By Greta Cobar As the Beachhead fore-saw in its January 2012 issue, the new Ordinance regulating free speech on Ocean Front Walk (OFW) is not being enforced, and vending is in full […]
Failed Boardwalk Ordinance Leads to Abuse of Power
Crawling for Art in the Snake Run
By CJ Gronner Last night was the March Venice Art Crawl, and it was great. It kind of felt like First Fridays used to feel, where you saw a lot of locals […]
Annenberg in the Dog House
By John Davis The philanthropic Annenberg Foundation has undertaken many projects that benefit society as a whole. However, it’s proposal to build a dog and cat kennel on the wetlands preserve is […]
Getting Around
By Delores Hanney Always flush with imaginative ideas and the cash to fund them, Abbot Kinney – the milieu-maker of Venice, California – liked to do things with a flair. One of […]
Happy 25th Birthday, Hal’s Bar and Grill!
By CJ Gronner Hal’s Bar and Grill is celebrating 25 years on Abbot Kinney in Venice, and loyal fans turned out Wednesday night to hear Linda and Don Novack and Hal Frederick […]
Food for the Soul
By Anne Alvarez New Life Society is a local grassroots non-profit which was founded in 2001 by Millie Mims, in the mountain community of Badger, California. The original intent was to provide […]
Poetry
Abbot Kinney’s Confession – by Jim Smith Pink Cloud Poem – by Philomene Long A Night in the Ruins – by John Thomas Packaged by Me – by Ronald McKinley Of Philomene […]
Carol Tantau is Just Tantau – And So Much More
By CJ Gronner March 8 is International Women’s Day, so we at The Beachhead like to have the March issue be one for the ladies. There is probably no one better to […]
Writing The American Dream On A Grain Of Rice…
By Anne Alvarez Vivianne Robinson is one of Ocean Front Walk’s most colorful and successful artists, known for her ability to write on a grain of rice. Her record is 14 letters on a single […]
International Woman’s Day
By Yolanda Miranda In 1977, The United Nations proclaimed March 8 as International Woman’s Day (IWD) honoring the struggle and contributions women had made that empowered them as equal members of society. […]
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