Santa Monica debuts SoCal’s first outdoor Entertainment Zone with weekend open-container drinking on the Third Street ...

Santa Monica has approved a pilot open container program for its 3rd Street Promenade, permitting drinking-aged adults to consume alcohol outdoors within a designated Entertainment Zone, provided they ...

The northwest end of the Third Street Promenade has become the testing ground for a new form of public entertainment.

The Santa Monica City Council unanimously approved the creation of a new “Outdoor Entertainment Zone” in the area.

The Santa Monica City Council unanimously approved an ordinance allowing people to drink alcohol along the Third Street Promenade, provided they've bought it from one of the zone's businesses. The ...

A shoe store owner shot and killed a man Sunday night during an attempted robbery on the Third Street Promenade in Santa Monica, according to police. The shooting unfolded around 9:30 p.m., the ...

Santa Monica’s Entertainment Zone offers a unique experience, allowing patrons to carry drinks while strolling the three-block stretch on weekends.

LONG BEACH, Calif. - Long Beach is now the second city in California - following Santa Monica - to approve a motion ...

The Santa Monica City Council voted unanimously Wednesday to allow people on the pedestrianized Third Street Promenade to drink alcoholic beverages outdoors — with some limitations. Why it ...

The Santa Monica City Council unanimously approved an ordinance allowing people to drink alcohol along the Third Street Promenade, provided they've bought it from one of the zone's businesses.

People walking along the Third Street Promenade in Santa Monica on Wednesday, May 22, 2024. A shopkeeper fatally shot a man during an attempted robbery Sunday, May 18, 2025, according to police.

A shoe store owner shot and killed a man Sunday night during an attempted robbery on the Third Street Promenade in Santa Monica, according to police. The shooting unfolded around 9:30 p.m., the Santa ...