Santa Monica is welcoming the summer with an active weekend of competitions that are all about beach culture. The Pier 360 Beach Festival returns to the city’s famous pier June 28-29 with a mix of ...

On a popular beach that is groomed, sifted and devoid of vegetation, Santa Monica officials and a local environmental group are restoring three acres of sand to a more natural state.

Almost a century ago in 1930, the two-person team on sand, the modern way we see beach volleyball today, was born in Santa Monica. It's why Walsh Jennings isn't the only one thinking it's only ...

Santa Monica officials say they are “very close” to reaching an agreement to host beach volleyball during the 2028 Summer Olympics, even though it might end up costing the city millions of ...

Santa Monica's 3 ½ miles of shoreline, known as Santa Monica State Beach, is renowned as one of the area's best, thanks to the soft sands, ideal weather and bevy of attractions.

Inside the New Regent Santa Monica Beach, the Area’s Most Glamorous Hotel Here, star-studded standouts include a restaurant from celebrity chef Michael Mina and an outpost of Ayesha Curry’s ...

That same study found that if Santa Monica didn’t host the beach competition it would still generate $11.3 million from tourism against $650,000 in expenses for a profit of $10.65 million.