By Jamie Virostko About a year ago, I was walking a dog, crossing Abbot Kinney up San Juan, when a tattooed guy in worn jeans, stopped me on Electric Ave. His long […]
Venice – Where Art Meets (White Collar) Crime
By CJ Gronner If you had left Venice even a year ago, and returned today to stroll down Abbot Kinney, you might think you got lost and wound up on Robertson or […]
Commissioner Burke Speaks to Beach Curfew
By John Davis The most fundamental resource the California Coastal Act protects is access to the beach, day or night, by anyone, of any color, or of any income bracket. The beach […]
Venice to Silver: It’s Not Your Mural
By Greta Cobar The heart of our community was hurt this past month as bulldozers tore down the stairs leading to what used to be our historic post office. New owner Joel […]
VNC Meeting: A Study in Patience and Stamina
By Roger Linnett Reduced to what amounted to whining, Venice Stakeholders Association President Marc Ryavec continued his rancorous crusade against the unhoused element of Venice at the regular monthly VNC meeting with […]
Anonymous Talks to the Beachhead
By X Thank you, to those citizens of the world who took part in the 99%, to expose the 1%. We, soon, with our brothers’ and sisters’ help, are going to expose […]
“Make all those poor people go away, Daddy!”
By Mary Getlein Well, sweetness, we are doing the best we can – we’ve made it illegal to sit in the sand after midnight – that probably gets rid of a bunch […]
Evicted Family Camps Out At Former Home
By CJ Gronner The Gonzalez family had lived at 1033 Abbot Kinney Boulevard in Venice since 1953, when it was still called West Washington Boulevard. Mr. Gon- zalez worked hard as a […]
Two Views of the Zip Line: Zipped, Not Taxed
By Dean Henderson The vote for the zip line at Windward Plaza was probably a foregone conclusion, possibly a classic example of bait and switch salesmanship. Regardless, at its May 15 meeting […]
Two Views of the Zip Line: Zipped or unzipped?
By Katy Crenshaw At the Venice Neighborhood Council (VNC) meeting held on May 15, the Zip Line proposal appeared on the agenda. The VNC recommended the installation of the structure by Greenheart/Flightlinez […]
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