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4 years ago! Remembering Venice Skate Legend Jay Adams!

R.I.P. Jay Adams! Original Dogtown Z-Boy! 1961-2014. 4 years ago, Jay Adams, 53, died of a heart attack on Aug. 15 while surfing in Mexi... Read More...

The Venice Art Crawl turns 8. Join in on the anniversary art fun on Aug. 23rd

Please join us on Park Place to celebrate the 8th Anniversary of the Venice Art Crawl. We will have food, drink, live music, art, photograhy... Read More...

Save the date Aug 25 for Venice Beach Music Festival, a free music and art festival at the beach

The annual Venice Beach Music Fest celebrates its thirteenth year of totally free entertainment at the beach on Saturday, August 2... Read More...

Meet Venice Paparazzi’s Intern, Tori Corpuz!

Tori Corpuz is our new Venice Senior High School intern. She is learning how to do event photography and edit in the signature Venice Papar... Read More...

Do your have a cool job? Introduce your career and inspire the members of the Boys and Girls Club of Venice!

Get involved in with DreamJobbing and spend 15 minutes talking to the members of the Venice Boys and Girls Club about what you do. Help t... Read More...

Volunteer and plant with Community Healing Gardens this Sun. Aug. 19th

Community Healing Gardens' mission is to grow stronger communities through urban gardening. Community Healing Gardens is ... Read More...

Hey Venice! Aug. 15th is the last day to nominate someone awesome for the Venice Spirit Awards.

Do you know someone who deserves to be acknowledged and honored for their contributions to the spirit, creativity and uniqueness of Venice? ... Read More...

Check Out this Week’s Incredible Top Ten Venice Beach Instagram Posts!

Photographers in Venice Beach this week have brought incredible creativity, perspective, and color to Instagram. Check out this week's top ... Read More...

Compete or watch the action at the US Open National Singles’ Paddle Tennis Tournament in Venice, Aug 18-19

Compete in a tournament or watch some of the world’s best paddle tennis players in action at the Venice Beach Paddle Tennis courts, located ... Read More...

Join the Venice Boys & Girls Club for a fun night of art, live music, games, food, and drinks on Aug. 16th!

Party at the Boys and Girls Club! We will be debuting a public art installation, "The Faces of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Venice," as ... Read More...

In the Spotlight

Meet the people who make Venice fantastic

Monk Tamony’s drummer Joe Zdaa

Today the Venice Paparazzi spotlight shines on Monk Tamony's drummer Joe Zdaa, who also happens to be a bartender extraordinaire at James' B... Read More...