By Suzy Williams So you think your family is weird? Meet the …………….s. (We never do find out what their last name is.) Set in North London in 1965, we come to […]
Family Dysfunction, Pinter-Style
Keeping Jim Morrison’s Spirit Alive
by: Jack Neworth Since its founding in 1905, Venice has attracted artists of all types: painters, poets, writers, filmmakers, to name but a few. A who’s who of these talented people who […]
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 […]
GQ OR NOT GQ
By Eric Ahlberg The Gentleman’s Quarterly “Coolest Block in Los Angeles” event on Abbot Kinney boulevard was met with a sizeable contingent of counter protesters. Many Venice locals are upset that some […]
The Venice Symphony Orchestra – Good Vibrations
By CJ Gronner When I first heard there was going to be a Venice Symphony Orchestra, I thought it was just about the best idea ever. Then I heard them, and that […]
Our Oldest Mural Is Gone
By Greta Cobar The owner of the building housing the oldest surviving mural in Venice destroyed the mural without consulting the community or the artist who painted it. Located on Brooks at […]
A New Chapter in the History of Muralism in Los Angeles LA City Council approves new city-wide mural ordinance
By Suzanne Thompson, Co-Founder, Venice Arts Council and Chair, Endangered Art Fund In 2011 former Councilmember Rosendahl, CD 11, had proposed taking murals out of the signage ordinance and create a mural […]
Sixth Annual Philomenian
By Mary Getlein The Sixth Annual Philomenian was a big success this year. You would think that after all this time, people wouldn’t be as interested in Philomene Long’s poetry, but they […]
Folksinger Fred Gerlach – Venice – circa 1969
By Michael Riley Although I was born in Long Beach, I never went to Venice until I was in my twenties. The thing that brought me there was my love of music, […]
Calendar August 2013
Friday, August 2 • 6-10pm – Venice Street Legends live at the Venice Bistro, 323 OFW. No Cover. • 7pm – Dave McPeters plays 1930s, 40s and 50s sentimental tunes followed by […]
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