Today’s Santa Monica Pier Paddle Race and Ocean Festival elite class race was dominated by the power paddle couple from San Clemente, Anthony Vela and Candice Appleby. Photo by Jeff Berting Vela won the men’s elite class 5.5 mile course with an overall time of 1:00:23, besting 2nd place Kyle Power of Agoura by 23 [...]

[Read more →]

Revival will feature The Controversy, Stephanie Lallouz, Peter Goetz, DJ Michael Stackhouse and more this evening at the Museum of Music and Instruments (MOMAI) on Hampton to celebrate Sebastian, Alex and Eduardo’s birthdays! This should be a great party, peoples! Admission is $10, but if you come dressed as twins it is half price before [...]

[Read more →]

The Aran Cravey Gallery on Abbot Kinney will host an artists reception this evening for “Natural Fiction,” a group exhibition of photographs featuring Connie Samaras and introducing Amelia Bauer and Laura Plageman. The exhibition was “guest curated” by Shelley De Soto of De Soto Gallery. From the Cravey Gallery: “Natural Fiction” brings together three artists [...]

[Read more →]

From Jacob Drewett and CineStormFilms: “The People of Venice Beach California”. Some nice interviews with some of the well known “fixtures” on Ocean Front Walk. Join the forum discussion on this post

[Read more →]

Good news from Johnny Mitchell in the mail box last night! Austin, the pomeranian known as “the Fly n Lion” that went missing on December 9th of 2010 outside of Danny’s Deli, has been found! If you recall, when Austin went missing, the story was on all of the local news shows. Good to see [...]

[Read more →]