at the edge of a city enormous with enemies –Stuart Perkoff, Venice poet By Jim Smith In May, the Venice Town Council was reestablished as part of the city of Venice to […]
July 2008 – Happy Birthday, Venice!
For forty years after the founding of Venice, the area from Windward to the water was the Kinney Pier, the biggest attraction in Southern California between 1905 – 1946. When it was […]
July 2008 – Another Break In The Wall, or Another Wall To Break?
By Maria E. Montano When one thinks about walls to edify, one thinks about construction, progress and development. However, when one thinks about walls that physically try to separate societies of people, […]
July 2008 – Archives: When We Run Venice
June 2008 – The Venice Beat Poets – –The Great River Outside the Mainstream – John Haag
By Jim Smith In many ways, John Haag was a typical member of the Beat Generation in that he forsook a career in Academia or Madison Avenue, for a life dedicated to […]
May 2008 – The History Of Cinco De Mayo
By Maria Elena Montano In the 1800’s, Mexico underwent a series of wars, bringing about political changes which affected Mexico’s government for yet another century. After 300 years of colonial slavery New […]
May 2008 – The Fifth Of May Around The World
Most people in Southern California relate the 5th of May to Cinco de Mayo. True, but Cinco de Mayo is not the only holiday celebrated on May 5th around the world. In […]
May 2008 – Abe Osheroff, Venice Hero And Spanish Civil War Vet, Dies At 92
By Emily Winters I knew the Osheroff family many years ago when I lived next door to them on 28th street in Venice, late 1960s. There was a plan to refurbish the […]
May 2008 – Bea Free, Venice Feminist, Has Died
By Cara Adams Bea Free, as she named herself, was a true Venice legend. The city of Venice has lost a true pioneer. 1966 was the year Bea first set foot into […]
May 2008 – Bruno In Venice West
By Lawrence Lipton For Giordano Bruno burned by the Inquisition in the year 1600 Velvet and warm sweat under the torches the Procession entered the city, tall bronze men on the bronze […]
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