Driving home from dinner at Hamakazi just now we noticed that power is out in parts of Venice. Traffic seems to be moving just fine, not much to report beyond take precautions if you need to be out and about driving. The Department of Water and Power says that the outage began at approx 9:30pm, [...]

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The Venice Beach Biennial, part of “Made in L.A. 2012″ organized by the Hammer Museum in collaboration with LA•Art, starts tomorrow on Ocean Front Walk. The inaugural Biennial is a tongue-in-cheek reference to the “real” Venice Biennale in Italy. The event will use Ocean Front Walk as an outdoor exhibition venue. Click on the image [...]

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Venetians Ruben Leal and Doug Behner have opened Tradesmen Los Angeles at 1807 Lincoln Blvd between Superba Ave and Superba Ct. Tradesmen is focused on “casual, well crafted, easy, masculine men’s clothing, footwear and accessories that embrace the feeling of the community we live in. The concept behind the shop is a mix of military [...]

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With summer officially here and temperatures on the rise in Los Angeles, LADWP is urging customers to kick their water conservation efforts into high gear to help reduce spiking seasonal demand. “This year’s near record-low snow season in the Eastern Sierra underscores the unpredictable nature of snow and rainfall from year to year,” said James [...]

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From the Venice Stakeholders Association: VNC to Consider Motion Calling for Enforcement of City Laws Prohibiting Blocking Public Rights-of-Way and Using Public Property for Storage of Personal Possessions On Tuesday, July 17, the Venice Neighborhood Council will consider a motion prepared by the Venice Stakeholders Association (VSA), which calls for enforcement of City ordinances which [...]

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