A new ordinance favored by L.A. City Council on Tuesday may force many Venice Beach boardwalk vendors to move their goods elsewhere. Council unanimously approved a measure prohibiting commercial vending along the west side of Ocean Front Walk in a 12-0 vote.
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Watch Out, Incense & Sunglasses: L.A. City Council Approves Venice Boardwalk Ordinance
Candy Is Dandy: Today Is National Taffy Day
Today is National Taffy Day so quit your sobbing over boardwalks past and drown those salt water tears in a bag of the multi-colored mounds. Perhaps the best local bet for real deal assortment is a fix from the Candy Warehouse in El Segundo. Place your order online, specify local pickup, and swoop in for treats.
Fatal Knife Fight Last Night on the Venice Boardwalk
A heated confrontation between two men identified as transients escalated to violence last night on the Venice Boardwalk, according to LA Now, and as a result, one man is dead and the other has been arrested. The fight took place just after 6 p.m. at Ocean Front Walk and Westminster Avenue. During the altercation, one man took out a knife and attacked the other; the "victim was stabbed eight to nine times," notes the Daily Breeze. He died at the hospital.
Competitive Economy Harshing Mellow on Venice Boardwalk
Venice's iconic boardwalk is no longer just a place to kick back and enjoy a stress-free afternoon stroll, thanks to the weekly lotteries that are taking place to award vendors coveted spots, according to the Daily Breeze.
City Council Seeks Rules to Control Chaos of the Venice Boardwalk
"To this area of Los Angeles, as to similar areas of other large cities, have come the rebellious, the nonconformist, the bohemian, the deviant among the youth," wrote Lawrence Lipton of Venice, the "Slum by the Sea," in 1959.
Video: The Most Gigantic Skateboard Found in Venice
Professional photographer Jonathan Alcorn was on the Venice Boardwalk yesterday when this humongous skakeboard rolled by. No rhyme or reason as to why this was happening, it doesn't appear to be a film shoot. More like just some guys trying to skate in Venice. One Twitter user saw it downtown on a flatbed truck earlier in the day.
STYLEist: A Weekday Stroll Down The Venice Beach Boardwalk
Venice Beach has a lot of stylish people, here is a small sampling of what you might see.
Slice of Life LA: The Venice Beach Drum Circle
Every weekend, usually at around sunset, groups of people gather on Venice Beach to play and dance their hearts out. Yesterday's crowd was smaller than usual (around 100 people), but was still a fun and joyous time for everyone.
At the other Disney: The Flying Fish Cafe
Disneyland in Anaheim may have the exclusive and secret Club 33, but your chances of experiencing it is slim -- you've got to have the money, the "in" and the location (above the Blue Bayou, look for the door with the number 33 on it, then knock, someone might open it up... and yes, when we ate there, it was damn good). That's why Disney World in the "other" Orange County is much better...
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