Anyone lose track of $500,000 worth of marijuana, bundled in 35 bales and left to float near the Marina del Rey harbor? "The bales were found floating in the water by members of the Los Angeles County sheriff's marine operations shortly after noon Wednesday." more ›

The Board of Supervisors approved a set of regulation changes governing Marina del Rey beaches and harbors today, one of them being a continuance of the ban on summer touch football. Did anyone out there know this ban existed? 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 ›

Cafe del Rey is ringing in fall with delicious menus of fall-inspired eats and cocktails. The Mediterranean-influenced fare is also the perfect tribute to October's National Seafood Month. We stopped by the recently revamped eatery on Tuesday evening for a taste of the season and the sea, indulging in Executive Chef Daniel Roberts' creations while gazing out over the sunset-lit marina. more ›

After recovered from an Encino church, the Rembrandt sketch that was heisted from the Marina del Rey Ritz-Carlton is under a new investigation. Is "The Judgment" in fact a Rembrandt? more ›

Sitting on your butt in the dark watching a movie you paid too much for to see is about to get better if you hang out in Marina Del Rey. SoCal's first AMC Dine-In Theatre will be going in at Villa Marina Marketplace, reports Marina Del Rey Patch. more ›

Gold diggers, pack your bags. You're going to Manhattan Beach, baby. The sophisticated South Bay beach town assumes the number one spot on CNNMoney's "Best places for the rich and single," list. Though 30.2% of Manhattan Beach residents are single, the city boasts a median family income of $154,860. more ›

A pen-and-ink drawing by Dutch artist Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn estimated to be worth approximately $250,000 vanished from the Ritz Carlton in Marina Del Rey on Saturday, said an LASD spokesman, according to LA Now. more ›

The manhunt continues for the suspect who shot a 44-year-old woman in Marina del Rey last Thursday, July 21. David Boufford, the victim's neighbor, has launched MdR Cares, a donation effort urging the Marina del Rey community to pledge support and donations to assist in her recovery. more ›

A suspect is still at large after a reported shooting and robbery inside a parking structure in Marina Del Rey. "Deputies found a 44-year-old White female lying face down near a pool area in Marina Del Rey Thursday night, with a gunshot wound to her lower back," according to a LASD news release. more ›

A child playing on top of a bunk bed in a third-story apartment has died after falling from the window and landing on the concrete below. 4-year-old Nico Lurie tumbled out of the open window while playing with other kids on the bed at the Marina Del Rey apartment, reports the Daily Breeze. He was rushed to Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center in Westwood, but succumbed to his injuries this morning. The death is being considered an accident. more ›

The man accused of killing local couple Jean and Scott Adam after hijacking their yacht in the Gulf of Arden has pleaded guilty in a federal court in Virginia, according to the Associated Press. Mohamud Hirs Issa Ali of Somalia is "among 15 suspects from Somalia and Yemen facing charges related to the February hijacking of the yacht Quest." more ›

In the Venn Diagram of dining out in Los Angeles, Marina Del Rey's recently opened Vu is the unique intersection of three options: Small plates, molecular gastronomy, and Southern comfort. No dish better exemplifies this than the Pork Belly on Fried Grits with a Root Beer Gelée at Vu. more ›

Relaying information back to headquarters, LAist Lifestyle Editor Julie Wolfson has been on location in Marina Del Rey to uncover the secret truth abou... WE INTERRUPT THIS REPORT TO BRING YOU: Lobster Cobb!!!!! more ›

R&B singer Faith Evans was one of hundreds of vehicles subject to a sobriety checkpoint set up by the LAPD near Venice last night. During the stop, Evans was "arrested on suspicion of misdemeanor drunken driving," according to LA Now. more ›

Is this the summer of nudity or what? From naked PETA protests in Orange County to random and criminal instances of nudity on the 405 Freeway, Azusa and Temecula (and let's not forget the drunk teen in Simi Valley who went to his former house -- the keys still worked! -- and went asleep in a bed nude). more ›

16-year-old solo sailing adventurer Abby Sunderland arrived home to Southern California today, and held a news conference in Marina Del Rey. "Sunderland recounted the terrifying moments, talked about what she had learned and responded to criticism of her parents during the hourlong news conference," according to LA Now. more ›

