How not to be a terrible tourist: What Europeans want visitors to know
AMSTERDAM — Travel can be exhilarating or awful, and like it or not, we all leave footprints. Of course, some tourists tread more heavily than others,…
Nathan Santa Cruz among football players set to open training
On the first official day of high school football practice Monday, senior Nathan Santa Cruz of Venice needed no one to remind him what it…
Commentary: Tourists have made Europe a nightmare. I was part of the problem
Ten years ago, in an opinion article for the Los Angeles Times, Rick Steves advised readers to swallow their fears of terrorism and disease, “just…
Venice entry tax failed to deter tourists, critics say | Tourism News
Venice has wrapped up its pilot programme of charging a 5-euro ($5.46) entrance fee for day trippers arriving on particularly congested days, after opponents called…
Lawsuit: L.A. officials continue to stall homeless housing in Venice
Advocates for low-income housing sued the city of Los Angeles this week, accusing City Councilmember Traci Park, City Atty. Hydee Feldstein Soto and other officials…
Unusual UK attraction people say is like being in Venice following £19million transformation
AN UNLIKELY comparison has been drawn with Venice city centre and an attraction in a town in Yorkshire. Anyone who hasn't had the good fortune…
Venice bans large tourist groups and loudspeakers as attraction swamped
Officials in the Italian city say the measures are an effort to limit the impact of over tourism at the world-famous destination, which started charging…
‘Taking Venice’: How Robert Rauschenberg shocked the Biennale
The Venice Biennale may have lost much of its singular luster, now that hundreds of periodic surveys of new international art have joined the roster…
The 10 most memorable things to do on the West Coast
I couldn’t help it. In the course of scouting out great adventures for West Coast 101 — our new guide to essential destinations in Baja,…
High school baseball: City Section playoff pairings
CITY SECTION BASEBALL PAIRINGS (All games at 3 p.m. unless noted) Open Division First round, Wednesday #1 Granada Hills, bye; #9 El Camino Real at…
Venice Family Clinic Art Walk, a fight to save L.A. youth orchestras and your guide to L.A. culture this week
Civic Youth Orchestra (Courtesy of Civic Youth Orchestra / Photo by Bill Kraus) Hello and welcome to another week of Essential Arts, where we highlight…
High school boys’ volleyball playoff results and pairings
City Section Wednesday’s Results Division II Semifinals Grant d. Sylmar 25-23, 25-23, 24-26, 25-23VAAS d. Fremont 27-25, 25-14, 25-15 Division III Semifinals Hamilton d. LA…
Granada Hills boys win City Section swim title; girls teams tie
For the second straight year, the City Section girls’ swimming championship was decided on the last event and again Granada Hills won it. Only this…
Pope Francis speaks about struggles facing people of Haiti during Venice mass
The pontiff also voiced concerns about the ongoing conflicts in Ukraine and Gaza and expressed concerns about the welfare of Rohingya, thousands of whom have…
Venice tests 5-euro entry fee for day-trippers amid overtourism
VENICE, Italy — Under the gaze of the world’s media, the fragile lagoon city of Venice launched a pilot program Thursday to charge day-trippers a 5-euro…
New Venice tourist tax causes worry it will become 'pay to enter theme park'
The new daytripper tax scheme in Venice which will run for 30 days initially as a trial, is designed to reduce over tourism in the…
Venice introduces charge for day-trippers as it tackles tourism influx
In short: Venice has introduced a fee for tourists visiting the city on a day trip as it works to tackle large crowds in peak-holiday season.The…
Wednesday’s high school baseball and softball scores
Baseball Alhambra 2, Salesian 1Aliso Niguel 5, San Clemente 2Anaheim 5, Century 3Anaheim Canyon 6, Yorba Linda 1Animo Inglewood 9, Compton Early College 3Apple Valley…
Israel artist says Venice Biennale pavilion won’t open until Gaza ceasefire | Israel War on Gaza News
An artist representing Israel at the international art fair calls for an immediate ceasefire in Israel’s war on Gaza. The artist representing Israel at the…
Thousands of artists call for Israel’s exclusion from Venice Biennale | Israel War on Gaza News
Art Not Genocide Alliance says that any works that represent Israel are an ‘endorsement of its genocidal policies’ in Gaza. Thousands of artists, curators and…