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11:22 pm
September 27, 2008
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EmilGH
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It's alive, so I guess I'll go first…
My name is Emil. I live off of Abbot Kinney. My office is on Mildred. And I commute on a skate board.
I helped Keri and Bret build out this forum. If you have any technical questions, let me know…
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4:15 pm
September 29, 2008
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Other Bret
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Thanks for helping us Emil, this is really cool!!
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6:27 pm
September 29, 2008
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Yo!
I'm Leila. New to Venice. I live on Abbot Kinney. I was a lawyer for 10 years and now I'm "finding myself". Taking graphic design classes at night and exploring Venice by day.
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6:33 pm
September 29, 2008
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EmilGH
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Welcome to the Forum! Where are you taking class? Are they any good? Post up a review if it's in Venice! :)
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7:12 pm
September 29, 2008
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mandamin
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HI! I too just discovered Yo!Venice and am enjoying hearing about everything going on! I just moved here too, love Venice and feel very safe here. Our area is very friendly, people look out for each other rather than stay behind closed doors and high fences, and there are more cyclists and skateboarders around than other parts of the city which makes it even nicer!
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12:02 am
September 30, 2008
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Woot Woot
I am new here. Just found YoVenice! b/c of the unfortunate situation on AK Blvd last night. I like the site and appreciate the time everyone is putting into it with all the information. I live on Grand Blvd. Been here for 1.5 years, owned a marketing agency for 7 years, closed it December 2006, traveled around the world and now just looking for my next life's purpose….but enjoying my community everyday as much as possible. I love that I don't have to drive my car and can walk/ ride bike just about any place. I live in a HUGE city…..but Venice makes me feel like I am an island in the ocean. I like it lots.
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12:52 am
September 30, 2008
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I'm Keri. I own this friggin' site so y'all had better behave! 
Thanks to Emil for his help with the forum and to Bret for being a fun partner to work with on Yo!
Welcome to our forum! We hope this gives us all a chance to get to know each other (and Venice) better!
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1:02 am
September 30, 2008
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leila
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Emil, my classes are in Westwood at UCLAx. So far commuting has not been hell (I have a general fear of all Westside traffic) so I'm keeping fingers crossed!
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1:12 am
September 30, 2008
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EmilGH
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If you learn anything about CSS, maybe you can fix this blasted forum skin!
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2:15 pm
September 30, 2008
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Hi, Charles here. Living in Venice for about 13 of the last 15 years. Currently on Rose right behind the Big Lots, um, I mean that other cool new store that replaced the Big Lots. Love the site! Keep up the good work.
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3:25 pm
September 30, 2008
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Beaver
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EmilGH said:
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My name is Emil. I live off of Abbot Kinney. My office is on Mildred. And I commute on a skate board.
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Emil, you wouldn't happen to be in an office on the South side of Mildred near Pacific would you? I've always wondered what businesses had offices in a few of those buildings. My guess was product design/ad agency….eh eh eh?
Anyways, I'm Steve. I found the site becuase of the AK shooting thing too. I lived off the 90 on Centinela for awhile, then moved to Pacific and Mildred for a bit and now live off Electric and San Juan.
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5:26 pm
September 30, 2008
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EmilGH
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Emil, you wouldn't happen to be in an office on the South side of Mildred near Pacific would you? I've always wondered what businesses had offices in a few of those buildings. My guess was product design/ad agency….eh eh eh?
Yup. Exactly. I'm in the building that could be a movie theatre but is decidedly NOT a movie theatre. :) And as for what we do… Come over some time and say "Hi".
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7:46 pm
September 30, 2008
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EmilGH said:
Emil, you wouldn't happen to be in an office on the South side of Mildred near Pacific would you? I've always wondered what businesses had offices in a few of those buildings. My guess was product design/ad agency….eh eh eh?
Yup. Exactly. I'm in the building that could be a movie theatre but is decidedly NOT a movie theatre. :) And as for what we do… Come over some time and say “Hi”.
Awesome, I will.
I lived at the Windward Apartments across the street I always wondered who scored that space, its nice. I'm rockin the homeless lumberjack beard these days so I was hesitant to just pop my head in before, was afraid I get a face full of hot coffee . I work for Sony Imageworks in Culver City, as soon as I see a somewhat related creativey spot I am always curious.
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8:07 pm
September 30, 2008
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Hello Yo! Venice
I've been reading for awhile and think you're doing a fantastic job! And thanks to Emil for putting together the forum.
