A 538 page book of Occupy Poetry has been published by Occupy Wall Street. It includes poems from at least two Venetians: America by Philomene Long, and The World Wave by […]
Poetry of the Occupation Movement
The Beachhead Hits 43
By Jim Smith One of the many distinctions Venice holds is that of being the only city in North America with a progressive newspaper run by an all-volunteer collective. Even back in […]
Working on the Beachhead
By C.J. Gronner I dug the Free Venice Beachhead from the day I moved here. An entirely volunteer operation, it has been in existence since 1968, celebrating the auspicious 43rd Birthday this […]
Swami X Speaks
2012 Seems To Be a Big Thing. It certainly caught the interest of the general public about what’s happening in Poland. Not meaning any disrespect to the Poles without whom there’d be […]
Poetry
Is this America – Ron McKinley A Poem – Mary Getlein Been occupying Venice for some time – Roger Houston Ancestral Memory – Jim Smith Our Neighbors – Juditte Erki 99 to 1 – Dean […]
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Letters
Nether Regions of The Beachhead – DeDe Audet Homeless Emergency Task Force – Lisa Green —————————————————- Nether Regions of The Beachhead Dear Beachhead, I think you will be pleased to know I […]
Benches and Tables to Remain at Oakwood Park; New Fitness Stations? Maybe
By Anne Alvarez Fitness stations versus park benches was the most important item on the Oakwood Park Advisory Board’s agenda, Nov. 1, and quite clearly what drove Venice locals to come out and […]
Fighting the Postal Monolith
By Jim Smith Venice has always risen to the challenge when an outside force has threatened our community. Over the years, we have prevailed numerous times against developers and the city of […]
Sidebar – Why Saving the Post Office is important to our community
The Venice Main Post Office was built under the New Deal’s Works Project Administration and includes a cornerstone dated 1939. This historic building has been at the center of Venice community life […]
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