]> http://www.venicebeach.org/blog en http://www.venicebeach.org/11/04/08 <div class="floatleft"> <a href="voting_pacific_and_westminster"><img src="http://www.venicebeach.org/files/images/VotingPacificWestminster.thumbnail.jpg" width="100" height="75" alt="Voting Pacific and Westminster" /></a> </div> <div class="floatleft"> <a href="voting_venice_ca"><img src="http://www.venicebeach.org/files/images/VotingVeniceCA.thumbnail.jpg" width="100" height="75" alt="Voting Venice CA" /></a> </div> <div class="floatleft"> <a href="obama_sign"><img src="http://www.venicebeach.org/files/images/ObamaSign.thumbnail.jpg" width="100" height="75" alt="Obama Sign" /></a> </div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> <p>Election day in Venice at Pacific and Westminster.</p> <hr/>Technorati tags: <a href='http://www.technorati.com/tag/Los Angeles'>Los Angeles</a> <a href='http://www.technorati.com/tag/Venice'>Venice</a> <a href='http://www.technorati.com/tag/Neighborhood'>Neighborhood</a> Los Angeles Venice Neighborhood Tue, 04 Nov 2008 17:16:39 -0500 http://www.venicebeach.org/glow-ing_pier <div class="floatleft"> <a href="glow_at_santa_monica_pier"><img src="http://www.venicebeach.org/files/images/glowsantamonicapier.thumbnail.jpg" width="100" height="75" alt="Glow at Santa Monica Pier" /></a> </div> <div class="floatleft"> <a href="shih_chieh_huang"><img src="http://www.venicebeach.org/files/images/ShihChiehHuang.thumbnail.jpg" width="100" height="75" alt="Shih Chieh Huang" /></a> </div> <div class="floatleft"> <a href="glowing_fishheads"><img src="http://www.venicebeach.org/files/images/glowingfishheads.thumbnail.jpg" width="100" height="75" alt="Glowing Fishheads" /></a> </div> <div class="floatleft"> <a href="usman_haque_glow_sunrise"><img src="http://www.venicebeach.org/files/images/UsmanHaqueGlowSunrise.thumbnail.jpg" width="100" height="75" alt="Usman Haque Glow Sunrise" /></a> </div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> <p>Glow at Santa Monica Pier north of Venice.</p> <hr/>Technorati tags: <a href='http://www.technorati.com/tag/Santa Monica'>Santa Monica</a> <a href='http://www.technorati.com/tag/Art'>Art</a> Santa Monica Art Sun, 20 Jul 2008 03:21:09 -0400 http://www.venicebeach.org/naked_lady_tagged <div class="floatleft"> <a href="nakedladytagged"><img src="http://www.venicebeach.org/files/images/NakedLadyTagged.thumbnail.jpg" width="100" height="75" alt="NakedLadyTagged" /></a> </div> <p>There's a construction zone happening at the circle and the naked lady got tagged.<br /> </p> <hr/>Technorati tags: <a href='http://www.technorati.com/tag/Los Angeles'>Los Angeles</a> <a href='http://www.technorati.com/tag/Venice'>Venice</a> <a href='http://www.technorati.com/tag/Neighborhood'>Neighborhood</a> Los Angeles Venice Neighborhood Fri, 28 Dec 2007 18:50:32 -0500 http://www.venicebeach.org/murals_at_the_laundromat <div class="floatleft"> <a href="venicemurallaundromat"><img src="http://www.venicebeach.org/files/images/VeniceMuralLaundromat.thumbnail.jpg" width="100" height="75" alt="VeniceMuralLaundromat" /></a> </div> <div class="floatleft"> <a href="muralvenicelaundromat"><img src="http://www.venicebeach.org/files/images/MuralVeniceLaundromat.thumbnail.jpg" width="100" height="75" alt="MuralVeniceLaundromat" /></a> </div> <div class="floatleft"> <a href="venicemuralboardwalklaundromat"><img src="http://www.venicebeach.org/files/images/VeniceMuralBoardwalkLaundromat.thumbnail.jpg" width="100" height="75" alt="VeniceMuralBoardwalkLaundromat" /></a> </div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> <p>I wonder if these are the last days for the laundromat on Rose. Will the murals disappear when Whole Foods opens?