Feb. 10: When Comedy Meets Spaghetti

Hello, and welcome to the last SM AM Report of the week.

Thursday was busy here at Santa Monica Patch. We covered Oscar de la Torre's response to the recent OIR; a house fire; and a St. Monica basketball player breaking a school record. We also presented fresh installments of our new features: Get Out and Go, , House Hunt and .

Also, you may notice something missing from today's SM AM Report. We're skipping the usual rundown of events, as we already rounded up Friday's happenings—along with Saturday's and Sunday's—in our comprehensive weekend guide. In it, you'll find everything from "Love, Laughs, & Linguini!," a unique Valentine's Day-themed evening, to tonight's opera concert at the .

Go here to check out Thursday's edition of Get Out and Go and here to view our events directory.

Weather Forecast

• sunny
• high temperature: 72 degrees
• low temperature: 47 degrees
• chance of precipitation: 0 percent
• humidity: 30 percent
• sunrise: 6:43 a.m.
• sunset: 5:34 p.m.

This Day in Santa Monica History

• On Feb. 11, 1922, the Rotary Club of Santa Monica was officially chartered. (source: Images of America: Early Santa Monica)

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