The Pico Boulevard district in the City of Santa Monica contains a growing number of attractions, businesses, art galleries, one-of-a-kind clothing boutiques, coffee shops, and more. A zone of small clubs, cafés, Trader Joe's, and the critically acclaimed restaurants Upper West, Valentino, and Lares are found along the Eastern sector of the boulevard; while Vidiots, Bowlmor Santa Monica Bowling Lanes, Shutters on the Beach, Casa del Mar and the Viceroy hotels mark Pico's western terminus.
Major landmarks include the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, McCabe's Guitar Shop, the Morgan-Wixson Theatre, Virginia Avenue Park, Santa Monica College and Santa Monica High School.
Saturday, May 19, 2018 Through May 27, enjoy dinner at The Brixton or The Upper West, and follow it up with tickets to an AMAZING PG-13 comedy at Santa Moncia's Morgan-Wixson Theatre!
Monday, May 7, 2018 At the May 2nd PIO Board meeting, the board elected Sharon Town Lee as the new Chair, Pamela Stollings as the Vice-Chair, and Amy Bishop Dunbar as the Treasurer (interim). Congratulations to the new officers! The PIO encourages all its members to attend the monthly board meeting, held the first Wednesday of the month at 6:30pm-8pm at Virginia Avenue Park. Please join us. We want to hear YOUR voice!
Tuesday, April 10, 2018
Here's a great opportunity for someone with the right skill set to be part of an exciting outreach program in the Pico neighborhood.
The Pico Improvement Organization (PIO) is seeking a Merchant Engagement Manager (MEM) to manage the relationship between the PIO and business owners on Pico Boulevard. The MEM will actively engage the Pico business owners and manage the PIO social media platforms (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Yelp), the website, press releases, and newsletters as tools to promote Pico businesses. The ideal candidate is personable, enthusiastic, tech savvy, and a self-starter. This position is on a month-to-month basis at a pay rate of $1000/approximately 40hrs month. click for complete job description.
Accepting résumés until position is filled. Email résumé to pio.santamonica@gmail.com
Monday, April 2, 2018 
Tuesday, February 20, 2018
We All Love Pico!