I've been in Venice for 9.5 years and have lived in three different neighborhoods. It was the first place I moved to in LA and I've never lived anywhere else. Currently I live off Victoria & Linden which is a great neighborhood, very residential and lots of families. And the walk streets in this area are awesome!
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8:50 pm
September 30, 2008
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We live here with 2 very little kids. Itis rough even to walk on the boardwalk, with reckless skateborders and bikes that go too fast along that walk path. We also have a very old grandfather who walks at night to and from our home. Is it safe? We used ot think it was. Just small time economic crime. I am wondering if anyone reading these posts knows an approximate number of violent crimes and drug or alcohol related accidents in Venice every year.
Thanks if you do or if you can reccomend a resource.
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8:54 pm
September 30, 2008
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And Emil, I am in no way including you in the too-fast skate-boarders on the boardwalk!
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9:23 pm
September 30, 2008
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Hello, Yo!
coparota, this is informative…
http://www.lapdcrimemaps.org/
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1:08 am
October 1, 2008
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EmilGH
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And Emil, I am in no way including you in the too-fast skate-boarders on the boardwalk!
hahaha! I'm certainly not skating too fast.
Driving… that's a different story. 
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7:43 pm
October 1, 2008
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Keri
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Hi Everyone! Thanks for introducing yourselves!
Coparota, the Crime Maps Zoshua linked to is really interesting. I am not able to search specific dates on it when I use Safari – so if you have trouble, try another web browser.
Also, the LAPD Pacific Division website has a list of crime statistics and stuff. http://www.lapdonline.org/pacific_community_police_station
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8:18 pm
October 1, 2008
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Hi All -
Just moved out to Venice in May from New York City. Live a few blocks from Abbot Kinney on Broadway. Venice was the only place that made me feel 'at home' in a New York City-neighborhood-interesting-people kind of way. And it is by the beach. I have loved living here, and just a few hours before the shooting had proclaimed my love of this neighborhood after having spent the day at the Festival and biking along the beach. Despite the shooting, and the drug dealers posted on my block, I have to say I can't really complain about being here. This blog is great, and hopefully I can continue to learn about and explore my new home!
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9:25 pm
October 1, 2008
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Keri
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Kosha said:
Hi All -
Just moved out to Venice in May from New York City. Live a few blocks from Abbot Kinney on Broadway. Venice was the only place that made me feel 'at home' in a New York City-neighborhood-interesting-people kind of way. And it is by the beach. I have loved living here, and just a few hours before the shooting had proclaimed my love of this neighborhood after having spent the day at the Festival and biking along the beach. Despite the shooting, and the drug dealers posted on my block, I have to say I can't really complain about being here. This blog is great, and hopefully I can continue to learn about and explore my new home!
Hi Kosha! Welcome to Venice. I'm from NYC as well. I lived out here in Venice in the the late 90's and moved back a few years ago because I missed it. Venice natives HATE to hear anyone compare Venice to NYC or hear us express how it feels like home to us. But most people I talk to have moved here from other cities and feel the same way we do. We live here because we love it here. It doesn't matter if we were born here or not.
I'm sorry that there was something as awful as a shooting within your first few months living here. The day we closed on our house, there was a major police chase and shooting that night within a few blocks of here. I felt like "welcome back to Venice!" It was so much worse in the late 90's though.
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6:01 pm
October 2, 2008
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I'm living in Toronto but am slowly making plans to move to Venice. I've been doing a lot of research about the city and community and I look forward to learning more from this site. Thanks.
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11:46 am
October 4, 2008
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Hello all,
My name is Christopher and I just moved to Vencie this week from Chicago! Reallyu loving it so far. My main hobby is beach volleyball and I am looking to meet other players and find a place to play, I also really love to bicycle and am planning on bike commuting. Being in venice the first question that pops in my mind as a new resident is: What the heck is paddle board!
nice to meet you guys!
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6:20 am
October 5, 2008
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jetpower
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Yo, yeah! Jetpower here, from points east (direct from Chitown in 1978); 30th year in Hell-A (Oct 17 or 18 anniv.), took 19 years to move to Venice. Met old-timer Charlie Frederick at the Taurus Tavern in 1980, began what became a 16-year music career performing w/him on the boardwalk. Geekster now, and working on the community dialogue. Yo is doing great. You'll see me around!
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7:43 pm
October 6, 2008
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laura
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Just moved to Venice a week ago, discovered this blog researching the city. It is an AWESOME blog by the way, seriously one of the best local blogs I have found for any city.
I'm self employed and work from home so I'm going to be spending a lot of time in Venice! I live on Pacific near Venice Blvd. My company helps companies and celebrities w/ online promotion using their website and social media.
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