Venice Beach Wines , awesome wine shop and "artisanal deli", will be re-opening up on Rose Avenue by the end of the week! We stopped by yesterday (first "customers" to enter after the paper was taken off the windows) - and we can’t wait for it to be open. The outside seating [...]

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Stroh’s Gourmet is closing tomorrow.  For good.  WTF?  We hear "a woman who will do a macrobiotic thing" will be taking its place.  We don’t know Jason (of Stroh’s) personally, but we wish him all the best in whatever he is doing next.
Another closed business. This sucks.  Some might think it’s karma because there [...]

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We are sad that Brick Lane is closing - Amanda has been a great supporter of the Abbot Kinney retail district, active in events (First Fridays!), and a great supporter of Yo! Venice! since we started this blog.
She wanted us to let our readers know about her going-out-of-business sale - which includes furniture and decor [...]

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We just got back from visiting Elvino - the new and much anticipated Wine Shop & Tasting Bar that opened its doors today on Abbot Kinney Blvd.   Bart Miali has aggregated an interesting and unique selection of wines, with bottles you won’t find at your average wine store.

And being a CWP (that’s Certified [...]

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Yikes.  We received a letter from the attorney for FreshBerry Franchise System, LLC.  Here are the highlights:
"To Whom It May Concern…It has recently come to my client’s attention that your website, www.yovenice.com, featured a story last month regarding a frozen yogurt store in Venice, California doing business as ‘Fresh Berry Natural Frozen Yogurt’…The purpose of [...]

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