By Greta Cobar The March Venice Neighborhood Council (VNC) Board meeting was of the shortest duration so far, according to Linda Lucks, VNC President. One of the issues discussed during that meting […]
Sidewalk and Bus Stop Taken Over by Owner of Venice Historical Post Office
By Greta Cobar Joel Silver, the new owner of the historical building that formerly housed the Venice Post Office, does not have permits to block the sidewalk and the bus stop around […]
Failed Boardwalk Ordinance Leads to Abuse of Power
By Greta Cobar As the Beachhead fore-saw in its January 2012 issue, the new Ordinance regulating free speech on Ocean Front Walk (OFW) is not being enforced, and vending is in full […]
Abbot Kinney to Venice: Bring Me Back Home
By Greta Cobar The new owner of the Venice historic post office not only removed the Edward Biberman mural from the lobby, but is also planning to move it to a different […]
Artist Profile: Barbara Mastej and John Ransom
By Greta Cobar It might not be breaking news that Venice attracts artists and fosters creativity, but take a moment and listen to the story of Barbara Mastej and John Ransom, who […]
Mural Illustrating Abbot Kinney Should Be Moved to Abbot Kinney Library
By Greta Cobar We as Venetians are upholding our reputation of not giving up. So here’s the latest on our up-and-going, not-nearly-over fight with the United States Postal Service (USPS) and the […]
John Mooney Blows Moonlight Glass in Venice
By Greta Cobar Venice has always fostered creativity, having drawn and inspired countless artists in endless media for over a hundred years. One such current story of bewildering, shining and colorful beauty […]
Life Creeping Back in at Lincoln Place
By Greta Cobar Apartment Investment and Management Company (Aimco) received the loan needed to redevelop Lincoln Place. Being one of the country’s largest owners and operators of apartments, Aimco received the largest […]
Joel Silver Holds Secret Press Conference Excluding the Press
By Greta Cobar The worst-case scenario option came true at our historic post office once its doors closed, to be re-opened by invitation only for a press conference that seemed to include […]
Book Review: The Lure of a Land by the Sea
By Greta Cobar Long-time Venice historian Delores Hanney did it again: published yet another wonderful Venice memoir, made up of over thirty “vignettes,” as she calls them. With grandiose vocabulary and in […]
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