By Carol Fondiller The Establishment Parade vs. the “People’s Parade” but first, background. Background is all. I remember the parade that didn’t happen in Venice. Those nasty un-patriotic beer swilling pot smoking […]
From the Beachhead Archives Nov. 1977: Remembering Bingo: “Daughter-of-Darkness, Sister of Light”
By Carol Fondiller People gathered on the rocks at Brooks Avenue Beach to remember a very important person. The people who are moving in and building Valley-sized houses on Venice lots, whimpering […]
So Long, Carol –It’s Been A Blast!
Carol Fondiller Berman June 22, 1936 – Jan. 9, 2010 A Community Celebration of the life of Carol Fondiller Berman who dedicated herself and her writings to the preservation and betterment of […]
Carol Fondiller
By Pam Emerson When I met Carol in 1975, she was engaged in a struggle to preserve space for poor people – benches to sit on, apartments to live in, small groceries […]
When wasn’t there Carol?
By Lance Diskan The first Venice neighborhood meeting I went to – 1968 – there she was. When I visited Venice to celebrate our Centennial in 2005, there she was. For us, […]
Carol by any other Name
By Lynne Bronstein She called herself the Harpy, Essie LaYenta, and numerous other soubriquets. She was also known as Carol Berman via a former husband’s surname. When one of her Beachhead articles […]
A Fighter for Justice
This is so shocking and upsetting. Carol was so unique and an incredible fighter for economic and social justice. It would be important to include in any description of her life the […]
Carol Fondiller – It’s been good to know you
By Jim Smith I can’t remember when I first met Carol. It may have been at a Venice Town Council meeting in the 1970s. I do remember that, to me, Carol was […]
My Friend Carol
By Ravi Kristin A true Old Venice Icon has died. Carol Fondiller and I had a relationship that goes back to the early “70s. When I cooked at the Meatless Messhall she […]
Carol’s White Rose
By Chuck and Terry Bloomquist We didn’t know Carol well enough to write even a sketchy obituary. We have, however, known her and loved her forever, or so it seems. We would […]
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