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Venice News

Local news for Venice, CA continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.

Yesterday | The Argonaut

Council grants historic-cultural status to 'Kinney-Tabor House' now on Sixth Avenue in Venice

A Venice craftsman-style home linked to the community's founder Abbot Kinney and his friend and personal assistant Irving Tabor has been added to the list of Historic-Cultural Monuments in Los Angeles.

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Related Topix: Venice (Los Angeles, CA), Los Angeles, CA, Home Listing, Home

Yesterday | Los Angeles Times

L.A. City Council votes for plastic bag ban

The Los Angeles City Council voted Tuesday to ban plastic carryout bags in the city's supermarkets and stores by July 2010 -- but only if the state fails to impose a 25-cent fee on every shopper who requests ...

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Related Topix: Playa-del-Rey, CA, Los Angeles, CA, Los Angeles County, CA

Tue Jul 22, 2008

New Yorker

David Samuels on the medical-marijuana economy

The Tibetan prayer flags suspended on a string over the sleeping body of Captain Blue rose and fell in fluttering counterpoint to the wheezy rhythm of his breath.

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Related Topix: University of California System, Los Angeles (California State University System), California State University System, UC Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, Venice (Los Angeles, CA)

Sun Jul 20, 2008

Los Angeles Times

Bomb art explodes notions of peace and security

Libya wanted to build one. Some fear Iran and North Korea still do. But a man in Hawthorne has actually done it.

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Related Topix: North Korea, World News, Asia, Hawthorne, CA, Japan, Travel, Japan Travel

Fri Jul 18, 2008

The Argonaut

Voice of the Canals group creates new Monarch Butterfly Sanctuary

Members of the Voice of the Canals residents' organization in Venice have created the Monarch Butterfly Sanctuary and Waystation at a city lot on 29th Avenue, between Pacific Avenue and Strongs Drive in Venice.

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Related Topix: University of Kansas

Wed Jul 16, 2008

Islands Sounder

Poets to read at Darvill's

Poets Holaday Mason and River Malcolm will present a joint reading 7 p.m., Friday, July 25, at Darvill's Bookstore.

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Mon Jul 14, 2008

LA Observed

Script Project gets a reading

Tomorrow at noon on KPCC , John Rabe and his Off-Ramp Players will read a scene from "Right of Way," the script for a noir movie that LA Observed readers have been writing in weekly installments.

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Related Topix: Encino, CA, Tarzana, CA, Santa Monica, CA, Beverly Hills, CA

Sat Jul 12, 2008

Los Angeles Times

Planning a trip to Venice

Planning this trip THE BEST WAY From LAX, connecting service to Venice is offered on Lufthansa, Air France, Alitalia, KLM, Delta, British, US Airways and Aer Lingus.

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Related Topix: Travel, Italy, World News, Venice, Italy Travel, Italy Travel, Dining, Los Angeles, CA, Venice (Los Angeles, CA)

Fri Jul 11, 2008

CurbedLA

Million Dollar Venice Tear-Downs: Easy Come, Easy Go

That Venice dog aka the two-bedroom at 1028 Palms that hit the market for $950,000 last winter has been taken off the market.

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Thu Jul 10, 2008

Press Release News From 24-7 Press Re...

"Why We Train," A New Full Length Documentary Film Starring Guile Branco is Now Completed

New documentary film "Why We Train" is now completed, and will preview in the Los Angeles area soon.

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Related Topix: Culver City, CA, Los Angeles, CA, Weight Training, Fitness

Mon Jul 07, 2008

Wired News

Fincher Brings Goon Comic to Big Screen

David Fincher is taking Dark Horse comic The Goon to the movies. Famously adept at crafting tightly wound creep-outs in Se7en, Zodiac and Fight Club , Fincher will team with Blur Studios to make the CG animated ...

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Sat Jul 05, 2008

Los Angeles Times

Parked RVs are straining patience in laid-back Venice

The pleasant climate and quirky vibe of Venice have long attracted the wealthy and destitute alike.

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Related Topix: Venice (Los Angeles, CA), Los Angeles, CA

Fri Jul 04, 2008

Dwell

Slideshow: One Window House

In Venice, California, where narrow lots are the rule, privacy is a perpetual issue.

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Wed Jul 02, 2008

CurbedLA

ListingsWire: Jim Morrison's Ghost in Venice, Hancock Cut, Another Elleven REO

Each week ListingsWire mentions notable movements on the MLS: New listings, price chops, flips, and more.

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Related Topix: Home Listing, Home

Los Angeles Times

Venice artists Nancy Evans and Tucker Strasser build up and turn to glass to create a home-studio

WITH GAS prices what they are, it's not surprising people want a shorter commute.

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CurbedLA

Checking Out Venice's New Skateboard Park

Referenced earlier today in linkage, this is the 16,000-square-foot skate park planned for Venice Beach.

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Related Topix: Santa Monica, CA

Tue Jul 01, 2008

American Chronicle

Grand Opening Friday July 4th, The Venice Beach Walking Tours,

Looking for something fun to do on 4th of July?......Come to the Venice Beach Walking Tours Grand Opening Celebration, Friday, July 4, 2008 at 11:00 am at the base of Rose Ave.

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Related Topix: Los Angeles County, CA, Opinion

Mon Jun 30, 2008

Dwell

House Tour: Venice, California

Once a backwater of tattoo parlors and beachside bodybuilders, Venice, California has become a percolating design district with a growing inventory of adventurous homes on narrow lots.

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Related Topix: Los Angeles, CA

Sun Jun 29, 2008

RDBMagazine.com

Rating makes a green home the place to own

For the high-profile crowd that turned out to celebrate a new home in Venice, California, the attraction was not just the company and the architectural detail.

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Related Topix: Home Listing, Home

Fri Jun 27, 2008

Los Angeles Times

Venice home tour focuses on contemporary designs

THE five Venice homes in a self-guided tour this Sunday sponsored by the American Institute of Architects feature contemporary designs, all within a mile of one another.

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Related Topix: Home, Home Remodeling, Home Gardening, Venice (Los Angeles, CA), San Marino, CA, Home Listing

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