The Comeback Inn had many world jazz artists playing inside their tiny restaurant space, and outside in their outdoor patio serving a totally vegan menu, and beer. Excellent World Fusion artists always […]
70’s Jazz in Venice was so expressionistic.
June 2025 California Coastal Commission General Comment: by Lydia Ponce
June 2025 California Coastal Commission General Comment: by Lydia Ponce Our humanity is redefined with each month passing. With each California Coastal Commission, CCC, meeting this country’s further ruin reeks of the […]
23rd Venice Film Fest with Gerry Fialka 1/11/26
SUN, Jan11, 2026 – 23rd Venice Film Fest at Beyond Baroque 681 Venice Blvd, free. Celebrate live music and films 5:30-BSP funk poetry 6pm-Suzy Williams & Friends perform Venice-related songs, 7pm- Short Venice […]
Poetry As Protest by Gerry Fialka
Poetry As Protest by Gerry Fialka W. H. Auden declared: “Poetry makes nothing happen.” Let’s get stimulated for fiery discussion. Auden was articulating that the job of the poet is not to […]
Pagodas’ Last Stand?
By Greta Cobar Big “cleanup” is planned for Ocean Front Walk (OFW) ahead of the summer 2026 Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) World Cup and summer 2028 Olympics. Money is being […]
A History of Petroleum Wells in Santa Monica Bay and Adjacent Beach Communities
A History of Petroleum Wells in Santa Monica Bay and Adjacent Beach Communities I. Introduction Santa Monica Bay, a crescent-shaped embayment along the coast of Southern California, and its adjacent beach communities […]
A Bridge Home Update
Venice’s A Bridge Home, which since February 2020 has offered unhoused residents interim housing and case management, is closing as of December 31, 2024. Although the groundbreaking for permanent housing on the […]
She Slept in Hitler’s Bed
She Slept in Hitler’s Bed By Enyaj Pitchford, Photos by Enyaj Pitchford I remember Evelyn Popp from my days of hanging at the Sponto’s Art Gallery. That was a mystical vortex where […]
Harvard just discovered what AI actually is – Summary
The video ‘Harvard just discovered what AI actually is’ by Mo Bitar argues that AI is a ‘presentation product’ rather than a thinking one. It explains that AI functions more like a […]
Ethnicity and Immigration in Los Angeles County
Ethnicity and Immigration in Los Angeles County Los Angeles County remains the most populous and ethnically diverse county in the United States, with a population of approximately 9.76 million as of […]
9th Annual Commemoration of the Venice Japanese American Memorial Monument
Thursday, April 16, 2026 9th Annual Commemoration of the Venice Japanese American Memorial Monument 84th anniversary of Executive Order 9066 of 1942 38 years after the passage of the Civil Liberties Act […]
VJAMM Fundraiser 4/16/2026
Calendar of Events VJAMM Fundraiser @ Hama Sushi Thursday, April 16, 2026 | 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM 213 Windward Avenue “On the Circle,” Venice Support the Venice Japanese American Memorial Monument […]
How bad will it be?!
⚠️ 90-DAY WARNING: The “Automation Cliff” is here. According to Julia McCoy’s latest research, we aren’t looking at a slow change—we’re looking at a “cliff” where entire job categories could vanish by […]
The March 2026 Free Venice Beachhead – edited by Greta Cobar
Sunday March 8, 2026 is the Memorial for Yolanda Miranda at Beyond Baroque. 2PM 681 Venice Bl. We are happy to see Greta’s new rendering of the March 2026 Free Venice Beachhead. […]
VNC Motions about the Venice Land Use Plan
Hello VNC board, LUPC, and the Venice community, As we all know, the coastal commission certified the Venice Land Use Plan on June 14, 2001. On October 28, 2025, Traci Park submitted a motion to […]
Damian Walker examines humanity’s prospects and executions.
Science Fiction’s Terrifying Prediction Explained The video “Science fiction’s most terrifying prediction” by Damien Walter explores the contrasting concepts of the “Technological Singularity” and William Gibson’s “Jackpot,” arguing that they are two […]
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