By Charles Thomas Uncertainty and tension continue at the Venice Skills Center. For many students and teaching staff, it is “needles and pins” over the future of the Center in the wake […]
Students, Teachers Work To Save The Venice Skills Center And Adult Education
Two Views of the Zip Line: Zipped, Not Taxed
By Dean Henderson The vote for the zip line at Windward Plaza was probably a foregone conclusion, possibly a classic example of bait and switch salesmanship. Regardless, at its May 15 meeting […]
Two Views of the Zip Line: Zipped or unzipped?
By Katy Crenshaw At the Venice Neighborhood Council (VNC) meeting held on May 15, the Zip Line proposal appeared on the agenda. The VNC recommended the installation of the structure by Greenheart/Flightlinez […]
Money Available for Venice Nonprofits from Abbot Kinney Fest
The Abbot Kinney Festival Association (AKFA) is accepting applications for its Community Grants Program. Every year the AKFA donates proceeds from the Abbot Kinney Festival to local arts, beautification, youth, and family programs. […]
Get To Know Vibul
By Anne Alvarez Tucked away in a tiny studio on the corner of Ocean Ave and Washington Blvd, is where you’ll find world renowned international visual artist Vibul Wonprasat, a gentle unassuming […]
What The Frack Is Under My Bed?
By Suzy Williams I’ve got some good news and some bad news. First, the bad news: They’re fracking in Culver City. That’s right, our next-door neighbor has a 1,000-acre oil field with […]
Book Review: The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in The Age of Colorblindness, by Michelle Alexander
Reviewed by Mary Getlein Once upon a time there was slavery in this country. Jim Crow laws were laws put in place during the reconstruction of the South, for the management and […]
Novel Explores Early Day Venice
Lions & Gondolas By Laura Shepard Townsend Reviewed by Delores Hanney Venetian Laura Shepard Townsend loves Venice and it shows. Opening the stunning mystical cover of her latest book, Lions and Gondolas, is […]
The Alleys of Venice
By Fred Owens I wanted to be alone, by myself. So I walked in the alleys of Venice. They are so quiet and bare. I am surprised how clean they are. People […]
Poetry
Every – francEYE I Love My Homies – Mary Getlein Breaking Through – Jim Smith Untitled – Hillary Kaye Bummer ? Summer – paul tanck Venice Fog – Frank T. Rios Living Life Amused – Cameron Prior ——————————————- […]
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