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Entries by Fabian Lewkowicz (6146)

Public Parkway Garden in Venice

Verdant Venice Group (@ver in Vedant_venice_group) volunteers garden at a parkway at Sunset Avenue on Saturday, January 7, 2023. VVG is a group of volunteers engaged in planting and maintenance of the Venice urban canopy, mostly on low-income properties and in public spaces. They encourage biodiversity and native planting when possible.

Posted on Saturday, January 7, 2023 at 09:50PM by Registered CommenterFabian Lewkowicz | CommentsPost a Comment | EmailEmail | PrintPrint

Castle in the Sand

Timothy Williams builds a sandcastle at Venice Beach on Saturday, January 7, 2023. Goblikitepe was founded in 2018 as a permanent sandcastle in Venice Beach. It is located at the end of South Venice Boulevard and is open to the public 24 hours a day, with major digs every Saturday morning at dawn. Volunteers are always welcome.

Posted on Saturday, January 7, 2023 at 09:47PM by Registered CommenterFabian Lewkowicz | CommentsPost a Comment | EmailEmail | PrintPrint

Rickshaw on the Bike Path

Timothy Williams, @journal_of_anthro_engineering, pulls a rickshaw along the Santa Monica Beach Bike Path on Tuesday, January 2, 2023. The vintage rickshaw is authentic from Hong Kong. He purchased it on Craigslist from a film prop master.

Posted on Monday, January 2, 2023 at 09:42PM by Registered CommenterFabian Lewkowicz | CommentsPost a Comment | EmailEmail | PrintPrint

Menorah Parade for Hanukkah

The Chabad in Simcha Monica Menorah Parade rolls down the Santa Monica Pier on Monday, December 26, 2022.

Posted on Monday, December 26, 2022 at 08:16PM by Registered CommenterFabian Lewkowicz | CommentsPost a Comment | EmailEmail | PrintPrint

Plane Crashes at Santa Monica Beach

A single-engine Cessna airplane crash landed at Santa Monica Beach on Thursday, December 22, 2022. According to Santa Monica Fire Department Public Information Officer, Captain Patrick Nulty,at 3:17 p.m., the Santa Monica Fire Department, Santa Monica Police Department Harbor Guards, and Los Angeles County Lifeguards responded to an aircraft accident in the 1800 block of Santa Monica Beach. Upon arrival, Lifeguards, Harbor Guards, and Firefighters encountered a single engine aircraft that was upside down in the surf line. Two occupants were extricated and transported by Paramedics to a local hospital. The aircraft departed Santa Monica Airport shortly before the accident when it reportedly attempted a landing on the hardpack sand. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is leading the investigation. More information related to the investigation will be made available at www.ntsb.gov. Firefighters were assisted by the Los Angeles County Lifeguards, Santa Monica Police, Santa Monica Airport Operations, and NTSB.

 

Posted on Thursday, December 22, 2022 at 08:08PM by Registered CommenterFabian Lewkowicz | CommentsPost a Comment | EmailEmail | PrintPrint

Happy Winter Solstice

People line up to see the sun setting through Baile Oakes' interactive wood sculpture entitled, "Gestation III," 1991, marking the winter solstice at Palisades Park on Friday, December 21, 2022. During only the 3 days of the winter solstice, the Sun can be seen setting precisely in the middle of the sculptures opening. The winter solstice marks the shortest day and the longest night of the year.

Posted on Wednesday, December 21, 2022 at 05:56PM by Registered CommenterFabian Lewkowicz | CommentsPost a Comment | EmailEmail | PrintPrint

Happy Chanukah ðŸ•Ž

Rabbi Isac Levitansky, from Chabad in Simcha Monica, lights the menorah at the Santa Monica Pier marking the first night of Chanukah on Sunday, December 18, 2022.

Posted on Sunday, December 18, 2022 at 07:51PM by Registered CommenterFabian Lewkowicz | CommentsPost a Comment | EmailEmail | PrintPrint

The Beach Belles

The Beach Belles perform at Santa MonicaPlace (@santamonicaplace) on Saturday, December 17, 2022.

Posted on Saturday, December 17, 2022 at 07:49PM by Registered CommenterFabian Lewkowicz | CommentsPost a Comment | EmailEmail | PrintPrint