Venice News

Several Individuals Associated with Venice Street Gangs Charged for Roles in Narcotics Distribution Ring; Arrests Made This Morning More than 200 federal agents and police investigators executed 28 arrest and search warrants in a coordinated operation this morning that resulted in the apprehension of several members of the Venice Shoreline Crips ...

Federal authorities have issued 28 arrest warrants targeting members of two Venice gangs accused of distributing crack cocaine.

Police and federal agents have arrested 10 gang members from the Venice area of Los Angeles on drug charges.

Hundreds of cars and motorcycles ranging from vintage to "eco" are expected to converge at the beach for the first Venice Beach Rides for the Community.

A dazzling display of colored windows wraps the custom-furniture-filled Venice, California, home of architect Lorcan O'Herlihy. As you walk along the ragtag streets of Venice, California, beach shack after beach shack signals that this community long ago abandoned its aspirations to follow the architectural example set by its prim and proper ...

Brazilian art continues to gain exposure throughout the world, and the latest example of this trend is in the exhibit "Geometry of Ruins", by Andrezza Valentin and Guilherme Marcondes , currently being held at Flux Salon in Venice, California.

The transformation of Venice's Hotel Erwin is nearly complete. The former Best Western hotel at 1697 Pacific Avenue is now operating as the Hotel Erwin, offering rooms from $149 and up a night .

A city inspector dropped by the Bulldog Cafe Collective on Melrose Avenue last week to see if it was still in business.

Brandon Boyd blends into his Venice, California, neighborhood like any other resident.

Caption: Lori Petty The 'Hellboy 2: The Golden Army' premiere at the Mann Village Theater Los Angeles, California .... PETTY DELAYS D.U.I CASE Actress LORI PETTY has won the right to delay her upcoming driving under the influence case until next month .

A truly lovely Pinot Noir from Stoller Vineyards in the Dundee Hills of Oregon. The JV stands for jeunes vignes , as in "junior vines," a younger, high-density planting.

Coffee tables made from barrels. Lamps crafted from brooms. Chairs swathed in burlap and sackcloth.

Because so little goes on in Venice without some colossal fight, this seems worth pointing out: According to documents filed with the city planning department this week, developers are proposing putting a 24-room hotel at 305-309 Ocean Front Walk .

For more than 20 years, long before Abbot Kinney was even vaguely trendy, Hal's Bar & Grill was the destination of choice for local artists.

NEW YORK Who says they're just spinning their wheels? As indoor cyclists ride stationary bikes up and down simulated hills, they might not be going anywhere, but they're controlling every push of the pedal.

As car enthusiasts and speed freaks, it's hard to imagine a world without the Shelby Cobra , but until 1962, such a world actually did exist.

The cooks from Hapa Kitchen pose for an exclusive Village Voice photo after serving hundreds at the Brooklyn Yards.

The California Coastal Commission on Thursday denied a request by the city of Los Angeles to create permit parking districts in five areas near Venice Beach where residents have complained for years about the constant presence of recreational vehicles.

Last summer there were some questions about the under-construction Thornton Lofts project at 701 Ocean Front Walk in Venice, a 10-unit condo development that seemed slow to finish.

Lured in part by their promise of a $5 McDonald's gift card, Rachel Rochella Lowe, 53, stood by a beach bathroom for several minutes answering questions from Eddie Banda, the stocky, tattooed outreach coordinator for St.