By Jim Smith Hello, and Welcome to Venice! If you’re visiting the City of Venice this summer, there are some things you should know. Venice is easily accessible by mass transit and […]
Money Available for Venice Nonprofits from Abbot Kinney Fest
The Abbot Kinney Festival Association (AKFA) is accepting applications for its Community Grants Program. Every year the AKFA donates proceeds from the Abbot Kinney Festival to local arts, beautification, youth, and family programs. […]
How Peter Douglas Saved Venice and the California Coast
By Jim Smith Peter Douglas, who was the chief guardian of the California coast for the past 40 years, died April 1. It would have been much better for Venice if this […]
Venice Skills Center Still Fighting for Survival
By Charles Thomas Things are heating up again for the Venice Skills Center during the coming month. The LAUSD school board is expected to address the crucial budget issue on or about […]
Future of Venice Skills Center in Doubt
By Charles Thomas The Venice Skills Center continues to “hang in there,” thanks to community activism during the ongoing saga of the school district budget crisis. If you have followed this issue, […]
The Last of the Red-Hot Potatoes
By Jim Smith Old Venice traditions die hard. In this case, Cafe Benice, which was slated to close on New Year’s Eve. A crowd of us descended on it for one last […]
Survey asks Venetians: How do you feel, What do you think?
A survey conducted by the Beachhead at the Abbot Kinney Festival, Sept. 25, showed declining support for Barack Obama and Bill Rosendahl, but overwhelming support for Venice Cityhood. Abbot’s Habit was voted […]
Easing The Automobile Out Of Venice
By Jim Smith Getting around Venice can be a problem if you don’t have a car. Even then, if you park your car on the street, don’t even think about moving it […]
Community Garden Sprouts in Venice
CJ Gronner I had just about had it with urban problems this last month. I thought I was actually going crazy from chopper noise that one night that they hovered right over […]
100 Years Ago: 1911 Was A Banner Year in Venice – City of Venice and Venice Union High School Both Created
By Jim Smith Venice may have been founded in 1905, but it didn’t become the City of Venice until May 29, 1911. On that day, the good citizens of Venice voted to […]
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