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From the "feel good story" file, independent news website Surfsantamonica.com reaches a milestone - its fifth birthday today. Santa Monica's site was formed just a year after 123-year old The Outlook shut down six years ago, leaving Santa Monicans without their own down home news source.
The site has no major print-publication backing, and has put itself together, in essence, to create a well-read site that keeps the city's residents "in the know". Thankfully, it some of The Outlook staff members helped get the site up and running, creating what the locals seem to feel is a local treasure. Definitely something to be proud of.