Watch Venice speak out on "What is the best thing you can give on Christmas that doesn't cost anything?" Hosted by Venice Paparazzi and the Venice Skate Car.  Video by Ross Alexander Wilson and edited by Petey Pete.  Guest host:  Lisa Crow Location targeted:  Abbot Kinney Blvd on First Friday's Local celebrities included:  The Trim Girl's  www.venicetrim.com, Penny from Abbot Kinney Real Estate, the Vine Street Market Bags ...more

Venice Pier area/Washington Square:  The southern end of Venice is home to the Venice Pier and an upscale area known to locals as Washington Square. The crowds are good looking and the party is steady.  The Square is home to a wide variety of eating and drinking options. HERE ARE SOME OF THE BEST: (For more information on the following hots pots, click on it. ...more

ARBOR’S WEEKLY WIN FREE STUFF IS BACK! This week they are giving away a full streetwear kit. - Venice, CA - January 23, 2012 - The Arbor Collective is giving their eco-friendly products, every week, all winter long in their Weekly Win Free Stuff giveaway. They will be kicking down a variety of their bamboo apparel, skateboards and snowboards. It’s really easy for anyone to enter and win. To...more

Name(s): Lara McCaughrin and Christie Little of Vine Street Market USA - Business description: Vine Street Market USA makes Recyclable, Reusable Eco-safe Market bags that fit your eco-fashionable lifestyle. - When did the business start? The idea was conceived in November of 2010.  We have been doing business as of February 2011 - What should we know about your product? Vine Street Market bags are made of high fashion re-purposed fabric prints; gentle to...more

SHOP LIKE A LOCAL!   Animal House: Hotter-than-hot vintage and contemporary Venice boutique. 10% off everything. 66 Windward Ave | animalhousevenice.com | 310 392 5411 __________________________________________ Arbor Collective: We carry, for sale or demo, the full range of Arbor Snowboards, Arbor Skateboards, Arbor/Firewire Collab Surfboards, and Arbor Apparel, as well as other popular brands that share our performance, style, and eco-minded DNA. Use this page to receive Arbor...more

Click here to Like Arbor Venice on Facebook. Arbor Venice is the Venice, CA area showroom for the Arbor Collective. We carry, for sale or demo, the full range of Arbor Snowboards, Arbor Skateboards, Arbor/Firewire Collab Surfboards, and Arbor Apparel, as well as other popular brands that share our performance, style, and eco-minded DNA. Use this page to receive Arbor Venice event info as well...more

SHOP LIKE A LOCAL!   Animal House:  Hotter-than-hot vintage and contemporary Venice boutique.  10% off everything. 66 Windward Ave |  animalhousevenice.com  | 310 392 5411 __________________________________________ Arbor Collective:  We carry, for sale or demo, the full range of Arbor Snowboards, Arbor Skateboards, Arbor/Firewire Collab Surfboards, and Arbor Apparel, as well as other popular brands that share our performance, style, and eco-minded DNA. Use this page to receive Arbor Venice...more

OMG!  You have to check out Sleek Identity' pop up gallery on Abbot Kinney Blvd! - SLEEK IDENTITY - Exclusive Home Design by Europe's Hottest Designers Sleek Identity is a modern L.A. Based online store that promotes up-and-coming International designers. - Pop up Address: 1306 Abbot Kinney Blvd.  Venice, Ca 90291.  www.sleekidentity.com (310) 740 7860 - Sleek Identity's pop up gallery will be open till Aug. 11th, 2011. Stop on by! - Check...more

Through dress, we can transform moods, accentuate personalities, and entice our inner star to make an appearance.  The newest collection by Portland native, Niki Dimitras does just that.  Her line, Luxury Jones, arouses bold, colorful, and expressive gestures which summon only a visceral response. Niki’s hand-made and artfully reconstructed retro- vintage pieces fit into her own eccentric collage of silk chiffon, jersey cotton, and leather textiles. ...more

Brookelyn Boyle of NAYTIV ------------------ Article by Jenni Williams ------------------ Since my move to California three years ago, I’ve been blessed to know an abundance of creative, intelligent and welcoming people.  I came into my first family of friends while working in Venice and since then, these people been a part of my life in various ways.  Continuously inspiring, I’ve looked up to them as they continue progressing...more