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CBS: Venice Neighborhood Irate Over ‘Skid Rose’

May 6th, 2012 · No Comments

From CBS2 LA: Residents of an upscale Venice neighborhood are irate that their tony street is becoming something of a Skid Row. CBS’s embed code for the video is super laggy, so I have removed it. Click on the image to watch the video on their website. Some are calling it Skid Rose, in fact. [...]

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Spring is Here! Bee Swarms in Venice!

May 6th, 2012 · 2 Comments

Boise reports (via intergalactic transmission) that hundreds of bees are swarming near Flower and 6th! Check out the video Boise made as the bees cruised through his yard! The bees were last seen moving east on Flower! When I was a kid my parents had two big bee boxes. Bees are pretty docile creatures, don’t [...]

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Car Chase with Shots Fired Near Penmar Golf Course

May 6th, 2012 · No Comments

Santa Monica Police are investigating a car to car shooting that happened before noon today “just west of 1700 Dewey” near Penmar Golf Course and Park. Santa Monica Police say that the cars appeared to be chasing each other when the shooting occurred. Neither vehicle remains at the scene, the SMPD forensics team is on [...]

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Coffee Talk at The Electric Lodge May 13th!

May 6th, 2012 · No Comments

The second installment (the last one was a huge success with over 165 people in attendance) of Nikita Pritchett’s “Sunday Morning Coffee Talk” at the Electric Lodge will be held on Mother’s Day, May 13th! The event will feature Tom Shadyac and David de Rothschild and is FREE to attend! The coffee is free, but [...]

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Two Convicted in April 7th 3rd Street Attacks: Stay Away from Venice Order Issued

May 6th, 2012 · No Comments

From City Attorney Carmen A. Trutanich: A couple was ordered to stay away from parts of Venice Beach following a conviction for their involvement in an attack on two victims using a skateboard. Deputy City Attorney Claudia Martin successfully prosecuted the case. Defendant Ashley Berg, 21, entered a no contest plea to one count of [...]

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