By CJ Gronner The guy looks good, seems nice, talks a good game, makes her feel special … then the next thing she knows, she wakes up all dazed out, wondering what […]
Barnyard Bullies
By Ian Dean The Neo-Venetians are at it again. Barely a month has passed since one Venice institution (Glencrest BBQ) has been forced to close due to gentrification, another is in potential […]
Keep Venice Free – No OPDs
By Greta Cobar What else could possibly be done to change the welcoming spirit that has been the trademark of Venice for as long as it’s been on the map? How about […]
Poverty and the Profit Motive
By Mark Lipman Disparity is all around us, pocketed by great bunkers of wealth. Fortified swimming pools and Rolls Royces share the same intersections as shopping cart homeless. Invisible to all, poverty […]
Sidewalk and Bus Stop Taken Over by Owner of Venice Historical Post Office
By Greta Cobar Joel Silver, the new owner of the historical building that formerly housed the Venice Post Office, does not have permits to block the sidewalk and the bus stop around […]
Another Nail in the Coffin of Venice
By Ian Dean There once was a little street near the ocean that was strung with little shops, and houses. It was not a fancy area, fairly modest and far from perfect, […]
Some Will Never Be Gentrified
By John O’Kane Many have expected Venice to become another upscale coastal community ever since the early 60s, when the city directors began dozing the architectural gems copied from the Italian source. […]
Edward Biberman Mural
By Delores Hanney Since the recent slipping into private hands of the 1939 WPA-built post office in Venice, there has been much anguish and gnashing of teeth mainly due to the loss […]
Venice Homeless Person Not Guilty – For Erecting a Toilet
By David Busch I love you. After a year now of controversial Venice arrests, 12 jurors have found that a homeless person’s “porta-potty” erected here in Venice on Third Ave. near Rose […]
Mural Illustrating Abbot Kinney Should Be Moved to Abbot Kinney Library
By Greta Cobar We as Venetians are upholding our reputation of not giving up. So here’s the latest on our up-and-going, not-nearly-over fight with the United States Postal Service (USPS) and the […]
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