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VNC “Silicon Beach” Town Hall

April 12th, 2012 · No Comments

Were you at the Venice Neighborhood Council “Silicon Beach” Town Hall this evening? To paraphrase Councilman Rosendahl: “You can have a room of ten Venetians with twenty different opinions”. Thoughts on the meeting? Join the forum discussion on this post

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Tags: Venice Beach California · Venice Beach Events · Venice Beach Organizations

Hostaria del Piccolo Venice Beach

April 12th, 2012 · 2 Comments

The peeps at Hostaria del Piccolo (from the owners of Piccolo at 5 Dudley) are excited to let the community know that they are moving into 512 Rose! Their signage went up today and they are set to open by summer’s end. The restaurant will be similar in concept to Hostaria del Piccolo in Santa [...]

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Tags: Venice Beach · Venice Beach Restaurants

LF Abbot Kinney

April 12th, 2012 · No Comments

Trendy clothes retailer LF USA (the American subsidiary of Hong Kong-based company Li & Fung) has moved from Main Street in Santa Monica to Abbot Kinney. The chain also has stores in Miami, New York, Boston, Dallas and on Robertson here in LA. Rumor has it that retail chain A.P.C. will be moving in next [...]

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Tags: Venice Beach Shopping · Venice Beach Shops

Uprising Los Angeles: A Walk Through LA During the Civil Unrest of 1992

April 12th, 2012 · No Comments

On Saturday, April 28th, SPARC will host an opening reception for photographer Christine Burrill’s exhibition “Uprising Los Angeles: A Walk Through the Civil Unrest of 1992″. Burrill’s show exhibits for the first time the images the artist made during the 1992 civil unrest in Los Angeles. The large panels show the helplessness, shock, and rage [...]

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Tags: Venice Beach Art · Venice Beach California · Venice Beach Events · Venice Beach Organizations

Random Collectible Bicycle of the Week

April 12th, 2012 · No Comments

I check out vintage bicycles on Ebay a lot, so I decided to start an every so often “Random Bicycle of the Week” feature. You only have 20 minutes to cop the first bike, but check out this matching pair of “Peugeot Vintage Folding Collapsible Bicycle Bikes”. Both bicycles are presently going for at $150 [...]

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Tags: Random Venice Beach Stuff