Venice’s Legendary Joe’s Restaurant Kicks off 2012 First Fridays’ Jazz Series February 3 with John Beasley and Dwight Trible Duality Release Event

Los Angeles – January 10, 2012 – Joe’s Restaurant, Abbot Kinney’s original fine dining experience where farmer’s market ingredients meet…

OFFICERS APPRECIATION MEALS

for Thanksgiving, Wednesday Nov 23

Christmas Day, Sunday Dec 25

New Year's Day, Sunday, Jan 1

Please deliver your gifts of food and goodies to the Pacific Division Police Station at 12312 Culver Blvd , LA 90066 .

Suggested items are turkey and fixings, casseroles, salads, sandwiches, fruit plates, veggie trays and desserts.

Convenient times for delivery will be on Wednesday, November…

ATTENTION MAR VISTA and VENICE

A fast moving rain cell passing over Los Angeles has brightened up solar panels for the upcoming Westside Solar Tour scheduled for this weekend in Mar Vista, Venice and Silver Lake.…

About this visualization

Interested in solar energy. You're not alone. See this awesome animation of Solar Installations over time. If  you're looking to install solar at  your home or business, be sure to…

Westside Solar Tour Kicks Off

National Energy Awareness Month

Monday, September 26th, 2011 at 1:43 pm…

Tracking the Sun

In related news, Lawrence Berkeley National Labs just released its latest edition of Tracking the Sun, an annual report of solar PV costs in the US.  Takeaways? 

• The cost of going solar fell significantly for consumers over the past 18 months. The average pre-incentive cost of residential and commercial solar PV systems decreased 17 percent in 2010, the most significant annual reductions since Lawrence Berkeley National Lab began tracking data.…

Open Neighborhoods and PermaCity Announce Solar Challenge for Los Angeles County

Santa Barbara gets solarized

Megan Birney on Friday, 26 August 2011.

Hollywood’s Top Writers Event,

The Screenwriting Expo Returns

September 15-18

On September 15-18, 2011, the Screenwriting Expo (www.screenwritingexpo.com) returns for its 10th year bringing with it unique…

Ánimo Westside Charter Middle School will open its doors to its first sixth grade class of Venice and Westside-area students in the fall of 2011.

School location

As the discussions of where Charter schools are located continue, Ánimo Westside Charter Middle School will open in the fall on the site of Cowan Elementary School, located at 7615 Cowan Avenue. Cowan Elementary serves students in grades K - 5, and in 2010 had an API score of…

Whole Foods Wine and Beer July

A reputed gang member has been arrested in connection with a shooting that left two students dead and a boy wounded last week at a Venice park.



Michael Anthony Mariscal, 19, who lives in Culver City, was apprehended Tuesday by detectives, the Los Angeles Police Department said. 



The shooting at Penmar Park, which sits in a quiet tree-lined neighborhood, sent bystanders running…

Community Meeting Wednesday 6/29 As a result of the tragic shooting, a community meeting will be held this Wednesday night, 7 p.m. at the Penmar Recreation Center gynmasiu

Penmar Park Director, Juan Guzman, is working with Nic Hippisley and Daffodil Tyminski, Co-Chairs of our Public Safety Committee, and they will attend our July regular meeting.

When: Wednesday, June 29, at 7pm

Where: Penmar Recreation Center Gymnasium

1341…

Travel through time this weekend as Venice High School celebrates it's Centennial.

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http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/06/23/us-crime-whitey-bulger-idUSTRE75M0NL20110623

(Reuters) - On the run for 17…

Breaking news

photos from OpenVenice staff.

3 people shot, one reportedly died, police still looking for the shooter

Story from MyFoxLA http://www.myfoxla.com/dpp/news/local/venice-penmar-park-shooting-20110622

Three Shot Near Park in Venice…