By Karl Abrams I’m concerned with the Spontaneous Poet that dreamy visitor who drives in to our Coastal Venice by the sea, without warning bringing peace in character and freedom of spirit, […]
Failed Boardwalk Ordinance Leads to Abuse of Power
By Greta Cobar As the Beachhead fore-saw in its January 2012 issue, the new Ordinance regulating free speech on Ocean Front Walk (OFW) is not being enforced, and vending is in full […]
Food for the Soul
By Anne Alvarez New Life Society is a local grassroots non-profit which was founded in 2001 by Millie Mims, in the mountain community of Badger, California. The original intent was to provide […]
Writing The American Dream On A Grain Of Rice…
By Anne Alvarez Vivianne Robinson is one of Ocean Front Walk’s most colorful and successful artists, known for her ability to write on a grain of rice. Her record is 14 letters on a single […]
Jingles at Bill’s
By John Davis Vegan musical performing giant, Jingles, is leaving Venice Beach. CD 11 City Councilperson, Bill Rosendahl, presented him with a City Scroll honoring him as a Legend of Venice Beach. […]
Normal Is Dead
By CJ Gronner I am thrilled to report that my good friends at the Venice Beach Freak Show are getting their own reality show on AMC, called, appropriately, Freakshow, which starts airing […]
Snake Man Cleared of All Charges
As the Beachhead reported in the June issue, Solomon, also known as Willie Lee Turner, or the Snake Man, was arrested in Santa Monica for allegedly hitting someone in Hollywood. Now that […]
Chariots Coming to Venice
By Greta Cobar The Hare Krishna Festival of the Chariots is the world’s oldest religious observation, and this year marks the 36th such celebration in Venice. Called Ratha-Yatra, the festival is a […]
Beach Curfew Violates Law
By John Davis The Beachhead has reported on an ordinance of the City of Los Angeles that violates the California Constitution and the California Coastal Act. Former Executive Director Peter Douglas of […]
The Hammer Museum’s Venice Beach Biennial
By Dean Henderson The Hammer Museum’s Venice Beach Biennial, an open air art exhibition, will take place July 13-15 on Ocean Front Walk. Fifteen Venice boardwalk artists will be among the nearly […]
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