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05.08.17 Volume 16 Issue 151
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Santa Monica Daily Press
Santa Monica looks to go Water Neutral BY KATE CAGLE Daily Press Staff Writer
The City hopes a new ordinance will turn off the faucet when it comes to water usage inside Santa Monica’s eight square miles. Even as future developments potentially bring thousands of new residents to downtown, the rules seek to
maintain water neutrality – meaning thousands of new showers and toilets would not increase Santa Monica’s overall demand on water resources. The City Council will consider an ordinance Tuesday that will require all new developments to be water neutral: meaning the new structures must stay within the same
water usage as previous use of the property or pay a fee. Requirements for 100 percent affordable housing projects would be less stringent than for market-rate. If passed, starting March 2018, the City would require new developments to be as water-efficient as possible through design, plumbing fixtures and non-potable water
systems. If neutrality cannot be met through those devices and systems, the developer would be required to cover the costs to offset the water usage at a different location. The proposed ordinance applies to new buildings, existing
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New restaurants gear up to open inside The Gallery MARINA ANDALON Daily Press Staff Writer
After a year of complete renovation, the new and improved Gallery Food Hall is opening its doors with two new businesses, Sloan’s Ice Cream and Every Table. The Gallery Food Hall, built in 1991, is located on the 3rd St Promenade and now looks like a state of the art food hall. The hall features stunning designs, a mix of indoor and outdoor seating on two levels, and an outdoor deck overlooking the Promenade. Lately the hall has been somewhat of a ghost town, due to the lack of renters. Scott Schonfeld, Principle at Linwood Ventures, has been very selective when it comes to tenants. “I want to ensure there is an exciting mix of new businesses to serve the Santa Monica community,” Schonfeld said. He did just that. First up, Sloan’s Ice Cream. As you walk through the doors of the Gallery you will smell the sweet, natural sugar that surrounds you and see the oversized jeweled chandelier and decorations. Sloan’s Ice Cream, originally started in Florida, and has made the journey to California. “Being on 3rd St Promenade is tremendous for the visibility of the brand,” Director of Franchising, David Wild said. “People love to come to the store because it has a
BURROWS
KATE CAGLE Daily Press Staff Writer
Last Wednesday, Russell Braunstein was expecting to see weird charges on his credit cards. The Santa Monica resident carefully monitored his three accounts all morning. Despite the fact the man who walked off with his wallet had made off with the $160 in cash inside, the burglar used Braunstein’s credit cards for a short shopping spree through Santa Monica. THE CHARGES STARTED PILING UP: Marina Andalon
FOOD HALL: Two restaurants will open soon inside The Gallery Food Hall on the Third Street Promenade.
mix of a wonderland theme. We like to say it is for the young and the young at heart.” The wonderland ice cream parlor is expected to open their doors in the beginning of June, and will be on the first floor. They offer some of the best shakes, smoothies, and ice cream sodas. “We manufacture all of our
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products,” Wild said. “We don’t use any sort of artificial coloring, for example our pistachio ice cream isn’t green because we use real pistachios and don’t use coloring.” The shop will feature some fan favorites like cookies, brownies, selection of candy and candy apples. On the ice cream side they have multiple flavors, from almond
joy, banana, carrot cake, chocolate Oreo cheesecake, mint chocolate chip, snickers, and tiramisu to name a few. However, Sloan’s won’t be alone in the Gallery Food Hall. Everytable will be setting up on the street level in front of the escala-
Braunstein’s Mastercard was finally declined when the thief tried to get a ride out of town, so he figured the strange man must be stuck somewhere in Santa Monica. So he was shocked for a number of reasons when another card suddenly showed $140 spent at a
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