Main Street in Venice is going on a "road diet" and today crews began the work of removing one car lane in each direction to make room for new bike lanes. The new bike lanes will run between Winward Circle and Marine Street at the Santa Monica border. more ›

The 13.1 Los Angeles half-marathon kicks off tomorrow morning in Venice and heads south down to Playa Vista and loops back. The race kicks off at the Venice Boardwalk at Rose at 7 am Sunday. more ›

Local fifth grade photography students are putting their creative skills to good use this November and December, using their art to benefit the environment. The G2 Gallery's Jared Nigro joined forces with Todd Lesner's class at Westminster Avenue Elementary School in Venice to teach Lesner's students the art of the lens. more ›

What's going on lately in the L.A food scene? Chew on this! Bao gets a twist in the Valley, bloggers will be baking, hot barman Brooke is mixing up fall cocktails, plus a few more nibbles. more ›

Westwood topped a list of the best neighborhood for trick-or-treaters in Los Angeles. The real estate website Zillow plugged in a bunch of factors to come up with its list: the value of homes, crime data, population density and walkability. more ›

Los Angeles City Firefighters involved in providing fire trucks for two adult films will not face disciplinary action, according to an investigation ordered by Fire Chief Brian Cummings. more ›

Sometimes you wanna spin where everybody knows your name. And you're always glad you came. This place is Revolution Fitness. With two locations - Santa Monica and Venice - the boutique style studios invite Angelenos, namely Westsiders, to spin, stretch and pump themselves fit in an embracing, community-focused atmosphere. more ›

The rising Pacific has an insatiable, slowly increasing hunger for multimillion-dollar homes. By 2100 the chilly sea could swallow numerous California coastal areas, including Malibu and Venice, according to a state-commissioned study released by San Francisco State University today. more ›

Angelenos, if you're searching for a reason to watch "Survivor: South Pacific," we have three. A trio of L.A. locals will contend with fifteen other castaways in the 23rd installment of the popular reality series. more ›

Worldly street artist and designer Chase and his trusty cans of spray paint have brightened Venice Beach this spring and summer with several mural projects. As part of The Campaign for the Absurd in Venice Beach, he covered several walls with his brilliant characters. more ›

A magnificent yet tedious street art project just wrapped this afternoon in Venice, and passers-by are approvingly snapping photos of the brilliant display. Barefoot Wine, the Surfrider Foundation and four local artists combined forces to create a 14x10-foot "One Beach" film poster mural on the side of Mollusk Surf Shop. more ›

There comes a time when every tourist — bandit or not — needs to pack up his tacky souvenir sweatshirts for good. The authorities finally caught up with our own tourist bandit, also known as Rex Lutton, 54, who was suspected of robbing banks in Venice and West Hollywood. Those sweatshirts and the kinda touristy locations of his crimes earned him the moniker. more ›

"Boobies are for babies!" cries out a bare bellied, and bare chested, expectant mother amid a small crowd of her topless sisters. It is Venice Beach, on a sunny Sunday, and the cause is laid out for all to see: Women should be allowed to go topless, just like men. This is the annual Go Topless Day protest, march, and gathering. more ›

Portuguese-born artist Vhils has elevated Abbot Kinney street art to a new level, chiseling a woman's face into the exterior south-facing wall of the Post No Bills gallery in conjunction with the current European Bailout Show. more ›

Police are continuing to investigate a youth pastor in Venice who was charged Friday with the sexual molestation of a 14-year-old girl, according to a news conference held by the LAPD this morning. Demetrius Darnell Allen, 28, allegedly had a year-long relationship with the girl, who was a parishioner at First Baptist Church in Venice. more ›

An humanitarian group of community activists organized "Sleep-Out to End Homelessness" in Venice this past Saturday, August 6, in an effort to raise awareness of the homeless populations' needs in Los Angeles. Over 20 organizations that deal directly with the homeless - including St. Joseph Center, the Venice Family Clinic and the Venice Community Housing Corporation - sponsored the campaign, reports CBS LA. more ›

Yesterday's Rawesome raid was caught on tape, and local supporters of the Venice health market are not happy. Witnesses comment on the events, expressing disapproval, and fire questions at authorities. more ›

The innovative minds of Europe's most acclaimed artists currently adorn the exposed brick walls of Post No Bills on Abbot Kinney as part of "European Bailout Show." Unconventional in their craft, the artists - Anthony Micallef, Conor Harrington, Ian Francis, Jonathan Yeo, JR, Mode 2, Paul Insect, Stanley Donwood, Vhils and Zevs - present a range of prints and artworks, each unique in style and captivating in presence. more ›

July is National Ice Cream Month. To celebrate, we'll be reviewing some of our favorite ice cream spots -- and some new ones, too -- all this week. more ›

Strange things transpire in Venice. Early this morning, after breaking into a West L.A. Best Buy, stealing electronics and filling a U-Haul van to the brim with their goods, three men and their U-Haul eluded police and vanished in Venice. more ›

The Los Angeles Police Department have announced an arrest made in last week's fatal shooting at a Venice park. 19-year-old Michael Mariscal was taken into custody Tuesday morning by Pacific Area Homicide Detectives, and booked for the murders of Salvador Diaz, 18, and Alan Mateo, 19. He is being held on $2 million bail. more ›

Former sports columnist and ESPN loudmouth Jay Mariotti must stand trial in defense of multiple felony charges brought by an ex-girlfriend stemming from an incident in April outside a Venice restaurant, an L.A. Superior Court judge ruled on Tuesday. more ›

Not to be detoured by artist vandalism the newly opened Post No Bills working print shop and gallery space in Venice is redefining the perception of street art, making it even more accessible and print designs affordable. more ›

Lindsay Lohan arrived at the LAX Courthouse at 9:45 a.m. Thursday on a probation violation. The 24-year-old troublemaker reportedly tested positive for alcohol during a June 13th party at her Venice house. Will Lohan be sent to jail? To rehab? Or will she be locked up in a bathroom at her chic Venice pad with an ankle monitor and a bottle of Everclear? more ›

One person has been killed and two others wounded in a shooting at Penmar Park in Venice, reports the AP. The shooting took place at about 4:10 p.m. One victim died at the scene while the others were taken to a hospital. more ›

The homeless in Venice aren't exactly the most embraced sector of the local population. To help their image, a group of them are out in the 'hood today reporting potholes they spot to the City of Los Angeles for filling on the upcoming Operation Pothole weekend, reports L.A. Now. more ›