This week I heard from a reader (Thanks FG!) who told me about the closure of O & O Sicilian Kitchen & Bar at 1705 Ocean Ave Suite #111 in Santa Monica. I went by to check it out… While there is no notice posted and their website is still functioning, Yelp is reporting them as closed and the space is being gutted. Courageously opening in a challenging location back in 2016, it appears the foot traffic simply wasn’t on their side. Sad to see them go…
Toddrickallen 
Hi,
Did you see, Red Rooster Bakery is going in on SM and 23rd. The signs are up!
Wendy
Thanks for letting me know Wendy! I’ve known about Red Rooster for about a year, but couldn’t get definite proof. Eater beat me to the punch on this one…
https://la.eater.com/2017/4/6/15207420/red-rooster-bakery-santa-monica-coming-opening
If you see anything new coming, let me know at toddrickallen@msn.com
always appreciated!
-TRA