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Venice Headlines:

Venice Beach: Nearly 50 Arrested in Sweep
Feb 14, 2010
(Santa Monica Mirror) wrote:
The Los Angeles Police Department curfew task force at Venice beach arrested nearly 50 people Friday morning, many of whom were homeless.

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Nearly 50 arrested in Venice Beach sweep
Feb 12, 2010
(Los Angeles Times) wrote:
For the first time, the LAPD beach curfew task force works with teams of social workers, counselors and religious representatives in an outreach effort to help the many homeless. Police on horseback and in sport utility vehicles swept across Venice Beach in the darkness Friday morning, arresting nearly 50 people, many homeless, on warrants and felony violations, authorities said.

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Venice Beach sweep nets nearly 50 violators; social services offered
Feb 12, 2010
(Los Angeles Times) wrote:
Police on horseback and in sports utility vehicles swept across Venice Beach in the darkness Friday morning, arresting nearly 50 people, many homeless, on warrants and felony violations, authorities said.

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Newest Article:
Mr.No's Poster Shop
Located just south of Breeze on the Venice Boardwalk, this deceptively small entrance leads to a huge array of well cataloged posters.  You may be able to get posters for less somewhere more


Site News:

About This Site
Mar 18, 2005

This site will be a repository for profiles of various Venice Beach residents, artists, businesses, and boardwalk vendors.  We plan on profiling each entity on their own page, eventually making this a bit of a virtual Venice from a local perspective.  We hope to have fun and meet a lot of great people along the way.  Stay tuned.

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Articles Mentioning Venice:

Bob Biniak, a Member of Skateboarding’s Z-Boys, Dies at 51
Mar 6, 2010
(New York Times) wrote:
Biniak was part of a rebellious wave of surfers in the 1970s who transformed the competitive sport of skateboarding.

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Protests to Seashore's crow-poisoning plan continue in Provincetown
Mar 6, 2010
(The Register) wrote:
There’s no shortage of love for the crow in Provincetown, where the second and final public meeting on the National Seashore’s controversial crow-poisoning plan was held Wednesday night.

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SPIRIT AWARDS LIVE | Reporting Live from the 25th Anniversary
Mar 5, 2010
(indieWIRE) wrote:
The Winners | The Predictions | The Nominees | The Rehearsals | Twitter 9:04 p.m. - Message to my colleague Eugene Hernandez: Bring me more alcohol. [Peter Knegt] 9:00 p.m. - Lots of emotion on stage tonight. Tears from Scott Cooper, Geoffrey Fletcher and now Lynne Shelton accepting her award for "Hump Day." [Eugene Hernandez] 8:59 p.m. - Message to my colleague Peter Knegt who is backstage here ...

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Joie de Vivre and the Art of the Hotel | By Kathryn M. Kantes
Mar 5, 2010
(Hospitality Net) wrote:
Joie de Vivre is California's largest boutique hotel management company, operating nearly 40 boutique hotels, including a luxury lodging camp resort. The portfolio comprises a total of 4,500 guestrooms, including five spas and twenty distinctive restaurants. Joie de Vivre's growth strategy focuses on market penetration, to become the one-stop hospitality provider in California by creating ...

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Spring Break EarthCam WebCams Join Annual Fun from Bucuti Beach to Waikiki
Mar 5, 2010
(PRWeb via Yahoo! News) wrote:
More than 20 EarthCam Spring Break Live Cams Also Viewable on iPhone or iTouch

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The Venice Beach Lottery
Mar 21, 2005

Below is a link to a paper I wrote about the Venice Beach lottery....I've since learned some new facts and the paper isn't entirely accurate as I think I got the name of the guy who does the political billboards wrong.  As well, I now realize that some of the spaces are a different size than others, though I don't think it affects the larger point about space flexibility.  Since that time, I've heard a lot of stories about businesses getting spots to specifically keep them empty and I've seen a lot more empty spaces on the boardwalk.   Anyways, here is the paper.....

http://www.aboutvenicebeach.com/uploads/commpsychfinal2.doc

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Westminster Fresh Juice Shop
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