by Jon Wolff In April of 1969, a Venice activist by the name of Helene Wolff presented a prepared statement to Los Angeles City Planning Commission. It went something like this: The […]
1969 and 2016
A VIEW FROM THE BOTTOM
by Pat Raphael When cooking up a bum stew, you quickly learn there has to be at least three rocks around your fire — saves your teetering meal from ending up all […]
BOOK REVIEW “YOU CAN CHECK OUT” by Eli Elliott
I love, love, love this non fiction trade paperback novel, written, drawn and published by the one and only Eli Elliott, a Venice Beach local who is originally from Michigan. “You can […]
Winter in Venice, 2016
Go home and write a poem, Mary it’s not that easy it looks easy: compared to writing a novel or some long memoir that used to be more interesting but now is […]
Krista’s Mini’s
Time to Throw the Bums Out! Like the nation, this year is an election year for Neighborhood Councils across Los Angeles. Candidate filing for the Venice Neighborhood Council (VNC) has already begun […]
Lisa Robins’ “Blessing”
By Suzy Williams Venice goddess Lisa Robins gives a riveting and emotional performance as an Ivy-League Jewish girl who tries out kibbutz life. She falls in love and settles in Tecoa, Israel, […]
THE FAKERY: Gjusta Continuance, Venice Arts Crawl, Vandalism, and more
Gjusta Continuance, Venice Arts Crawl, Vandalism, and more By Roxanne Brown – Member Concerned Neighbors of 320 Sunset GJUSTA CONTINUANCE Concerned Neighbors of 320 Sunset (CNS) appealed the City’s approval of Fran Camaj’s request […]
Passings: Carter Riley Irwin, June 21, 1997 – January 9, 2016
by Krista Schwimmer – Photos by Krista Schwimmer and Jake Sarfaty On Sunday, January 17th, over one hundred family members, friends, and neighbors gathered at the Venice Pier for a paddle out […]
Building the Bridges of Community
To paraphrase, Walt Whitman once said that whether made of mud huts or skyscrapers, the greatest city in the world is the one where the greatest minds reside. It is the people, […]
Community Calendar February 2016
Thursday, February 4 9:00-11:00 PM – Electric Comedy at the Electric Lodge, $5 Friday, February 5 8:00 PM – Mason’s Noise Parlour – Mason Summit curates an evening of Los Angeles’ most […]
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