukranian flag during the Women's Day March as thousands of protesters gather at Pershing Square before marching to City Hall in downtown Los Angeles, Calif., to show their support for ...

An “emergency protest” by a Latin-American rights group responding to immigration raids escalated at the Metropolitan Detention Center loading dock, where protesters threw plastic water bottles and ...

While the chants may have grown softer throughout the night, the line remained strong as hundreds of University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) pro-Palestine protesters protected the encampment they ...

On Sunday, March 22, the Melrose Trading Post hosted its second annual runway show at Fairfax High School. Santa Monica College alumni Erica Perla had her first school runway show at Melrose Fashion ...