By Krista Schwimmer There is a storm brewing in Venice, blown in by the winds of change. Some say these winds originated from a statement made in Gentleman’s Quarterly, calling Abbot Kinney […]
The Heroic Age of Venice (after Virgil)
The Heroic Age of Venice (After Virgil) By Jim Smith Justice for the people I sing, who forced by fate to abandon their homes and flee the vast wasteland of mediocrity Now filled […]
The River
The River (singing) Shall we gather at the river The beautiful, the beautiful river gather with the saints at the river that flows by the Throne of God and all my friends […]
Beachheads Write on the Beachhead
CJ Gronner Every town needs a newspaper, and The Free Venice Beachhead has been the one for Venice, California since 1968. I joined the collective staff in 2009, after writing a story […]
Get to Know: Chuck’s Briefs
By Greta Cobar As the Beachhead is turning 45 this month, I spiraled back in time to the late 70s and early 80s, when the Beachhead was just becoming a teenager. And […]
And Further Out
(This is a re-print from the December 1983 Beachhead 15th Anniversary issue) By Carol Fondiller Write about the Free Venice Beachhead. Easy, I thought. Well, it hasn’t been. Something inside me skitters […]
Abbot Kinney to be Christmas Host
By Laura Shepard Townsend If you can spare a moment to contemplate Abbot Kinney’s Venice when he hosted the annual and most splendid Christmas Parties at the Venice Dance Pavilion….The local papers […]
An Animal House For Our Zoo
By CJ Gronner Animal House has been decking out Venetians for so long that owner, Ronny Kleyweg, can’t remember exactly when he opened. “The ’70s? The early 80s? I’m not that good […]
Venice Legend: Venice Street Legends
By Greta Cobar It’s always nice to interview people that I like, and it’s an added bonus if it’s a band whose music makes me get up and dance pretty much every […]
50 Years After the Coup That Changed America Forever
By Jim Smith Have you heard it on the news About this fascist groove thang Evil men with racist views Spreading all across the land Don’t just sit there on your ass […]
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