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Month: July 2009


Checkpoint Charlie Now on Speedway

July 28, 2009

July 28, 2009 1

Over the weekend the LAPD started a new policy of not letting bicyclists ride the wrong way down Speedway from...

Hotel Erwin Slinging Hash!

July 28, 2009

July 28, 2009

We went to peep Hotel Erwin’s Hash Restaurant on opening day with our pals Edizen and Alex of Venice Paparazzi...

Love and Guts August 1, 2009

July 28, 2009

July 28, 2009

Love + Guts opens this Saturday Night at Crewest Gallery downtown. The exhibit features many local Venice artists, with an...

Big Waves at the Venice Pier: High Surf Warning

July 25, 2009

July 25, 2009

The National Weather Service issued a high-surf warning for Southern California, with waves as high as 8 feet expected on...

Changes on the Boardwalk?

July 24, 2009

July 24, 2009

We have gotten a few emails sent in asking if we know anything about the enforcement of “clutter” laws around...

July 24: National Tequila Day

July 24, 2009

July 24, 2009

Today is National Tequila Day, and it is a Friday. Don’t blame us for passing on that lethal combination of...

Tlapazola Grill Now Open on Venice Blvd.

July 23, 2009

July 23, 2009 1

The space that formerly housed Pam’s Place has been converted into a casual Mexican grill. Tlapazola Grill opened its doors...

Emergency Landing on the Beach

July 23, 2009

July 23, 2009

Yo! Venice! reader Mac sent in a report and picture that “a helicopter made an emergency landing sometime around 7:00...

Baby Paul Cullen (1962-2009)

July 23, 2009

July 23, 2009 6

Baby Paul Cullen, the youngest member of the original Zephyr skate team and Venice Beach legend has passed on. Services...

Swing Dancing on the Santa Monica Pier Tonight

July 23, 2009

July 23, 2009

Tonight at the 25th Annual Twilight Dance Series at the Santa Monica Pier the Squirrel Nut Zippers and Johnny Vana...