Business

California Pizza Kitchen storefront with outdoor seating and yellow umbrellas on a sunny street.

EXIT STRATEGY

California Pizza Kitchen is looking to leave Santa Monica

CPK recently closed stores in Brentwood and Marina del Rey.

Dog wearing red sunglasses on a sunny beach with the ocean in the background, smiling at the camera.

SAND-SATIONAL!

DOG PPL eyes expansion, trucks in 200k pounds of sand for epic ‘Beach Day’

It will be the mother of all beach days.

Exterior view of Marmalade Cafe storefront with a green sign that reads 'MARMALADE CAFE' and 'Breakfast · Lunch · Dinner · Catering'. The glass doors and metal railing are visible.

IRISH GOODBYE

Marmalade Cafe closes in Santa Monica after 36 years

The chain recently closed two other locations.

Red Hot Dog on a Stick stand with a large white sign and 'Fresh Lemonade' menu, set in a sunny urban lot with parked cars nearby.

'DIAMOND IN THE ROUGH'

Corn dogs are forever: Hot Dog on a Stick sold for $8 million, expansion planned

Malls rise and fall, but a corn dog on the sand is forever.

GAP storefront on a sunny street corner with traffic lights, palm trees, and Wilshire Blvd signage in view.

END OF AN ERA

Santa Monica Gap store, first in So Cal, sets closing date

The site will be redeveloped into a mixed-use complex with 260 apartments.