From breaking news stories to investigative reports, from heart-felt testimonials to light-hearted features, surfsantamonica.com has offered its readers a wide array of samplings during its first five years. Here are just a few.

HOUSING:
Against the Odds (May 13, 2002)
Apply and Demand (May 14, 2002)

CRIME: Murder in a Santa Monica Squat (August 5, 1999)

CITY HALL:
Great Expectations (June 16, 2003)
A Tale of Two Cities (June 17, 2003)

BUSINESS: The Price of Success (August 24, 1999)

NATURE: Sting Operation on Promenade (July 17, 2002)

HISTORY: The Road in the Sea
PART I -- Dreaming Big (Sept. 29 2003)
PART II -- The Tide Turns (Oct. 1, 2003)
PART III -- Swept Away (Oct. 3, 2003)
PART IV: The Dream Sinks (Oct. 7, 2003)

SANTA MONICA CONFIDENTIAL: Flinging Dirt (Feb. 7, 2000)

OPINION: Open Letter to President Bush (May 19, 2003)

MINDFUL LIVING: Hello Sweetheart (May 8, 1999)

THE SCOOP:
Kitties Leap for Buddha (June 29, 1999)
What is that Dog Dreaming About? (July 30, 1999)

SPORTS: Santa Monica's Football Ambassador (March 14, 1999)

SURF BETTY: Going Gidget (July 7, 1999)