Saturday, August 1 7pm Marina Del Rey Summer Concerts Pop Saturdays. Burton Chase Park, Marina Del Rey CA 8:00 PM Vicky Hamilton & Frank Ferrante Appetite For Dysfunction shares VICKY HAMILTON’s undeniable […]
Community Calendar
That Dark Parade: Protesters Take to Venice Streets Over Gentrification & Brendon Glenn’s Killing
By Krista Schwimmer In a strange, dark twist of fate, a state-wide, two day protest organized by more than a dozen groups representing the voices of First Nations, black, brown, and poor […]
POWER Press Release
Tami Pardee, realtor of the 1%, for the past ten years has been “Taking Away” from our Venice Community. “Taking Away” our affordable housing. “Taking Away” our culture and history. “Taking Away” […]
Deborah Lashever: Shero of Venice
By Greta Cobar Community activism and participation in the struggle for equality for all members of our community are Deborah Lashever’s trademarks. It is an honor to commemorate International Women’s Day by […]
Invasion of the Afflu-Hip
This is a reprint from the December 1974 edition Washington Blvd. was renamed Abbot Kinney Blvd. in 1990 By Carol Fondiller About a year ago at a meeting between the affluent residents […]
Watch Out: Cameras Are Recording You; Bollards Won’t Save You
By Greta Cobar A lifeguard driving an L.A. County truck accidentally ran over a sunbather on September 15 at 4:25 pm near the intersection of Ocean Front Walk and Venice Blvd. Twenty-five […]
Not Another Gjelina at 320 Sunset!
By Greta Cobar The owner of Gjelina is pushing against the wishes of the Venice community to open a restaurant/bar/take-out food and alcohol establishment at 320 Sunset. The first thing that got […]
Abbot Kinney Boutique Hotel: the Devil You Know
By Krista Schwimmer During a period in America’s history, when families and individuals are still reeling from the loss of homes, when the economy has not fully recovered, and the divide between […]
The Roosterfish – Serving Gay Venice since 1979
By CJ Gronner Walking down Abbot Kinney, I heard a lady (carrying bags from a chain store) say to her friend, “Oh, that’s a gay bar,” as they passed The Roosterfish – […]
Google’s Ghetto by the Sea
By Theo Kirkham-Lewitt Back and forth on her low-ride beach cruiser bicycle, wearing a black Suicidal Tendencies band t-shirt, dark Ray Ban shades and blood-red lipstick, she pops out against a background […]
You must be logged in to post a comment.