The collective was small and close knit in the early 70s, and working with Carol, Peter, Jim, Milton, Roy, Gordon, JoAnne and Linda, was a tough but rewarding time. Every story was […]
Swine Flu: Nothing To Sneeze At
By Greta Cobar Flu season is in full bloom, but most of us are still pondering about what to do. The dilemmas surround not only the regular flu shot, but also the […]
Butterflies and Boulders at Coeur d’Alene
By Renata Robins and Lisa Robins Coeur d’Alene Elementary School is proud to present its Campus Greening Project, Butterflies and Boulders! The goal of our project is to transform our public school into an […]
Car Show Stops Traffic on Rose Avenue
By Greta Cobar More than a hundred sparkly cars, motorcycles and bicycles rolled onto Rose Ave, June 30, as the Venice Community Housing Corporation (VCHC) successfully put on its first “Venice Beach […]
February 2008 – The Venice Beat Poets – The Great River Outside The Mainstream – John Thomas
By Jim Smith Charles Bukowski – who should know – called John Thomas, “The best unread poet in America. He is the invisible genius of American poetry.” Referring to John Thomas when […]
January 2008 – It’s 2008 – Run For Your Lives
By Jim Smith The new year, 2008, is likely to be a fateful one for all humanity. It may well be the last chance we have to affect climate change without waiting […]
January 2008 – Lakota Nation Declares Independence. Can Venice Be Far Behind
By Erica Snowlake Haumikole! Hello my friend! On December 19, the Lakota Freedom Delegation announced unilateral withdrawl from all U.S. treaties to a small group of Press and well-wishers in the Plymouth […]
January 2008 – An RV Fairytale
By Erica Snowlake Against my friend’s better judgment, I don’t drive, have never owned and am loathe to even entering nasty, metal, polluting obsessions in which one miraculously floats while seated above […]
January 2008 – Here Come The Venice Papaprazzi!
By Karl Abrams Whether it’s a local red carpet event with cameras flashing or a Venetian bohemian reading poetry on the beach, the photographers of the Venice Paparazzi will probably be there, […]

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