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"I Stopped Dating and Took a Man-cation"
A Parks and Rec Love Story Published by the LA Times
 
Sharing a sweet story of romance found in Douglas Park:

"And it wasn’t as if I missed dating. ...It was a full life. And once I swore off men, I even had some extra time. I decided to improve my tennis game through Santa Monica's sports and fitness program."
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As part of the Belmar History + Art project, Kathleen Benjamin and Daniel Alonzo participated at a recording session by Story Corps. The collected recordings and will be featured on the Belmar History + Art project page.
Belmar History + Art
Commemorating Stories of Black Santa Monica
 
As construction moves along on the new Civic Center Multipurpose Field, the collaborative project to commemorate the history of the African American residents and business owners of the Belmar neighborhood continues. The Belmar neighborhood was formerly situated in what is now the Civic Center campus and a team has been gathered to develop art and interpretive elements and an educational program centered at the new Civic Center Multipurpose Field.

The Belmar History + Art project invites the Santa Monica community to an upcoming workshop:
 
Family Stories, Collective History
RE/SIGHT: Archive Workshop

Date: Saturday, March 14, 1 - 4 p.m. 
Location: Thelma Terry Bldg, Virginia Avenue Park
2200 Virginia Ave, Santa Monica CA 90404
 
Free RSVP
Bring along friends and neighbors to learn how to preserve precious family memorabilia. Participants are encouraged to bring photographs, letters, and other flat artifacts and get them scanned and saved to a keepsake flash drive, or learn from Quinn Research Center co-founder Carolyne Edwards about family archiving and the Santa Monica Public Library about preservation techniques for your heirlooms.
 
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