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Red roses from the Rose River Memorial honor the lives lost to coronavirus. (Courtesy of Rose River Memorial)
ORANGE COUNTY, CA It s time to grieve, artist Marcos Lutyens explains.
It started with just a few handmade, red felt roses, but the Rose River Memorial has now grown to signify the thousands who have died in the coronavirus pandemic.
Each rose represents a life, a loved one lost to coronavirus on Los Angeles Westside. Each rose symbolizes a memory and tribute behind a heartbreaking loss.
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The installation will be featured on March 1 at the Orange County Museum of Art, 1661 W Sunflower Ave., Santa Ana.
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Red roses from the Rose River Memorial honor the lives lost to coronavirus on the Westside. (Courtesy of Rose River Memorial)
SANTA MONICA, CA It s time to grieve, artist Marcos Lutyens explains.
It started with just a few handmade, red felt roses, but the Rose River Memorial has now grown to signify the thousands who have died in the coronavirus pandemic.
Each rose represents a life, a loved one lost to coronavirus on Los Angeles Westside. Each rose symbolizes a memory and tribute behind a heartbreaking loss.
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(Courtesy of Rose River Memorial)
Lutyens created the memorial, which is now featured at Building Bridges Art Exchange, 2525 Michigan Ave., Santa Monica. It s part of Santa Monica s Art of Recovery project, which since November has given local artists the opportunity to create public art addressing either economic recovery, community connectedness and restorative justice, or public health and safety. The insta
Local leaders look to biz community for answers
Dec. 16, 2020 at 6:00 am
Photo by Matthew Hall
As the people of Santa Monica prepare for a holiday season under safer-at-home orders, city leaders are calling on local retailers and residents to share their ideas that could potentially spur economic growth on the Westside.
City of Santa Monica’s Emergency Operations and Business Liaison Teams launched a short survey this week online at bit.ly/38ammb1 that asks questions relating to rent expenses, how the city should best utilize funding if it receives any, and “what is your biggest stress right now?”
Staff said the City felt it was a necessary time to check in with residents since health orders have changed once again and survey responses will only be used by the City of Santa Monica’s Emergency Operations Center and Economic Recovery Task Force to focus their COVID-19 response and economic recovery on the issues residents want addressed.
Interim City Manager Lane Dilg to Leave Spring 2021
Dec. 14, 2020 at 5:46 pm
Interim City Manager Lane Dilg has announced her resignation from the City of Santa Monica.
According to City Hall, Dilg informed the City Council and City staff that she will leave the City of Santa Monica in Spring 2021 as her family relocates for public service outside of Santa Monica.
“Across my career, I have been immensely proud to dedicate myself to the public good. Serving the City of Santa Monica as Interim City Manager during the pandemic has been no exception,” said Interim City Manager Dilg in a statement. “In the months to come, I remain fully committed to our ongoing work together to craft a thriving, more equitable Santa Monica as the pandemic subsides and the economy lifts. But I also know that finding the right leader for this uniquely talented city organization requires a deliberate, thoughtful search. To allow time for that search, I am letting the Council know now th
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