By Michael Wamback In 1903, a group of prominent civic and business leaders headed by Abbot Kinney, a Freemason, decided that a Masonic Lodge was needed to serve what was then the […]
If Everybody Had An Ocean….
By Amy V. Dewhurst Summer is here, and with it an estimated 5 million tourists will visit our beach. What that means is more kooks at The Breakwater. If someone snakes your […]
Venice High Students Push For Memorial For Japanese
For the past several years, the Beachhead has been advocating a memorial marker or other remembrance at the corner of Venice Blvd. and Lincoln Blvd. where local Japanese families were gathered together […]
More Letters From Students In Support of Memorial Marker at Venice and Lincoln Blvds.
Hello, my name is Wendy Santiago, and I am sixteen years old. I go to Venice High School, where I’m in the 11th grade. I’m in the New Media Academy, and I’m […]
Carnevale – June 6
Carnevale – June 6 Venice artist, Jeff Verges won the annual Carnevale poster design chosen to be the face of 2009 Carnevale! Verges has lived in Venice since 1998 and is very […]
Suzy Williams, Venice Songbird
By Jim Smith Perhaps you’ve seen Suzy Williams peddling down your street on a flower-festooned bicycle named Gladus. Just another Venetian with pink hair going about her business in our community. But […]
Venice in the 1960s: A Series of Circles
By Lisa Marguerite Mora Maria was a large woman, a round body, a series of circles. She scared me. But not because she was fat. It was because when she looked at […]
Peace, Love and Rock & Roll
By Mark Lipman As a new generation starts coming into their own in Venice, more and more talent is beginning to emerge. Making their debut onto the hip-hop, jazz-rock funk scene, The […]
The Jaya Mural
By Emily Winters and maryjane In March 1974, Judy Baca of the City Wide Mural Project approached Jaya (Sanskrit for non-violent Revolution/peace/victory), an active, uppity Women Artists Collective, to create a mural […]
Jaya Mural Celebration
Jaya Mural Celebration – On May 3, the Venice Arts Council (VAC) Endangered Art Fund is celebrating the completion of the Jaya Mural Restoration Project by honoring donors at a champagne brunch. […]
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