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Venice Artist Bisco Smith Searches For Personal Truth & Most Raw Expression

October 28, 2015

October 28, 2015

By Nicole Horowitz When Venice artist Bisco Smith sets out to create a new work, he blends graffiti deconstruction, graphic...

City Hall gridlock stymies relief for residents in Venice, Citywide

October 22, 2015

October 22, 2015

ABOVE: All of this would be banned from Venice Beach – day and night – under the already adopted parks...

Opinion: The Venice Specific Improvement Fund

October 6, 2015

October 6, 2015

By Mike Newhouse In this column, I’ve often written about the numerous challenges facing Venice. These challenges are clear to...

Opinion: Mayor Garcetti Mistakes Santa Monica For Venice Beach

September 25, 2015

September 25, 2015

By Mark Ryavec Given the obvious choice of L.A.’s own Venice Beach, with its ocean views, blue sky and palm trees,...

Up Front With Venice Artist Patrick Marston

August 20, 2015

August 20, 2015

By Jess Linde Patrick Marston is one of Venice’s busiest artists. A resident of the area for almost 15 years,...

A Simple Water Saving Idea All Restaurants Should Adopt

August 18, 2015

August 18, 2015 1

By Mike Newhouse I’ve lived in Southern California all my life, and I’ve seen a lot of severe droughts. But,...

Will You Help Them Find A Safe Haven?

July 29, 2015

July 29, 2015 1

Above: After living on the Venice Boardwalk for three and a half years, former drug addict Carol (right) is now...

One-Percent For Venice

July 19, 2015

July 19, 2015

By Mike Newhouse Most of us have heard of “One-Percent for the Planet” and similar pledges. In a nutshell, businesses,...

Play Ball! Venice Should Discuss A 3-4,000 Seat Baseball Stadium

June 22, 2015

June 22, 2015

By Mike Newhouse There’s a lot of controversy around development in Venice these days. Is a project too tall or...

From Tragedy, Healing

May 19, 2015

May 19, 2015

By Mike Newhouse In the days after Brendon Glenn was killed May 5 in the heart of Venice, I was...