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I had the privilege of meeting artist Jonas Never today on my stroll through Venice Beach. Never is best known for his massive mural ‘Touch of Venice’, which pays homage to Orson Welles’ classic ‘Touch of Evil’ & most recently a strapping 3-story Arnold Schwarzenegger portrait in Muscle Beach. Jonas was nice enough to let me chill & take a few pics of his upcoming installation and I must to say…it is a beast! A ~12-foot black & grey Easy Rider mural featuring Dennis Hopper on his chopper. Oh yeah…did I mention he’s painting this free-hand? More pics to come…

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It was a perfect day for CicLAvia in Los Angeles. A refreshing 78 degrees and a 15-mile car-free route allowed tens of thousands of Angelenos to ditch their cars and hop on their bikes today to take part in the 6th CicLAvia event. From downtown to Venice Beach, travelers were encouraged to ride any wheeled contraption, from unicycles to rollerblades, as long as it was not an automobile. If you missed it this time, have no fear, there will be two more CicLAvia events this year on June 23 and Oct. 6. For more information, visit www.ciclavia.org.

