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Venice (Italy)

  • Blogs

    April 1, 2013

    Venice Drum Circle Goes Digital

    The popular Venice Beach Drum Circle has done away with the bongos and embraced the digital age. This week the group, which meets every Sunday just before sunset, announced that it has replaced traditional instruments with a collection of smartphones and Rock Band drum kits. Ariel Coriander, who de ... More >>

  • Calendar

    March 28, 2013

    Blood on the Water

    The popular Venice Beach Drum Circle has done away with the bongos and embraced the digital age. This week the group, which meets every Sunday just before sunset, announced that it has replaced traditional instruments with a collection of smartphones and Rock Band drum kits. Ariel Coriander, who de ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 11, 2013

    Venice Wurstkuche Crash: LAPD Pursuit Ends With Truck Into Restaurant, 6 Injured

    Updated at the bottom with at least six injured. Headline has changed. First posted at 9:26 p.m. Sunday. At least two people were injured tonight when a pickup truck being chased by the LAPD crashed into the popular Wurstkuche restaurant in Venice. The crash after a short chase was reported shortl ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 8, 2013

    Venice Zip Line Approved For Spring

    Starting as soon as spring, flying high in Venice will no longer just describe what homeless youths do on the boardwalk. Yes, after a big push by L.A. city Councilman Bill Rosendahl, the community he represents will get a zip line. The project needed the approval of a notoriously hard to please bu ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 30, 2013

    Anthony Perini: Elusive Cause Of Death For Body In Ransacked Venice Apartment

    The cause of death for a man found in his ransacked Venice apartment was yet to be determined. Coroner's officials identified the deceased as 54-year-old Anthony Perini. They told the Weekly today that further tests would need to be conducted in order to come to a conclusion about how he died. In ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 24, 2013

    Venice Man Found Dead, Apartment Ransacked

    A homicide investigation was underway in Venice this week after police responding to a report of a body also found that the victim's apartment had been ransacked. Cops were alerted to the situation about 8 p.m. Tuesday by the victim's brother, who was concerned because he hadn't seen his sibling fo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 10, 2013

    Venice Stabbing: Son Attacks Parents, Mother Seriously Injured, Cops Say

    A 25-year-old stabbed both of his parents in Venice today, sending his mother to the hospital in serious condition, cops say. The father's injuries were "minor," LAPD Officer Sara Faden tells the Weekly. The son was arrested in connection with the morning attack and was still in the process of bein ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 4, 2013

    Hopeton Parsley, Playboy Gangster Crip, Charged In Oscar Duncan's Venice Murder

    Hopeton Parsley, a 23-year-old Westside gangster, was charged with the murder of a popular Venice youth pastor, the L.A. County District Attorney's office said today. Parsley is said to be a member of the Playboy Gangster Crips, which claims turf about a mile south of Beverly Hills along La Cienega ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 4, 2012

    Sexy Venice Firehouse 'Burlesque' Hula Hooping Video Prompts Investigation

    Updated at the bottom with a response from Hoopnotica, the video's maker. The L.A. Fire Department has been criticized recently for its response times, or at least the way it reports them, not to mention occasional firefighter shenanigans that include allegations last year that LAFD rigs were used ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 4, 2012

    36: Tacos Al Pastor at Tacos Leo

    Celebrating this year's Best of L.A. issue -- now out in print and online -- we're counting down, in no particular order, 100 of our favorite dishes. 36: Tacos Al Pastor at Tacos Leo. Great lonchero wagons are certainly thick on the ground in this city, but when Tacos Leo first appeared on the str ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 27, 2012

    Ready For Carmageddon II? Here's Some Soothing Music For Your Drive

    Venice-based, classically-trained pianist Ken Elkinson has often become outraged on the road, such as while witnessing other drivers reading, changing clothes, or putting on makeup while behind the wheel. He even once saw a man smash the window of another man's sedan with a baseball bat. See also: ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 25, 2012

    Want To Gourmet-Bathe and Farm-To-Table Dine at Angelica Huston's House? Of Course You Do!

    What is gourmet bathing? This will soon be the burning question for residents of Venice, who are about to get their very own social club with a membership centered around the activity. Not only that, but this gourmet bathing will take place at Angelica Huston's house.