As usual, the LAPD is out to get drunk drivers this weekend. Tonight, the department's West Traffic Bureau will conduct a checkpoint on Lincoln Avenue between Washington and Maxella, which straddles the border between Los Angeles city limits and the unincororated Marina Del Rey (and if you really want to get nerdy, we'd call this the Del Rey neighborhood). The checkpoint, which will run from 8 p.m. to 3 a.m., is in response to 29 driving under the influence-related and 265 hit and run traffic collisions in the Pacific Division, says the LAPD. As always, you should never drive drunk in the first place. Police say if you see a drunk driver, it warrants a 911 call. more ›

L.A. Youth, the 1988-founded newspaper by and about teens in Los Angeles, yesterday came out with an article featuring students from English classes at Locke High School #3 in Watts. The assignment was to "write about growing up in South Central L.A. to show people what their lives are really like." more ›

Marina Del Rey has a surefire way to light up New Year's Eve...Fireworks! more ›

As with every weekend (and weekday), police are out to catch drunk drivers. Tonight, we know of two sobriety check points: one in Del Rey and another in Pasadena. From 8 p.m. to 3 a.m., the LAPD will hold a Sobriety & Drivers License Checkpoint at Lincoln Blvd and Maxella Ave at the border of the L.A. city neighborhood Del Rey and unincorporated Marina Del Rey. The LAPD's Pacific Area has experienced 108 DUI-related crashes and 963 hit and runs so far this year. more ›

For four days, 74-year-old Mostafa Mahmoud Zayed was seen slumped over his balcony in Marina del Rey. Neighbors, who saw him on Monday, didn't think much of it--it was a dummy for Halloween, after all. more ›

A collective of enforcement agencies including the FBI, DEA, local police departments and the IRS raided at least two dispensaries on the Westside for unknown reasons this afternoon. Warrants were also served on the private homes of the owners. Organica Collective on Washington Blvd. in Culver City was raided followed by the Overland Gardens Collective in West Los Angeles were raided around 11 a.m. and authorities were still searching for unknown things hours later. A dog believed to be a pit bull was shot at one of the locations. more ›

Music in film is one of the most important devices used in cinema today; this music has been ingrained in popular culture, to the point that most people could recognize the tunes. Also sprach Zarathustra, Ride of the Valkyries, Beethoven's 5th, are a few of the major works that come to mind. This week, you can hear a few of these tunes and more at several venues. more ›

That whale that drew hundreds to Marina Del Rey left Friday, presumably headed to its summer home in Alaska. Accompanied by about 50 bottlenose dolphins, the young 25-foot gray whale headed out of the marina's shallow waters after spending three weeks there. The whale had become quite a spectacle for people, even some paddled out to touch it, which is against the law. LAist posted a video and photos of the whale earlier this month. more ›

LAist Featued Photos contributor Jonathan Alcorn took some amazing shots of the gray whale hanging out in Marina del Rey this week. The young whale, about 20 feet in length, has been hanging around drawing crowds because, hey, it's not just everyday that you get to see a whale so easily from shore. Yesterday, another contributor shared a couple videos with us. more ›

Here's that baby gray whale we mentioned earlier this week. He's been hanging out in Marina Del Rey, showing off bits of his 20-foot long body when he surfaces, creating quite a spectacle for locals and tourists. more ›

Sue Stephenson: Eighteen years. My prior role at the corporate office was Senior Vice President Human Resources. Three years ago I was given the opportunity to start up our social responsibility function, Community Footprints, reporting to Simon Cooper, President and COO. I am very fortunate to have the opportunity to participate in Community Footprints volunteer events as I travel to our properties around the world. more ›

This morning a boat load of whale watchers discovered a woman's body a a quarter-mile off Redondo Beach. 39-year-old Cindy Denq's death is being investigated as a possible suicide. Once a passenger on a previous boat ride, Denq had jumped off the boat, but was pulled back onto the ship after the skipper stopped and had her pulled back on board. Today, police say it appears that she entered the water from the beach. Earlier this morning, another woman's dead body was found in the ocean, this time in Huntington Beach. Orange County deputies were called to a bar in Sunset Beach where a woman was reportedly bleeding profusely. Upon arrival, police only found a trail of blood leading to the water where she was found floating. "We're not sure what happened," a deputy told the AP. "All we know is something started here at the bar. We're not sure if this is a crime scene or an accident at this point, but we're treating it as a crime scene until we know further." more ›