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Entries from August 2008

FakeBerry is open in Venice

August 29th, 2008 · 3 Comments

…and it doesn’t look good.  Even that guy in the hat is like "wtf?"
(Update: This store is not affiliated with or endorsed by FreshBerry, who is extremely pissed that their name is being used.  This ugly location alone is enough to be pissed at them - it in no way reflects the image or business [...]

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Tags: Venice Beach Events · Venice Beach Restaurants · Venice Beach Shops

Venice on the Web this week

August 27th, 2008 · No Comments

Curbed LA quotes Yo Venice! from our post about Go Topless Day - "Nubbin-shaped pasties" We’re glad we don’t only crack ourselves up.
Racked LA quotes Yo Venice! from our post about Whole Foods coming soon to Rose and Lincoln.
But it’s not all about us…
LA Times reviews Gjelina …mostly positive - the "pounding, festive noise level" [...]

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R.I.P Venice Local Dave Freeman

August 27th, 2008 · 6 Comments

Dave Freeman, co-author of “100 Things to Do Before You Die” sadly passed on August 17th after falling and hitting at his head here at his home in Venice. There are many obituaries around the web that are worth reading in tribute to Dave, who helped popularize the notion of “Bucket Lists” and [...]

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Tags: Venice Beach Events · Venice Beach People · Venice Beach Pictures

Whole Foods Opening Soon in Venice!

August 26th, 2008 · 8 Comments

The slow unveiling of Whole Foods has been kinda frustrating, hasn’t it? I went by yesterday to take some snaps and I overheard the manager and carpenters mentioning the Grand Opening - which they said will be September 3rd or 4th. (There’s already food inside!)

The new store looks amazing from the outside. [...]

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Tags: Venice Beach Art · Venice Beach Events

Labor Day Taco Eating Competition at Baja Cantina

August 26th, 2008 · 2 Comments

How does one celebrate the end of summer and the year of hard work to come? Baja Cantina thinks the way to do it is with a taco eating competition. We are not sure if Baja has registered the event with the International Confederation of Competitive Eating, but grab the Tums and head to Baja [...]

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Tags: Venice Beach Events