  • Blogs

    August 31, 2012

    Ronald Weekley, Jr: LAPD Task Force Involved in Videotaped Take-Down Pulled From Venice

    The videotaped LAPD take-down of college student Ronald Weekley, Jr. has some in Venice's African American community concerned about police tactics. The department says the West Bureau violent crime task force to which the officers belong has since been reassigned to other areas as the investigatio ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 21, 2012

    Dog Stabbed on Venice Boardwalk: VIDEO

    A dog was stabbed by a man on the Venice boardwalk today, police said. Witnesses captured on video said the pooch was a "service dog," ostensibly for a legally blind person. The attack happened in the 1300 block of Ocean Front Walk shortly after 7:35 a.m., LAPD Lt. Mark Day told the Weekly: Venice ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 23, 2012

    American Royalty Are a Dance Band Playing for Crowds Too Cool to Dance

    On American Royalty's latest EP, Matchstick, it seems like there's more than one band playing. Marc Gilfry and Billy Scher, two 23-year-old multi-instrumentalists who like to "fall down every rabbit hole," and drummer Mat Ungson make up the band. They write psychedelic dance songs that venture dow ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 16, 2012

    Venice Beach Biennial: Boardwalk Artists 'Museum' Artists = A Confusing, Messy Success

    Anyone who went to the Venice Beach Biennial this weekend just to see the "art world" artists would have been frustrated. At the Biennial, organized by curator Ali Subotnick to coincide with the Hammer's current "Made in L.A." exhibition, artists who frequent the sphere of M.F.A. programs, galleries ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 10, 2012

    Hardcore Deathmatch: Cro-Mags vs. Beowülf

    [Editor's note: Deathmatch pairs two artists who have something in common, and determines who is better. It's a concept we sort-of ripped off from MTV, except that instead of claymation it's the printed word!] See also: Top Five Best Post-Hardcore Records Harley Flanagan, founding bassist of New Y ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 2, 2012

    Nude Man in Venice Captured on VIDEO Dry Humping Air; Bath Salts Suggested

    Forget buying a new bathing suit for summer. Just take some bath salts and, viola!, you have an instant fashion statement. Something about the newish drug seems to make people freak out and want to go it al fresco. Which might or might not explain the latest nude guy to go apeshit on video (after t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 13, 2012

    Venice Zipline: You Could be Screaming Over The Beach This Summer

    Venice is once step closer to getting a temporay zipline for summer. Area L.A. City Councilman Bill Rosendahl announced that the council unanimously approved a motion to draft a proposal for the California Coast Commission's okay. Why does Venice need a zipline? Aren't bikinis, waves and a skatepar ... More >>

  • Calendar

    May 17, 2012

    Art Walk This Way

    Venice is once step closer to getting a temporay zipline for summer. Area L.A. City Councilman Bill Rosendahl announced that the council unanimously approved a motion to draft a proposal for the California Coast Commission's okay. Why does Venice need a zipline? Aren't bikinis, waves and a skatepar ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 15, 2012

    Confirmed: Google Will Take Over Gold's Gym in Venice, Plus 170,000 Square Feet of Surrounding Real Estate

    Updated at the bottom: Google may work out some sort of sublet deal with Gold's, allowing it to stay in its historic location. And the jocks beat the nerds again! Originally posted May 14 at 5:30 p.m. Last week, the former owner of Gold's Gym in Venice leaked to Muscle Week that Google would be ta ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 9, 2012

    Venice Boardwalk Marijuana Pipe, Bong Sellers Threatened by Lawsuit

    Some Venice residents are upset that marijuana pipes are sold in the marijuana capital of America -- the Venice boardwalk -- and have planned to file suit against the city. But before you say, Duh, where else would find a good bong, consider: The lawsuit would note that a city ordinance prohibits ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 8, 2012

    Is Google Buying Gold's Gym, Expanding Venice Digs Into Mountain View-Style Compound?

    For months, rumors have been rippling through the Venice real-estate crowd that Google might be buying up the iconic Gold's Gym on Hampton Drive, and possibly the Digital Domain building next door. And for months, we haven't been able to confirm. But Jason Stern, a local blogger who focuses on Veni ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 3, 2012

    Venice's Own 'Skid Rose' Homeless Camp at 3rd Slowly Being Flushed by City Officials

    Ever since the LAPD started enforcing a strict curfew along the Venice boardwalk, the homeless hangout on 3rd street (located a few blocks inland) has blossomed into a bona fied bum party. The stretch of 3rd where they sleep, between Sunset and Rose, is mostly populated by businesses and warehouses ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 28, 2012

    816 Pacific Avenue, Venice: The Bad Haircut

    Did you ever go to a Supercuts and ask for the cheapest haircut? 816 Pacific Avenue in Venice is the building equivalent of that bad decision. Or maybe you've been the lucky recipient of one of those free do's from a local beauty school that leave you considering a wig? This apartment building is l ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 28, 2012

    Sean Flynn and Jon-Kane McCullough, Venice High Grads, Arrested for Attempted Murder in Party Town of Isla Vista

