By Krista Schwimmer On March 8th, as part of the day long celebration of International Women’s Day, the Beachhead presented readings from past and current women writers of the Beachhead at Venice’s […]
How Venice Voted in the City Election
By Jim Smith The March 3 city election, in which Councilmember Bill Rosendahl and Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa ran for reelection inspired only about 3,000 Venetians to troop to the polls. About half […]
Oakwood Park – Fun for the Entire Family!
By Lydia Poncé Private Piano lessons at Oakwood Park – for all level students for the Venice youth! Students must be a minimum of 5 years old and in 1st grade and […]
Response to Annexation of Venice by Jeffrey Stanton: Cityhood Then, Cityhood Now, Cityhood Forever!
By Jim Smith Jeffrey Stanton’s piece on the annexation of Venice that ran in the last two issues of the Beachhead (January and February, 2009) was a great contribution for anyone who […]
All Shook Up
By John Davis The pressure wave came first in the form of an audible boom followed by the shock wave .The earthquake was caused by a fault one mile North West of […]
We All Scream for N’ice Cream!
By Yolanda Miranda Many of the new small business recently opened on Abbot Kinney cater to to the hip bohemic affluent and contribute to the gentifrication of Venice. I miss the old […]
Venice History – By Jeffrey Stanton Was the Annexation of Venice to Los Angeles in 1925 a good idea? Part 2
With its amusement pier gone, Venice didn’t recover financially after World War II. Its housing stock was run down and it became a slum by the sea. It was the least expensive […]
Put A Little Love In Your Heart
By Amy V. Dewhurst Everyone knows ya gotta give love to get love. So this Valentine’s Day instead of going out and breaking things (boys) or staying at home with a box […]
24 Years of a Venice Institution End with Death of Mark Sponto
Three articles by Suzy Williams, Leland Auslander and Carol Fondiller
Sponto is gone
By Suzy Williams On December 28, our beloved Mark “Sponto” Kornfeld, died in the gallery that he had created – Sponto’s – at 7 Dudley Avenue. This had been a space in […]
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