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Today in Venice-Mar Vista: Wimpy Kid Games, Dog Park Design, Four-Story Building at 1414 Main St., Santa Monica Airport

A four-story development proposed for 1414 Main St. will be discussed this week.

Here are five things for your Tuesday and beyond in Venice-Mar Vista:  

  1. Wimpy Kid games are back Tuesday when the Abbot Kinney Memorial Public Library holds a "Diary of A Wimpy Kid" book launch party to celebrate the eighth book in the series. There will be games, crafts and other activities. The library is at 501. S. Venice Blvd.
  2. Dog park concept design, "Come to Venice & Slow Down" campaign, landmark status on the Ocean Front Walk and Venice Boardwalk are all on the agenda of the Venice Neighborhood Council's Discussion Forum Committee meeting set for Tuesday from 7-9 p.m. at the Canal Club, 2025 Pacific Ave. Agenda here.
  3.  A mixed-use development of 91,968-square-feet in a four-story 46-foot tall building at 1414 Main St. is on the agenda of the Venice Neighborhood Council's Land Use and Planning Commission Wednesday from 6:45-9 p.m. at the Oakwood Recreation Center, 767 California Ave. Agenda here.
  4. A meeting about all things Santa Monica Airport will be held Thursday from 7-8 p.m. by the Mar Vista Community's Santa Monica Airport Ad-Hoc Committee. The meeting will be held at The Coffee Connection at the corner of Venice and Centinela boulevards. The agenda is here.
  5. An online petition to "save" the neighborhood from the proposed development at 1414 Main St. is here.


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