    Two young regulars around Venice have been arrested for attempted murder in Isla Vista, a small party town adjacent to UC Santa Barbara. Jon-Kane McCullough, 19, and Sean Flynn, 21, were tracked down in their hometown -- a joint operation between the Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Department and th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 22, 2012

    Super Yacht Off Venice Pier Causes Commotion on Summer-Like Day

    SNL​A multimillion-dollar super-yacht is making waves in Venice today. The Serena (or perhaps Serene) is sitting off the coast south of Venice Pier, close enough to gawkers on this summer-like day that authorities have been fielding calls inquiring whether the awesome vessel is too close to s ... More >>

  • Calendar

    December 29, 2011

    Close Up on Venice

    SNL​A multimillion-dollar super-yacht is making waves in Venice today. The Serena (or perhaps Serene) is sitting off the coast south of Venice Pier, close enough to gawkers on this summer-like day that authorities have been fielding calls inquiring whether the awesome vessel is too close to s ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 15, 2011

    Quiksilver's Venice Surf Shop Vandalized; Venice Originals Store Burglarized

    veniceoriginals.com​Venice surf shops were burglarized and vandalized over the weekend. The corporate newcomer to the liberal, beach-side community, Quiksilver Boardriders Club, was treated to a wash of white paint so thick that you couldn't even see inside its windows, one observer told us. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 3, 2011

    Skateboard Parade World Record Set in Venice, According to Guinness

    Yo! Venice!SkateLAvia?​How many Angelenos with skateboards does it take to create a world record? Apparently not many. Guinness World Records announced today that a skaters' gathering outside Venice High School last summer took the prize for "largest skateboard parade." The number of part ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 27, 2011

    Video: Great White Shark Baby Rescued by Surfers Near Venice Pier

    YouTube​Usually when surfers see a great white shark they run the other way. But a handful of guys south of Venice Pier ran toward an ailing baby great white like first responders over the weekend, and it appears they might have saved its live. Video (after the jump) depicts at least a couple ... More >>

  • Calendar

    September 22, 2011

    Best Beer Fest of the Week

    YouTube​Usually when surfers see a great white shark they run the other way. But a handful of guys south of Venice Pier ran toward an ailing baby great white like first responders over the weekend, and it appears they might have saved its live. Video (after the jump) depicts at least a couple ... More >>

  • News

    September 1, 2011

    Venice 311 Commotion

    YouTube​Usually when surfers see a great white shark they run the other way. But a handful of guys south of Venice Pier ran toward an ailing baby great white like first responders over the weekend, and it appears they might have saved its live. Video (after the jump) depicts at least a couple ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 1, 2011

    New Venice Beach Live Cam Lets You Check Out Surf (or Tourists, Babes, Rooftop Parties)

    VeniceBeachLiveCam.comDon't mind us! Just checkin' the surf!​This isn't Venice's first online surf watch -- but in the wide world of webcams, the brand-new Venice Beach Live Cam, sniffed out by crime blog Venice 311 today, is certainly king. And it does a lot more than surf watch. With insane ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 3, 2011

    Raw Milk Raid in Venice: Three Arrested For Alleged Unpermitted Sales of Unpasteurized Dairy

    Don't do it.​Another day another raid in Venice. But this one didn't involve marijuana shops or pot docs or even RV dwellers. No, this time the targets were purveyors of fine, raw milk, a product you can't really sell legally without special permits. Those, authorities say, were not in-hand w ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 21, 2011

    Venice's Penmar Park Pulled From Consideration For Homeless Parking Program After Double Murder There

    Dennis RomeroAn RV in Venice.​Few issues in the liberal seaside community of Venice are more contentious than what to do with otherwise homeless RV dwellers who have flocked the artists' enclave in recent years. City Councilman Bill Rosendahl, who represents the area, has come up with a compr ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 11, 2011

    Sexy Circus Comes to Venice: Accordions, Sirens and Lesbian Lady and The Tramp at Robin's Sculpture Garden

    Mistress of the Shattered Path​ The circus came to Venice on Saturday night, where an almost exclusively female coterie of performers enchanted a small crowd under the stars with a bill of sultry music, inspired clowning and acts of derring-do. An accordion-heavy array of Bulgarian drinking ... More >>

  • LA Life

    June 9, 2011

    Best Police Blog: Venice 311

    Mistress of the Shattered Path​ The circus came to Venice on Saturday night, where an almost exclusively female coterie of performers enchanted a small crowd under the stars with a bill of sultry music, inspired clowning and acts of derring-do. An accordion-heavy array of Bulgarian drinking ... More >>

