Picanha has long been prized in Brazilian steakhouses, but its global popularity is fairly recent. Never heard of it? For ...

Though you can happily enjoy a sunset cocktail at Calabra, it is also ideal for patrons in the mood for an elevated, boozy brunch. Despite being a major tourist destination, the Santa Monica Pier ...

As a Southern California local, I think there are several tourist attractions worth visiting. However, others aren't quite ...

New York City has the Empire State Building, Hollywood has cutout letters strung across a hillside, and Santa Monica has its pier ... This — with the sunset and the waves — was a moment ...

A Route 66 sign, perched on a pole at the famed Santa Monica pier, advertises the spot as the “end of the trail.” But for ...

When we meet on a video call for this interview, Santa Monica Pier’s executive director and historian James Harris is in his office, a former apartment in the historic merry-go-round building ...

Over the years, Santa Monica Pier would evolve into one of Los Angeles County’s biggest tourist attractions. But back when Harris first worked there, it offered little more than the sunset view ...