</p> <hr/>Technorati tags: <a href='http://www.technorati.com/tag/Los Angeles'>Los Angeles</a> <a href='http://www.technorati.com/tag/Venice'>Venice</a> <a href='http://www.technorati.com/tag/Neighborhood'>Neighborhood</a> Los Angeles Venice Neighborhood Sun, 23 Dec 2007 20:57:07 -0500 http://www.venicebeach.org/malibu_fire <div class="floatleft"> <a href="malibu_fire_as_seen_from_the_venice_graffiti_pit"><img src="http://www.venicebeach.org/files/images/GraffitiPitMalibuFire.thumbnail.jpg" width="100" height="75" alt="Malibu Fire as seen from the Venice Graffiti Pit" /></a> </div> <div class="floatleft"> <a href="girls_watching_the_malibu_fire"><img src="http://www.venicebeach.org/files/images/WatchingTheMalibuFire.thumbnail.jpg" width="100" height="75" alt="Girls watching the Malibu Fire" /></a> </div> <div class="floatleft"> <a href="malibu_fire_looks_like_fog"><img src="http://www.venicebeach.org/files/images/MalibuFireFog.thumbnail.jpg" width="100" height="75" alt="Malibu Fire looks like fog" /></a> </div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> <p>The Malibu fire was going strong on Sunday afternoon. The smoke could be seen from the graffiti pit. There were white smoke clouds with great puffs of black smoke. Sometimes it almost looked like the fog was rolling in from the mountains to the bay.</p> <hr/>Technorati tags: <a href='http://www.technorati.com/tag/Los Angeles'>Los Angeles</a> <a href='http://www.technorati.com/tag/Venice'>Venice</a> <a href='http://www.technorati.com/tag/Beach'>Beach</a> Los Angeles Venice Beach Sun, 21 Oct 2007 18:50:14 -0400 http://www.venicebeach.org/make_your_move_0 <p>Murals are disappearing on Speedway.</p> <div class="floatleft"> <a href="make_your_move"><img src="http://www.venicebeach.org/files/images/MakeYourMove.thumbnail.jpg" width="100" height="75" alt="Make Your Move" /></a> </div> <hr/>Technorati tags: <a href='http://www.technorati.com/tag/Venice'>Venice</a> <a href='http://www.technorati.com/tag/Boardwalk'>Boardwalk</a> Venice Boardwalk Thu, 05 Apr 2007 11:50:41 -0400 http://www.venicebeach.org/empty_lots_support_jane_harman <div class="floatleft"> <a href="jane_harman"><img src="http://www.venicebeach.org/files/images/JaneHarman.thumbnail.jpg" width="100" height="75" alt="Jane Harman" /></a> </div> <div class="floatleft"> <a href="jane_harman_supporters"><img src="http://www.venicebeach.org/files/images/JaneHarmanSupporters.thumbnail.jpg" width="100" height="75" alt="Jane Harman Supporters" /></a> </div> <p>If you drive around Venice and Mar Vista, you'll see many signs for Jane Harman, but they all seem to be posted in empty lots. I see signs for her opponent <a href="http://www.winogradforcongress.com/index.htm">Marcy Winograd</a> on every block in Venice in actual front yards, but all the signs for Jane Harman are posted on fences in empty lots or on city-owned land. I've yet to see a supporter of Jane post a sign in front of their house.</p> <p>I DID see a homeless couple sharing something as they were hanging out in the so-called 'Venice Centennial Park' and THEY had a Jane Harman sign attached to one of their shopping carts, but I'm not sure what this means, is she paying them to advertize?</p> <hr/>Technorati tags: <a href='http://www.technorati.com/tag/Venice'>Venice</a> <a href='http://www.technorati.com/tag/Neighborhood'>Neighborhood</a> Venice Neighborhood Fri, 26 May 2006 22:13:20 -0400 http://www.venicebeach.org/rip_benway_records <div class="floatleft"> <a href="benway_records"><img src="http://www.venicebeach.org/files/images/BenwayRecords.thumbnail.jpg" width="83" height="75" alt="Benway Records" /></a> </div> <div class="floatleft"> <a href="store_for_lease"><img src="http://www.venicebeach.org/files/images/StoreForLease.thumbnail.jpg" width="83" height="75" alt="Store For Lease" /></a> </div> <p>OK, they're not really dead yet. They moved the store from Venice to Santa Monica so they could be near another dying friend, Vidiots a 'video' store. Like a dusty curio shop, they still have small circles of vinyl and plastic for sale at 306 Pico Blvd.