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(Video) Rubber Ducks Fill the Venice Canals on July 4th

The Annual Competition Brings The Canal Community Together @smmirrornews Rubber ducks filled the Venice Canals on July4th #venicebeach #venice #losangeles #fyp #california #rubberducky #rubberduck ♬ original sound – Santa Monica Mirror

Elderly Hiker Rescued from Santa Monica Mountains

The LAFD dispatched both ground and air units to respond to the situation A 66-year-old woman was rescued Saturday afternoon after suffering from exhaustion while hiking in the Santa Monica Mountains, according to the Los […]

Film Review: MaXXXine

By Dolores Quintana MaXXXine, the third installment in Ti West’s X film series, could potentially be the finale. However, writer and director West has hinted at the possibility of a fourth film. The series began […]

Venice Shorts: Born on the Fourth of July!

Venice celebrates its 119th Birthday, America now 248 Years Young By Nick Antonicello  Venice like America will celebrate a birthday on the Fourth of July thanks to a visionary named Abbot Kinney, a conservationist, developer, and […]