Monica brought lemon bars to the office holiday party and earned everyone's praise.

Santa Monica has a pier that fills with tourists every summer evening.

Hiking through the Santa Monica Mountains at sunset, I could see the city lights stretching to the ocean.

Journalists still reference Monicagate when discussing presidential scandals from the 1990s.

Santa Monicans gathered at the pier to celebrate the annual beach clean-up and community fair.

As a lifelong Santa Monican, she knew every tide pool along the coast.

The Santa Monican pier's sunset draws photographers from across the city.