By Erica Snowlake The Beachhead is celebrating its 46th birthday this December, and a party for its 400th issue will take place at Beyond Baroque the first of February. I am fortunate to […]
This Paper is a Moebius Loop!
Invasion of the Afflu-Hip
This is a reprint from the December 1974 edition Washington Blvd. was renamed Abbot Kinney Blvd. in 1990 By Carol Fondiller About a year ago at a meeting between the affluent residents […]
Hoppy Holidays! A Tip Topper Christmas! And a Hoppy New Year!
By Marty Liboff Above the mural of Venus on roller skates on Windward Ave. it says,“History is Myth”. This is the story of one of the greatest mythical characters of all time, […]
When the Music’s Over (The Doors)
By Marty Liboff When I tell people I grew up here on the Ocean Front they sometimes ask, “Wasn’t there a rock ‘n’ roll club down here where The Doors and Janis […]
DROUGHT STRATEGY: The Concrete Jungle?
By Laura Shepard Townsend While it is essential that we must all do our best to instigate drought strategies here in Southern California, it seems the answers, especially here in Venice, are […]
We Could Have Danced All Night
By Marty Liboff After Abbot Kinney opened his amazing Venice of America in 1905 with beautiful Italian Renaissance style buildings and miles of canals, he dreamed of bringing fine culture to L.A. […]
Venice Celebrates the Life of Jay Adams
By CJ Gronner Venice lost one of the true O. G.s on August 15th, when Jay Adams, founding member of Dogtown’s Z-Boys and skateboard legend, passed away at the age of 53 […]
P.O.P. by the Sea
By Marty Liboff Let us go back, back before Venice even existed. Abbot Kinney and a few of his business partners as early as 1895, had developed parts of the northern borders […]
History, Shmistory
By Laura Shepard Townsend They say “if you don’t learn from history…then you’re just stupid!” The changes currently assaulting the community of Venice, heralded as ‘progress’, call to mind 1926, a year […]
Kim’s Market and 320 Sunset Updates
By Roxanne Brown Here’s an update on two very similar Venice projects: proposed restaurants at 320 Sunset and Kim’s Market. Kim’s Market’s new owners Alicia Searle and partner, architect Steve Vitalich, and […]
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