By Greta Cobar The Post Office headquarters in Washington DC is currently considering the appeals they received to stop the sale of the historic Venice post office. Linda Lucks, President of the […]
Save The Post Office
Not Just The Rich Can Live At The Beach
By Carol Fondiller Years ago, shortly after the earth cooled, I became interested in housing matters. It was a matter of self-interest. During the late ‘60s there was a real estate boom, […]
Tom Freund’s Edge of Venice
By CJ Gronner Tom Freund has been a part of my Venice for as long as I can remember. His latest album, The Edge Of Venice, gave us a good excuse to […]
Reapportionment Makes Pols Play Musical Chairs: Good Bye Janice, Hello Henry
By Jim Smith One month and three days after she won our Congressional seat, Janice Hahn announced she was bailing out. The reason was simple. Hahn’s base in the San Pedro area […]
The Very Venice Art & Design Gallery
By Kathy Leonardo It’s an early foggy morning in Venice Beach, a small yellow house with an interesting piece of street art plastered across the front catches my attention. Nestled on the […]
Sleep Out
A movie before bedtime. The Aug. 6 sleep out at the old city hall sponsored by a host of organizations, including the Beachhead, attracted about 75 who slept out in support of […]
New Book: Nun on Fire by Philomene Long
Reviewed by Jim Smith Have you ever wondered what goes on behind the walls of a convent? The answer might surprise you. Now we have a day-to-day look, thanks to Pegarty Long’s […]
Scott Wannberg – Feb. 20, 1953 – Aug. 19, 2011
Scott Wannberg, a graduate of Venice High School, became one of the best-known poets in Southern California prior to moving to Florence, Oregon, in 2008. He was a founder of the poetic […]
Poetry
The World Wave – Jim Smith dreams turn into now – Deja Cross behind the Talking Stick – Roger Houston Just Asking – Mary Getlein Simple Truth – Majid Naficy Homage to Coleen […]
Two Barrie Plays
By Suzy Williams Have you had a good cry lately? Have one at the Pacific Resident Theater: there are two gems by J.M. Barrie, and the second one’ll getcha. Both of […]
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