  • Calendar

    May 19, 2011

    Walk Like a Venetian

    Mistress of the Shattered Path​ The circus came to Venice on Saturday night, where an almost exclusively female coterie of performers enchanted a small crowd under the stars with a bill of sultry music, inspired clowning and acts of derring-do. An accordion-heavy array of Bulgarian drinking ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 12, 2011

    Jesus Hates Skater Kids: 'Lincoln Ramp' Half Pipe in Venice Torn Down by Fun-Killers at United Methodist Church

    Juice MagazineThe Lincoln Ramp in better days​Updated after the jump: Photos of the Lincoln Ramp being dismantled, set to be U-Hauled -- in sad little strips -- to various parts of the Valley. Plus, the reverend's defense. The riff-raff who frequent the Lincoln Ramp in east Venice Beach are f ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 4, 2011

    Venice Crimes Such as Auto Theft, Aggravated Assault, Burglary Way Up

    Tony Vera / YouTubePolice on the beach.​The unusually warm spring weather has brought out the rowdies in Venice, it seems. April was a violent month on the beach, with fights, stabbings and even a shooting. New LAPD statistics from mid-April (PDF) show that certain categories have seen huge i ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 3, 2011

    Venice Beach Crackdown Results in 197 Arrests by LAPD Over Warm Weekend

    Tony Vera / YouTubeCops crack down in Venice.​Venice has long been the bohemian heart of L.A., a crossroads of art, music, surfing, cuisine, and pot smoke. It's as laissez-faire as laid-back as SoCal gets. Except last weekend. Police were out in full force following three previous weekends of ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 25, 2011

    Venice 'Drum Circle' Stabbing Puts Young Man in Hospital: At Least Third Weekend of Violence on Beach

    Tony VeraMore violence on the beach in Venice.​For at least the third weekend in a row violence broke out on the sands of Venice. This time someone was stabbed during the Venice "drum circle" festivities that take place Sunday afternoons. Last weekend fighting broke out in the drum circle one ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 18, 2011

    [Video] Venice Shooting, Fights Mar Summer-Like Weekend on the Beach

    YouTubeA crowd disperses after shots are fired near the beach in Venice.​It was an almost anarchic weekend for police in Venice as an injury shooting broke out Saturday near the beach, followed by at least three major fights on the sand Sunday. Some of the events were caught on tape (after the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 5, 2011

    Venice Beach Drum Circle Throws Kumbaya to the Wind, Breaks Out in Fat Brawl With LAPD

    again! again!The Venice Beach Drum Circle finds peace​Oh, Venice Beach. If Four Loko was a place, it would be you. Even your drum circle is on crack! The official Venice Beach Drum Circle website, a feat in Tiki fonts and pixelated thumbnails, paints the event -- held every Saturday and Sunda ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 11, 2011

    Venice's First Friday: 7 Food Trucks in Search of a Policy

    S. WilsonVenice First Friday​ As we reported here, the most recent First Friday event along Venice's Abbot Kinney Boulevard was complicated by the ongoing lack of consensus (that's putting it mildly) between the food trucks, the Venice merchants, the Abbot Kinney Merchants Committee (AKMC), an ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 10, 2011

    Venice 'First Fridays' Food Trucks Scared Off -- Again -- By Abbot Kinney Merchants

    The Brig parking lot, full of food trucks, was the only thing crowded about this month's First Friday in Venice​Only seven food trucks were brave enough to park along Abbot Kinney Boulevard last Friday evening. They had been completely in the dark -- right up to the 6 p.m. start time of the m ... More >>

  • Calendar

    January 6, 2011

    IF THESE WALLS COULD LAUGH

    The Brig parking lot, full of food trucks, was the only thing crowded about this month's First Friday in Venice​Only seven food trucks were brave enough to park along Abbot Kinney Boulevard last Friday evening. They had been completely in the dark -- right up to the 6 p.m. start time of the m ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 1, 2010

    Mystery Friend Of The Butterflies Turns Venice Lot Into Monarch Sanctuary

    Paradox Creations via Wix.comSome people just can't get enough of them Monarchs​It seems the journalists at the Venice Patch "shopper" finally set foot outside the office today, and get a load of the natural wonders they stumbled upon: Ready? A Monarch butterfly sanctuary on Pacific Avenue an ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 29, 2010

    L.A. Radio Personality Michael Linder To Start Venice-Centric Internet Station, Following Layoffs At KABC And KNX

    KVB.fmFinally -- a voice for stoned skater kids and funnel cakes​Internet-only news outlets Yo! Venice! and AOL Patch's fluffy Venice branch are about to have some friendly competition on the neighborhood news watch. "If Venice Patch was a print newspaper, it'd be more of a shopper," says L.A ... More >>

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