CJ Gronner Every town needs a newspaper, and The Free Venice Beachhead has been the one for Venice, California since 1968. I joined the collective staff in 2009, after writing a story […]
Beachheads Write on the Beachhead
ventures on the way
by bETO “I’ve laid around and played around this old town to long. summer all most gone and winters moving on.” by Bill Monroe I love Southern California but Venice, my lovely […]
Get to Know: Chuck’s Briefs
By Greta Cobar As the Beachhead is turning 45 this month, I spiraled back in time to the late 70s and early 80s, when the Beachhead was just becoming a teenager. And […]
And Further Out
(This is a re-print from the December 1983 Beachhead 15th Anniversary issue) By Carol Fondiller Write about the Free Venice Beachhead. Easy, I thought. Well, it hasn’t been. Something inside me skitters […]
Beachhead – Inside to Out
(This is a re-print from the December 1983 Beachhead 15th Anniversary issue) By Rick Davidson “Write your feelings about the Beachhead,” I was asked. “I’ve got mixed feelings,” I said. They replied. […]
An Interview with John Haag
(This is a re-print from the November 2002 issue) By Suzy Williams John Haag – whose long career of fighting for the rights of Venetians has earned him the title of People’s […]
Abbot Kinney to be Christmas Host
By Laura Shepard Townsend If you can spare a moment to contemplate Abbot Kinney’s Venice when he hosted the annual and most splendid Christmas Parties at the Venice Dance Pavilion….The local papers […]
50 Years After the Coup That Changed America Forever
By Jim Smith Have you heard it on the news About this fascist groove thang Evil men with racist views Spreading all across the land Don’t just sit there on your ass […]
Using Art in the Struggle for Social Justice
By Eric Ahlberg The intrepid Venice Beachhead reporters went over to the new offices of the Center For The Study of Political Graphics (CSPG), where Venice Artist Carol Wells and her colleagues […]
The Merchant of Venice
By Delores Hanney Today Mike T. lives a life of gracious bohemianism with his longtime love Laura. He’s an artist; she’s a writer. Their enchanting Venice home and its 800 square-foot studio […]
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