By Anna Siqueiros and Lisbeth Espinosa In 2011, the City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs announced that less than 1200 murals existed in the entire city, and L.A. is no […]
Mural Ordinance – From the viewpoints of a prestigious muralist and a noted art historian
Letters
Carole Lee Walsh Sylvia Aroth Paul Tanck Dear Beachhead, I was at the Brick House Sunday and having to wait, picked up your newspaper. Needless to say, it’s a great local paper. I was […]
The Fight to Save Our Post Office Continues
By Greta Cobar Escrow is ready to close on our historical post office building in disregard to the United States Post Offices’s failure to protect the building from being modified or torn […]
Medical Marijuana Dispensaries’ Future Up in Smoke
By Anne Alvarez and Greta Cobar On July 24, L.A. City council members voted unanimously to ban medical marijuana dispensaries citywide. The ordinance did not initially receive a unanimous vote, as Councilperson […]
VNC Meeting: A Study in Patience and Stamina
By Roger Linnett Reduced to what amounted to whining, Venice Stakeholders Association President Marc Ryavec continued his rancorous crusade against the unhoused element of Venice at the regular monthly VNC meeting with […]
Community Improvement Projects Approved at July VNC Meeting
The VNC yearly sets aside part of its budget from the City of L.A. for use by local groups. The annual Community Improvement Projects for 2012 were presented by the Neighborhood Committee […]
Venice is a Poem
By Mary Getlein I walked on the beach, the sun was shining brightly, sweet winds blew over our heads. We looked up: sea gulls riding wind currents over our heads! I was […]
Anonymous Talks to the Beachhead
By X Thank you, to those citizens of the world who took part in the 99%, to expose the 1%. We, soon, with our brothers’ and sisters’ help, are going to expose […]
The Lit Show is a Hit – With Suzy Williams
By CJ Gronner Oh, Suzy Williams. How are you so so cool? Well, for starters. she and her husband, Gerry Fialka, put on The Lit Show every year at Beyond Baroque, where […]
Venice – Where Art Meets Sublime
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 […]
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