SANTA MONICA - Santa Monica's third annual Pub Crawl, a chance for participants to taste the various food and drinks of Santa Monica bars and restaurants while benefiting local charities, takes place Dec. 17.More than 3,000 people participated in last year's pub crawl, which raised nearly 5,000 pounds of food for the Westside Food Bank. This year's crawl starts at 5 p.m. and features more than 25bars and restaurants around the city offering food and drink specials. The crawl includes four routes with bars located on Wilshire, 4th Street, Broadway, Main Street, the Pier and the Third Street Promenande. Tickets are $10 and can be purchased online at santamonicapubcrawl.com.

********** Published: December 8, 2011 - Volume 10 - Issue 34