By Jim Smith Old Venice traditions die hard. In this case, Cafe Benice, which was slated to close on New Year’s Eve. A crowd of us descended on it for one last […]
Sewing Club! In Venice!
By Roger Linnett Five members of the Venice Boys & Girls Club’s Sewing Club were invited to exhibit their creations for the 700 plus attendees of the annual conference of the American Sewing […]
Community Pressure Saves Vera Davis Center
By Roger Linnett The City tried to push one past the Oakwood Community, and the Community pushed back. The result is that the city’s “done deal” of turning the social service center […]
Coping with Shootings and Complexities in Modern Life
By DeDe Audet How do events like shootings in Venice relate to the strange migrations of jellyfish or uterine cells in endometriosis? Linear analysis of cause leading to effect does […]
Post Office Sale?
By Jim Smith The U.S. Post Office is considering selling its historic building on the Venice Circle, according to a spokesperson for the government agency. Richard J. Maher, press spokesperson, says a […]
Why RVs Are Here To Stay
By Jim Smith Forget about the wars, forget about global warming, and forget about obnoxious weed blowers, the Santa Monica Airport, illegal fences and rent gouging. Nothing has attracted more strong […]
Warning: Pensions in Peril
By DeDe Audet Articles in CityWatch (an online newsletter circulated among Neighborhood Council Coalition members) about pension planning engage my interest, but often reach above my ability to understand. It appears that […]
Venice Hosts Produce Exchange – Share the Surplus!
By Joey Marie Soto On May 22 a group of us got together to organize the first West Side Produce Exchange. The location of the site was right here in Venice, at […]
Butterface Stowell: November 24, 2000 May 18, 2009
By Amy V. Dewhurst Beloved Venice Resident, Butterface Stowell passed away May 18, 2009 at 6:58am. As the face of Venice Paparazzi Butterface always “Made The Cut”. A true local, Butter enjoyed […]
Gardens of Gratitude Dig It in Venice
By Joey Marie Soto Last weekend 170 volunteers installed 66 edible gardens at neighbors’ homes, schools, businesses, churches and one rehab center. Gardens of Gratitude just had it’s second annual event. This group, […]
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