</p> <hr/>Technorati tags: <a href='http://www.technorati.com/tag/Venice'>Venice</a> <a href='http://www.technorati.com/tag/Neighborhood'>Neighborhood</a> Venice Neighborhood Sun, 23 Apr 2006 21:38:23 -0400 http://www.venicebeach.org/critical_mass_rides_down_main_street <div class="floatleft"> <a href="critical_mass_0"><img src="http://www.venicebeach.org/files/images/DSCN1630.thumbnail.JPG" width="100" height="75" alt="Critical Mass" /></a> </div> <p>Tonight I found myself surrounded by Critical Mass bike riders. They ride through Venice on the first Friday of the month. I was in a car stopped at a red light at Ocean and Venice when they all appeared and surrounded us. There were maybe 50 bikes waiting for the light to change with us. Everyone was in a good mood, it was like having a moving street party on 100 wheels. Some of the guys in the group were towing a giant boom box on a little bike trailer loudly playing happy bike-riding music (My Sharona by The Knack). I didn't have my camera, so I rushed home to get it and went out searching for them to take their picture. Here they are on Main Street near Brooks. They rode up Sunset to 4th and then circled back down Rose towards Main on their way to the Santa Monica Pier. </p> <hr/>Technorati tags: <a href='http://www.technorati.com/tag/Santa Monica'>Santa Monica</a> <a href='http://www.technorati.com/tag/Los Angeles'>Los Angeles</a> <a href='http://www.technorati.com/tag/Venice'>Venice</a> <a href='http://www.technorati.com/tag/Neighborhood'>Neighborhood</a> Santa Monica Los Angeles Venice Neighborhood Fri, 07 Apr 2006 23:55:15 -0400 http://www.venicebeach.org/psychedelic_blimp_0 <div class="floatleft"> <a href="psychedelic_blimp"><img src="http://www.venicebeach.org/files/images/PsychedelicBlimp.thumbnail.jpg" width="100" height="75" alt="Psychedelic Blimp" /></a> </div> <div class="floatleft"> <a href="psychedelicblimpflyingovervenice"><img src="http://www.venicebeach.org/files/images/PsychedelicBlimpFlyingOverVenice.thumbnail.jpg" width="100" height="75" alt="PsychedelicBlimpFlyingOverVenice" /></a> </div> <p>Psychedelic Blimp flys over Venice on Sunday afternoon.</p> <hr/>Technorati tags: <a href='http://www.technorati.com/tag/Venice'>Venice</a> <a href='http://www.technorati.com/tag/Beach'>Beach</a> <a href='http://www.technorati.com/tag/Neighborhood'>Neighborhood</a> Venice Beach Neighborhood Sun, 02 Apr 2006 20:37:54 -0400 http://www.venicebeach.org/peter_tomarkens_beech_a36_bonanza <div class="floatleft"> <a href="petertomarkenplaneraisedontoflatbed"><img src="http://www.venicebeach.org/files/images/DSCN1615.thumbnail.JPG" width="100" height="75" alt="PeterTomarkenPlaneRaisedOntoFlatbed" /></a> </div> <div class="floatleft"> <a href="damagedfuselage"><img src="http://www.venicebeach.org/files/images/DSCN1614.thumbnail.JPG" width="100" height="75" alt="DamagedFuselage" /></a> </div> <div class="floatleft"> <a href="closeupdamagedfuselage"><img src="http://www.venicebeach.org/files/images/DSCN1616.thumbnail.JPG" width="100" height="75" alt="CloseUpDamagedFuselage" /></a> </div> <div class="floatleft"> <a href="closeupbeechbonanzacockpit"><img src="http://www.venicebeach.org/files/images/DSCN1609.thumbnail.JPG" width="100" height="75" alt="CloseupBeechBonanzaCockpit" /></a> </div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> <p>Peter Tomarken's damaged plane is loaded onto a flatbed truck near Venice beach.</p> <hr/>Technorati tags: <a href='http://www.technorati.com/tag/Los Angeles'>Los Angeles</a> <a href='http://www.technorati.com/tag/Venice'>Venice</a> <a href='http://www.technorati.com/tag/Beach'>Beach</a> Los Angeles Venice Beach Mon, 13 Mar 2006 19:11:31 -0500 http://www.venicebeach.org/spirit_of_venice <div class="floatleft"> <a href="carol_fondiller"><img src="http://www.venicebeach.org/files/images/CarolFondiller.thumbnail.jpg" width="63" height="100" alt="Carol Fondiller" /></a> </div> <p>Hateful sign glued to a lamp post on Rose near Groundworks coffee store.