By CJ Gronner The minute I heard about 826 LA opening in Venice back in 2005, I was on board. I have adored author Dave Eggers since reading his wonderful memoir, A […]
Venice Is Best When the Kids Are Happy
Chicago Teachers Strike
By Fred Owens I am not getting involved in this issue. I grew up in the suburbs of Chicago and I have a long-standing survival policy — when they’re fighting downtown, stay […]
Swami X
What we believe has a lot to do with what we experience, and how we experience it. Unfortunately, we take on beliefs before we are emotionally mature enough to fully understand them. […]
Poetry
Poem for Autumn – John Thomas Nervous Skin – Humberto Gómez Sequeira-HuGóS Fire in the Lake – Hillary Kaye you’ve forgotten how to scream – Rex Butters Too Weird to be a submission […]
Skateboarding While Black
By Ronald McKinley While skateboarding home on a nice, warm summer afternoon, Ronald Weekley, Jr. was beaten and then arrested by LAPD. Not beaten and arrested; there is a difference. The charge […]
Roseanne Barr Is Coming to Venice
By Karl Abrams Presidential Candidate Roseanne Barr is coming to Venice. The former comedienne, TV star and role model for millions of working class women is the candidate of the Peace and […]
Letters
Beth Allyn Peggy Lee Kennedy Hi Mary, A […]
Venice to Silver: It’s Not Your Mural
By Greta Cobar The heart of our community was hurt this past month as bulldozers tore down the stairs leading to what used to be our historic post office. New owner Joel […]
Skateboarding is Not a Crime
By CJ Gronner There was a rally August 22 for Ronald Weekley, Jr., the kid that was beaten by police August 18th for skateboarding on the wrong side of the street. In […]
Police and Selective Enforcement
In yet another incident exemplifying waste of time and resources on the part of the LAPD, Ibrahim Butler was arrested Friday, August 24. A resident made a citizen’s arrest on him for […]
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