Legendary Venice Boardwalk performer Swami X, who “retired” from performing on the boardwalk in 1985 at the age of 59, was taken to the emergency room at St. John’s Hospital in Santa Monica earlier today due to complications stemming from a recent broken hip. (Update: he is now safely back at home at Councilman Rosendahls!). [...]

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The artist “Hellbent” has installed a cool new “permission-ed” mural at Speedway and Quarterdeck St. Hellbent’s work features a stencil technique that creates a kaleidoscope “quilt” of color in cubist patterns. His show “A Quilted Life” is currently on display at C.A.V.E. Gallery on Abbot Kinney and there is also a Hellbent piece up at [...]

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So, a drunk transient goes into Nick’s Liquor Store a couple weeks ago at 11 Washington and the person behind the counter tells him they can’t serve him because he is too inebriated. The drunk transient tells the clerk that if they don’t sell him booze, he will be smashing their store window later that [...]

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Venice Beach real estate rent check: 4 26th Ave.: $40,000 a month. 4 26th Ave is probably my favorite house in Venice. The Greene and Greene craftsman style home was originally built in 1935 and was previously the residence of songwriter Jerry Leiber, who died of cardio-pulmonary failure in August of last year. Mr. Leiber [...]

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Rain (.5-1″) and high winds expected on Wednesday. Join the forum discussion on this post

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