To the question, what is truth?, let me rattle some keys Truth is in you and me, and also, that old Hemlock-Ripple taster, Socrates Truth is an everlasting, on-going energy Truth is […]
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Terrence Leon Sullivan, RIP
Terrance Sullivan passed on very suddenly in August, in Venice, a town he embraced with enthusiasm and with a critical eye and tongue. He was a husband, father of four, a seeker […]
My Life In An RV
By R. Mann Independence is of the utmost importance. The RV lifestyle has always afforded just that. When I first began living in a van, in the 60s, it was a matter […]
The 26th Annual Abbot Kinney Festival
Tens of thousands attended the Abbot Kinney Festival, Sunday, Sept. 28. It started slowly, with crews of workman frantically erecting the mandated fire resistant tents on each side of Abbot Kinney Blvd. […]
Back in the 20th Century with the Free Venice Beachhead
By Moe Stavnezer I wasn’t there at the birth, but I fell in love with the baby, spittle, poops and all. As befits a doting, now turning senile, grandfather, I can’t […]
Memories of Venice, 1956
I am 8yrs old.Mom moved to Venice in the 50’s. Sleeping in sandy beds of the children of Beatnik poets and artist. Waking in the middle of the night to the artist […]
Poetry
• Poem for the Poets – Shanna Baldwin • Possession – krista schwimmer • Blessed – Rex Butters • A Soldier’s Prayer – Mark Lipman • Del Taco #57 – RF Wagner, Jr. • The Ravings of People […]
Haters of Homeless People
Dear Beachhead, The Mayor’s new housing plan has on it 2,200 units developed for homeless people with special needs in five years (with conditions, of course). The low number estimate of homeless […]
Homelessness – Here We Go Again
By Mark Lipman If you think you are tired of reading about homelessness, just imagine how tired we are of writing about it. Yet again the Venice Neighborhood Council has commissioned a […]
Corruption
Dear Beachhead, The City’s promise was to take away the Commercial vending from the boardwalk and restore the ambiance of quality. The first day of the Lottery, some City employee held spaces […]
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