By Greta Cobar My two most favorite poets in the world launched their books, together, while being watched by many others, at Beyond Baroque on Friday, July 1. WOW! Jim Smith shined […]
Two Venetians Kick Off Poetry Books at Beyond Baroque
Poets Honored by Beyond Baroque
By Roger Linnett On July 17, a dinner at the Church in Ocean Park was the setting for the presentation of the inaugural George Drury Smith Award, named for the founder of […]
Poetry
Franceye, Again – Mary Getlein The Rapture That Never Was – Hal Bogotch The Last of the Oil – Jim Smith No More – Howard Minkin The Age of the Jacaranda Trees – Krista […]
Interview with Singer-Songwriter Jacqueline Fuentes
Interviewed by Karl Abrams Jacqueline Fuentes is a dynamic and charismatic Chilean folk singer, songwriter and international activist. She moved to Venice about 15 years ago from Santiago and has been playing […]
Community Pressure Saves Vera Davis Center
By Roger Linnett The City tried to push one past the Oakwood Community, and the Community pushed back. The result is that the city’s “done deal” of turning the social service center […]
Letters
Urges Letter Writing Campaign Opposing Blue Bus Cutback – Carolyn Rios Commission of Errors – John Davis Clarification from Boston Dawna ————————————————— Urges Letter Writing Campaign Opposing Blue Bus Cutback Dear Beachhead, […]
Neighbors in an Uproar Over Condo Development
By Roger Linnett A meeting, June 20, between prospective developers of the property at 522 So. Venice Blvd. (across from of the Abbot Kinney library) and neighborhood residents went pretty much as one […]
Venice’s Lizard King 40 Years On
By Lynne Bronstein It was 40 years ago on July 3, 1971, that a titan of the 1960s rock scene passed away in Paris. Jim Morrison had gone there to get away […]
The Venice Oceanarium: The Grunion Are Running
By Tim Rudnick Last month, June 3, the Venice Oceanarium presented its 16th annual grunion party. Six to seven hundred hearty Venetians made their way to the beach at 10:30pm to watch […]
Hal’s on Abbot Kinney
By CJ Gronner I’ve spent a lot of time at Hal’s over the years … and so has most everyone else who has spent any decent amount of time in Venice. I […]
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