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Photo by viramontes via the LAist Featured Photos pool on Flickr 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. Tensions have been mounting in the beach community in recent months, and now getting one of the 200 peddler spaces has become what one participant calls...

Devin on the front porch with two of the daughters. LAist introduced readers to The Entryway, a photojournalism website done by a pair of white reporters who embedded themselves with a family of eight undocumented Mexican residents in LA's MacArthur Park neighborhood. Gothamist was excited to learn that First Lady Michelle Obama and daughters Malia and Sasha were in town—and that FLOTUS said that Grimadli's pizza is basically better than Chicago-style pizza. Londonist drew...

A break in a sewage line belonging to the Santa Margarita Water District last Tuesday is still causing problems on some beaches in the OC, according to the OC Register. "About three miles of coastline from Dana Point to Capistrano Beach are still closed," thanks to the break, and despite the completion of repair work late Friday night, "Orange County Health Care Agency officials said they will not be able to reopen the beaches...

Photo by polaroid-girl via the LAist Featured Photos pool on Flickr There's an art and food event happening this weekend we wanted to give you the heads-up about. Aimed at bringing the community together, and collecting some much-needed and well-deserved food donations for the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank, Taking it to the Streets will have for attendees to enjoy "cutting-edge street artists and gourmet food trucks for a night of food, music, art...

The spending habits of Michael Steele, the first African American chairman of the Republican National Committee, are the subject of much scrutiny, including large amounts of money spent here in Los Angeles at hotels and clubs. A story published today by The Daily Caller notes Steele's lavish spending and his rumored wish to purchase a private aircraft for his travels. FEC filings indicate a visit last month to our part of the country saw...

Photo by Nuno_Oliveira via the LAist Featured Photos pool on Flickr Think it's more expensive to rent a place to live in New York than here in Los Angeles? Think again--at least according to national rankings released this week by the Center for Housing Policy. Looking at renters from a set of occupational categories, the study matches paycheck with the average cost to rent a two-bedroom apartment in major metropolitan markets. When it comes...

Photo by Joits via the LAist Featured Photos pool on Flickr Seems like people these days will eat anything...if it comes on a food truck. A crepe filled with "dirt" is no exception, as LAist Featured Photos pool contributor Joits found out when a buddy ordered up this sweet treat from the Crepes Bonaparte Truck. The truck, an off-shoot of a brick-and-mortar creperie, rolls mostly around the OC. This particular item riffs on a...

Chocolate covered matzah from Compartes As soon as the Valentine's Candy went into the 50% off bin, the aisles of your local grocery and drug stores were stocked with colorful bags and boxes of egg and bunny shaped chocolates and candy, as has become the commercialized standard for the upcoming Easter holiday. But if you're looking to support a local chocolatier and to go a little more high-end than the same old Cadbury egg...

Photo by Lucyrk in LA via the LAist Featured Photos pool on Flickr A New Kid's newest kid suffers from hearing loss. LA resident & singer Joe McIntyre talks about his son's diagnosis and more. UTLA and LAUSD reach a tentative agreement that will mean fewer school days for next year. Gusty winds knocked out power to customers in Malibu today; last night it was Van Nuys experiencing outages. Police are investigating the death...

Photo by volliem via Flickr Come November, voters will have the chance to cast their ballot in favor or opposition of legalizing and taxing marijuana in the state of California. But if you want to also vote for a gubernatorial candidate who will say yes to making pot a cash crop in our struggling state, it's slim pickings. All three major-party candidates have already publicly expressed their unwillingness to back the legalization of marijuana,...

Drivers, beware! The LAPD is running a sobriety and license checkpoint tonight in the North Hollywood/Universal City area at Cahuenga Boulevard and Broadlawn Avenue. Between 7 p.m. and 2 a.m. Valley Traffic Division police will be stopping all motorists in an attempt to both identify possibly intoxicated drivers, as well as to educate the public on the importance of driving sober. "As of February 1, 2010, the North Hollywood Area has endured over 16...

On June 21, 2008, Malibu surfers Skylar Peak and Philip Hildebrand confronted the paparazzi clogging the beach in the attempt to land a perfect shot of actor Matthew McConaughey. Peak and Hildebrand came to blows with a French photographer, and after the scuffle were charged with misdemeanor battery. Their trial is now underway, but locals hail the duo as heroes, not criminals, according to the LA Times. Comparisons to the fatal tunnel chase of...