It has been nine long years since a small group of Venetians came together to call attention to a terrible wrong that had been committed in our community. On April 25, 1942, […]
Recognizing A Tragedy: 69 Years Later
“Highway to Heaven” or “Roadmap to Hell?”
By Jim Smith On March 22 the Venice Neighborhood Council (VNC) took another stab at addressing the biggest controversy in our community in recent years – RVs and homelessness. Some outraged […]
Are you safe from a Tsunami on Abbot Kinney Blvd.? Not Hardly!
How Can They Screw Up Something As Simple As Tsunami Signs? The City of L.A. is doing us a favor by posting more Tsunami warning signs. Problem is, they’re inaccurate, and possibly […]
International Women’s Day Celebrated in Venice
By Mary Getlein On March 8 there was a gathering of women and men at 533 Rialto Avenue to celebrate International Women’s Day. The purpose was to celebrate women and to receive […]
Who in the Heaven is Larry Bell?
By CJ Gronner Renowned artist, Larry Bell, is a true Venice treasure. His profile, with hat and signature cigar, has been sighted all over town for decades, and is now the inspiration […]
Swami X Speaks
High Clues Every moment is free, creative, ecstatic in eternity Be wise and cherish the treasures in your memory Eternity is a state of consciousness and every moment is blessed Some lamb […]
Poetry
Who Owns The Earth? – Kitty’s Bratton She – Mary Getlein Sponto – – Liv Zutphen I Like – Jasper Schubert Sunbeams – George Porter Airdrop the sequeL. – Jimmy Valentine In Brief – Jim Smith Untitled […]
Nuclear Nightmare
By Ralph Nader The unfolding multiple nuclear reactor catastrophe in Japan is prompting overdue attention to the 104 nuclear plants in the United States—many of them aging, many of them near earthquake […]
The Tabor Family
The Tabors, one of the founding families of Venice had a reunion was held at the Pacific Residents Theater, March 2. It was conceived and produced by Maryjane and included family photos, […]
A Victim of Gentrification
By Mary Getlein They called Patty Warivonchik, “Blue Bus Patty,” until her bus burst into flames in the Ralph’s parking lot. She lost everything she owned in the fire. Then a camper […]
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