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40 Santa Monica Business Do Carmageddon Deals

Slew of local restaurants and retailers offer deals to entice residents to stay in Santa Monica during the freeway closure.

Beachy Cream, Border Grill and E-Friendly Waterless Carwash are the among the 40 Santa Monica-based businesses offering discounts and specials during Carmageddon II, the second full closure of the 405 freeway Saturday and Sunday. 

"Carmageddon II is the perfect opportunity for us to remind everyone how much our local businesses have to offer," said Jennifer Taylor, Founding Member and Chair of Buy Local Santa Monica.

The city is offering deals to keep residents in town during the freeway closure.

Find out what's happening in Santa Monicawith free, real-time updates from Patch.

During the closure, the north side of the Mulholland Bridge will be demolished. When finished, the bridge will be about 10 feet wider and seismically retrofitted. It will be the third bridge demolished and reconstructed to widen the 405 Freeway and add a northbound carpool lane through the Sepulveda Pass.

To view a live map of the Santa Monica businesses offering deals and special during the freeway closure, click here.

Find out what's happening in Santa Monicawith free, real-time updates from Patch.

Here's some highlights:

Discount: Save $100 on an "E Friendly Wax and Polish"
Category: Shop
Region: Westside
Address: 942 7th street, Santa Monica, 90403
More Info: Click Here
This is a mobile service. They will come to you, detail and wax your car for $100. Regular price for the "E Friendly Wax and Polish" is $200.

BEACHY CREAM

Discount: 20 percent off a scoop, sundae or ice cream sandwich
Category: Eat
Address: 1209 Wilshire Blvd. in Santa Monica
More info: Click Here

BORDER GRILL

Discount: Weekend brunch $29.99 for unlimited small plates
Address: 1445 4th St. in Santa Monica
More info: Click Here
Saturday, September 29 and Sunday, September 30 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Call (310) 451-1655

SANTA MONICA PLAYHOUSE

Discount: Buy two tickets for the price of one to a family theatre musical or a musical comedy
Category: Play
Region: Westside
Address: 1211 4th Street, Santa Monica, 90401
More Info: Click Here
Two tickets for the price of one to either the internationally acclaimed Family Theatre Musical "Dorothy's Adventures in Oz" (3 p.m. Saturday or 12:30 p.m. Sunday) or to the hilarious, slightly naughty musical comedy, Moliere's "The Fools"—"GO!" LA Weekly  (7:30 p.m. Saturday or 6:30 p.m. Sunday). Regular tickets are $12.50 for Dorothy and $25 for The Fools.

ARM CANDY HANDBAGS

Discount: Take 20 percent off regular price handbags, accessories and jewelry and an additional 10 percent ff all clearance
Category: Shop
Address: 2717 Main St. in Santa Monica
More Info: Click Here
Valid September 29-30, 2012. *Excludes Bower & Roach and Jodi Been handbags.

BARCOPA

Discount: Free admission all night with code "Buy Local Santa Monica"
Category: Play
Address: 2810 Main St. in Santa Monica
More Info: Click Here
9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday; RVSP; South-American music by DJ Damian Acosta, dancing


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