By Krista Schwimmer On a small lot next to the Bethel Tabernacle Church, corner of San Juan Avenue and 6th Street, there is now an ancient symbol marked on the earth itself. Found […]
A Labyrinth Grows in Oakwood
Neighborhood Council Final Election Results
By Jim Smith Venice voters elected two women April 11 – Linda Lucks and Carolyn Rios – to lead its neighborhood council for the next two years. Both are long-time activists in […]
Save Beyond Baroque and SPARC from Money Grubbing City Bureaucrats
A proposal by the Los Angeles City Administrator’s office would eliminate the $1.00 per-year leases for Beyond Baroque and SPARC as well as 116 nonprofit organizations (approximately 16 arts organizations) working in […]
Assembly and Congressional Candidates Respond to the Beachhead’s Questions
Responses to the Beachhead Questionnaire Read their responses here. Assembly Candidates – AD53 Lisa Ann Green – Green Nick Karno – Democrat James Lau – Democrat Edgar Sanez – Democrat Diane Wallace […]
The Propositions on the June Ballot
Prop. 13 – Seismic Retrofitting – YES Prop. 14 – Top Two Primaries – NO Prop. 15 – Public Funding of Elections – Yes Prop. 16 – Two-thirds vote requirement for local […]
Nearly half of Venice homeless have serious health problems
St. Joseph’s Center has released a one-year update on its health vulnerability report on Venice homeless people. The study has been expanded to include those living in vehicles. Interviews show that 31 […]
Jack Herer, Emperor of Hemp, dies
Jack Herer, a former Venice resident, who is credited by many with starting the Hemp movement, died from heart failure on April 15 in Eugene, Oregon. He had suffered a serious heart […]
Poetry Bomb Goes Off in Venice
A real bomb filled with explosive poetry began a nationwide tour at Beyond Baroque, April 25. The bomb, now named Elsie, is a brainchild of poet S.A. Griffith. It began life as […]
Chains Be Gone
Three years after a boycott was begun by Venice Unchained as part of a campaign to keep chain stores off Abbot Kinney Blvd., Pinkberry, at 1410 AKB, has thrown in the towel. […]
The Return of Myrna Loy
Nearly 1,800 Venetians and former Venetians turned out at Venice High School, April 10, to see the new statue, Inspiration, better known as the Myrna Loy statue, unveiled. Most were alumni of the […]
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