You shouldn't have to be well-connected to be well-informed.
Some parents are in the loop. They go to the PTO meetings, they got added to the WhatsApp thread, they've been here long enough to know which waitlist actually moves.
Most parents aren't, and it's not because they don't care. They're working. They're new. They're doing pickup solo and reading email at a red light.
Both groups end up in the same spot: missing the deadline, paying more, or finding out about the thing a week after it happened. So that's the job. One email, every week, with what's actually going on in Venice, Santa Monica, Marina del Rey, Playa Vista, and West LA.
Free, no invite required, no need to have lived here for ten years.
If it only travels by insider network, we publish it.
LOCAL PARENTS
Venice Rising Team
Emelie Moss
Writer | Tech-professional | Westside community advocate. Love modern parenting and screen-balanced lifestyles for the next generation.
Marcy Chu
Marcy Chu is a digital art director, mom of three, and longtime Venice Beach local.
Venice Rising
Curation desk for Westside family news & events. Send pitches to [email protected].
We need your voice!
We’re building this for the full spectrum of Venice parents - we’re especially looking for contributors who reflect the diversity of parenting in our community and may have insight into specific deep-dive topics like:
LGBTQ+ Resources
Teen / tween parenting
Single parenting
Public vs. private school processes
Birth + postpartum support
IEPs and neurodiverse support
Events
Community happenings, classes, and neighborhood meetings. From bounce houses to city council — you’ll know what’s up.
School stuff
Deadlines, tours, analysis paralysis?
We got you.
Guides & Hacks
Community happenings, classes, and neighborhood meetings. From bounce houses to city council — you’ll know what’s up.
