By Jamie Virostko Free Venice Where Art Thou? How will Venice’s future be affected by the recent and continuing influx of the Tech Industry? That was the subject of the well attended […]
How Peter Douglas Saved Venice and the California Coast
By Jim Smith Peter Douglas, who was the chief guardian of the California coast for the past 40 years, died April 1. It would have been much better for Venice if this […]
Armed Guards at Whole Foods
By M.A. von Pfeiffer I’ve shopped at Whole Foods stores across the country and I’ve always enjoyed them. I’m willing to pay a bit more for my food in order to have […]
Google says “No comment” to 5,000 Venice Employees
By Greta Cobar When recently asked about the rumor that they plan to buy the building currently housing Gold’s Gym and increase the number of employees to 5000, Google’s response was “no […]
The Venice Skills Center Is In Danger of Losing Its Funding
By Charles Thomas The Venice Skills Center, our adult education and training school, is threatened with losing its budget. Once again a governmental agency claiming “budget woes” threatens to kill a pillar […]
Unfortunate Times For La Fortuna Market
By Anne Alvarez The Venice Neighborhood Council voted unanimously, Jan. 17, to recommend that L.A. City Council revoke the liquor license of La Fortuna Market located at 824 Lincoln Blvd., adjacent to Cafe 50s. Proprietor Margarita […]
Benches and Tables to Remain at Oakwood Park; New Fitness Stations? Maybe
By Anne Alvarez Fitness stations versus park benches was the most important item on the Oakwood Park Advisory Board’s agenda, Nov. 1, and quite clearly what drove Venice locals to come out and […]
No Need to Search for Google, They’re Next Door
The time has come for Google to move 450 of their employees into the Venice Binocular building with immediate plans of expansion that are set to almost triple the workforce and almost […]
Roadmap to Housing turns into a Lonesome Highway
By Greta Cobar In what could be a viewed as a publicity stunt at best or another slap in the face, councilperson Bill Rosendahl made headlines this week as he ceremoniously handed […]
Save The Post Office
By Greta Cobar The Post Office headquarters in Washington DC is currently considering the appeals they received to stop the sale of the historic Venice post office. Linda Lucks, President of the […]
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