By Lisa Robins In the spirit of Valentine’s Day, I interviewed a sampling of Venetians I encountered along my way: asking where they came from, how long they’ve been here, and what […]
Venice Valentine
SPY Holiday Report
By Lisa Robins I spoke with Alison Hurst, the founder of Safe Place for Youth, just before Thanksgiving. Safe Place for Youth (SPY), is a drop in center in Venice which provides […]
Venice-Dell-Pacific Housing Project Proposed implementation of HHH in our neighborhood
By Lisa Robins The mysterious Venice-Dell-Pacific (VDP) is a controversial project which would create 136 units of affordable and permanent supportive housing on city owned land in the median currently being used […]
Playa Del Rey Gas Storage Facility is a hazardous threat. + Responses
Playa Del Rey Gas Storage Facility is a hazardous threat. – from John Davis – From our July 2017 issue. Playa Vista is classified as the operator of this well, as it […]
SARA OMARI
Update on my wheel chair saga! I was cited with my second and again have no idea as to why?! I was riding in my wheel chair to the dining room for […]
Safe Place For Youth – Heroes
– by Lisa Robins There are new kids on my block. Actually, they don’t really look like kids. They look like they could be threatening… streetwise, dirty, some with an attitude…like they’ve […]
Review – Actor’s Gang Harlequino
Actor’s Gang Harlequino: On to Freedom dares to use art to speak truth to authority by Lisa Robins (Note: This play has closed it’s April-May 2017 run) Harlequino: On to […]
Envying The Sea
Envying the Sea Oh, sea! Why can’t I be Like you? If the sky roars Or the earth trembles You stay in place And let seagulls and pelicans Open their wings over […]
A letter from neighbors complaining about Safe Place For Youth
– The following letter was written in response to last month’s article about Safe Place for Youth (SPY). The author asked for anonymity lest she be shamed for complaining about a social […]
Obituary – Allan Holdsworth
Allan Holdsworth Report by Gerry Fialka Guitar fusion master Allan Holdsworth played in Venice last month on April 4th. Two weeks later, he passed away. But what if Allan forgot to die? […]
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