By Carol Fondiller Years ago, shortly after the earth cooled, I became interested in housing matters. It was a matter of self-interest. During the late ‘60s there was a real estate boom, […]
Tom Freund’s Edge of Venice
By CJ Gronner Tom Freund has been a part of my Venice for as long as I can remember. His latest album, The Edge Of Venice, gave us a good excuse to […]
Reapportionment Makes Pols Play Musical Chairs: Good Bye Janice, Hello Henry
By Jim Smith One month and three days after she won our Congressional seat, Janice Hahn announced she was bailing out. The reason was simple. Hahn’s base in the San Pedro area […]
New Book: Nun on Fire by Philomene Long
Reviewed by Jim Smith Have you ever wondered what goes on behind the walls of a convent? The answer might surprise you. Now we have a day-to-day look, thanks to Pegarty Long’s […]
New Ordinance: No More Swap Meet on Boardwalk
By Greta Cobar A revised ordinance has been drafted by downtown city attorneys to stop the selling of merchandise from China that now dominates the Ocean Front Walk and replace it with […]
Oakwood Barbecue Draws Hundreds
By Roger Linnett The 5th Annual Venice Community BBQ and Picnic held at Oakwood Park July 16 was acclaimed a rousing success by all who attended. In addition to tons of great […]
Tisha Bedrosian, First President of the Grass Roots Venice Neighborhood Council
By Jim Smith No one worked harder than Tisha Bedrosian to create a neighborhood council in Venice. And no one had a more controversial term, or resigned before it was over. The […]
Film Review: If A Tree Falls
By Mary Getlein Coming home from seeing the movie If A Tree Falls, coming home on the #1 Bus. We pass car dealership lots – I imagine them igniting in flame as […]
Easing The Automobile Out Of Venice
By Jim Smith Getting around Venice can be a problem if you don’t have a car. Even then, if you park your car on the street, don’t even think about moving it […]
Community Garden Sprouts in Venice
CJ Gronner I had just about had it with urban problems this last month. I thought I was actually going crazy from chopper noise that one night that they hovered right over […]
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