</p> <hr/>Technorati tags: <a href='http://www.technorati.com/tag/Venice'>Venice</a> <a href='http://www.technorati.com/tag/Neighborhood'>Neighborhood</a> Venice Neighborhood Mon, 13 Feb 2006 17:38:09 -0500 http://www.venicebeach.org/howard_hesseman_estate_sale_0 <div class="floatleft"> <a href="howard_hesseman_estate_sale"><img src="http://www.venicebeach.org/files/images/HowardHesseman.thumbnail.jpg" width="100" height="75" alt="Howard Hesseman" /></a> </div> <div class="floatleft"> <a href="howard_hesseman_sitting_in_his_garage"><img src="http://www.venicebeach.org/files/images/DSCN1325.thumbnail.JPG" width="100" height="75" alt="Howard Hesseman sitting in his garage" /></a> </div> <div class="floatleft"> <a href="howard_hesseman_estate_sale_in_garage"><img src="http://www.venicebeach.org/files/images/DSCN1326.thumbnail.JPG" width="100" height="75" alt="Howard Hesseman estate sale in garage" /></a> </div> <div class="floatleft"> <a href="garage_with_lady_security_guard_and_night_stick"><img src="http://www.venicebeach.org/files/images/DSCN1324.thumbnail.JPG" width="100" height="75" alt="Garage with lady security guard and night stick" /></a> </div> <div class="floatleft"> <a href="view_from_patio"><img src="http://www.venicebeach.org/files/images/DSCN1314.thumbnail.JPG" width="100" height="75" alt="View from patio" /></a> </div> <div class="floatleft"> <a href="howard_hessemans_living_room"><img src="http://www.venicebeach.org/files/images/DSCN1315.thumbnail.JPG" width="100" height="75" alt="Howard Hesseman's Living Room" /></a> </div> <div class="floatleft"> <a href="howard_hessemans_african_lion"><img src="http://www.venicebeach.org/files/images/HowardHessemanLion.thumbnail.jpg" width="100" height="75" alt="Howard Hesseman's African Lion" /></a> </div> <div class="floatleft"> <a href="dishes_and_warhols_for_sale"><img src="http://www.venicebeach.org/files/images/DSCN1316.thumbnail.JPG" width="100" height="75" alt="Dishes and Warhols for sale" /></a> </div> <div class="floatleft"> <a href="howard_hessemans_front_bedroom_window"><img src="http://www.venicebeach.org/files/images/DSCN1322.thumbnail.JPG" width="100" height="75" alt="Howard Hesseman's front bedroom window" /></a> </div> <div class="floatleft"> <a href="howard_hessemans_driveway"><img src="http://www.venicebeach.org/files/images/DSCN1321.thumbnail.JPG" width="100" height="75" alt="Howard Hesseman's Driveway" /></a> </div> <hr/>Technorati tags: <a href='http://www.technorati.com/tag/Photo'>Photo</a> <a href='http://www.technorati.com/tag/Los Angeles'>Los Angeles</a> Photo Los Angeles Sun, 05 Feb 2006 18:00:53 -0500 http://www.venicebeach.org/woody <div class="floatleft"> <a href="mercurywoody"><img src="http://www.venicebeach.org/files/images/DSCN1306.thumbnail.JPG" width="100" height="75" alt="MercuryWoody" /></a> </div> <div class="floatleft"> <a href="mercurywoodyhood"><img src="http://www.venicebeach.org/files/images/DSCN1311.thumbnail.JPG" width="100" height="75" alt="MercuryWoodyHood" /></a> </div> <p>Vintage red Mercury woody parked on Mildred.</p> <hr/>Technorati tags: <a href='http://www.technorati.com/tag/Venice'>Venice</a> <a href='http://www.technorati.com/tag/Neighborhood'>Neighborhood</a> Venice Neighborhood Sun, 05 Feb 2006 14:27:36 -0500 http://www.venicebeach.org/purple_car <div class="floatleft"> <a href="purplecar"><img src="http://www.venicebeach.org/files/images/PurpleCar.thumbnail.jpg" width="100" height="68" alt="PurpleCar" /></a> </div> <p>Vintage purple car goes for a Sunday afternoon cruise to the beach.</p> <hr/>Technorati tags: <a href='http://www.technorati.com/tag/Venice'>Venice</a> <a href='http://www.technorati.com/tag/Neighborhood'>Neighborhood</a> Venice Neighborhood Sun, 15 Jan 2006 18:35:04 -0500