By CJ Gronner The Hammer Museum came down to put on the “Venice Beach Biennial” (which the materials all keep calling a “tongue in cheek” play on the Venice Biennale in Italy […]
Chariots Coming to Venice
By Greta Cobar The Hare Krishna Festival of the Chariots is the world’s oldest religious observation, and this year marks the 36th such celebration in Venice. Called Ratha-Yatra, the festival is a […]
Letters
Letters Thanks for the Metaphors – Jim Smith Inspired – Cory Schumacher Response to Patrick Frank’s “Even More POed at the PO – Alan Arch ———————- Thanks for the Metaphors Dear Beachhead, […]
Post Office Goes Private?
By Jim Smith What sort of a country do we live in that allows the government to take an important historic building that is part of the public’s accumulated wealth and turn […]
Not Born on the 4th of July
By Ronald McKinley When I was younger, I celebrated the 4 of July as all good Americans did. I lit strings of firecrackers. I burned sparklers. I ate hot dogs, corn on […]
The Prospects for Venice Cityhood
By Jim Smith Like the surf that keeps rolling up on Venice’s shore, the idea of restoring our cityhood just won’t go away. In 2012, I am continually approached by Venetians who […]
Public Safety Uber Alles, Says Nuch
By Greta Cobar A bigger-than-usual crowd showed up to the June 19 Venice Neighborhood Council (VNC) meeting to hear City Attorney Carmen “Nuch” Trutanich. His opening speech exemplified his job duties of […]
Cannabis is in the Weeds
By Anne Alvarez A ban on medical marijuana dispensaries introduced by Councilmember Jose Huizar was approved by the Los Angeles City Council committee on May 29 and final voting was to take […]
Ray Bradbury – Martian and Venetian: Gone with the Transit of Venus
By Jim Smith On June 5, I was peering through Chuck Bloomquist’s telescope in his front yard as a tiny black dot – actually the size of the Earth – slowly made […]
Ray Bradbury and the Free Monorail System
Ray Bradbury may have had his head in the sky for The Martian Chronicles and other amaz- ing stories set on other worlds and dimensions, but he knew a good thing here […]
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