By Jim Smith What’s wrong with plastic bags? First, they are non-biodegradable, meaning they will outlast you, and the way things are going, the entire human race. They can blow away even […]
Plastic Bags, Plastic Oceans, Plastic People
From the Beachhead Archives Nov. 1977: Remembering Bingo: “Daughter-of-Darkness, Sister of Light”
By Carol Fondiller People gathered on the rocks at Brooks Avenue Beach to remember a very important person. The people who are moving in and building Valley-sized houses on Venice lots, whimpering […]
Profile: Venice Singer Simone White
By Erica Snowlake Introducing Simone White, she who wanders whither and hither around the world, charming audiences with her (encore!) prodigious gifts of singing, songwriting, and fine guitar playing. Our lithe lovely […]
Profile: Venice Activist Ivonne Guzman
By Krista Schwimmer With even more homeless people living on the streets, it is inspiring to meet and talk with Ivonne Guzman, CEO of “Reach for the Top,” a federally tax-exempt, non-profit […]
The Life of Euni Kang
By Chris Chanaud It was about a week after Euni Kang was raped and murdered, that I went down to Venice to meet up with her 2 closest friends. I had never […]
Andrew Koenig, My Venice Neighbor and Friend
By krista schwimmer On Thursday night, February 25th, my friend, Simona, found me at work to tell me that my friend and neighbor, Andrew Koenig, had been found dead in Stanly Park, […]
Venice Community Celebrates the Life of Carol Fondiller Berman
By Karl Abrams Venetians gathered together at Beyond Baroque for a joyous memorial on February 13 to honor the wit and wisdom and amazing life of Carol Fondiller Berman who died on […]
Praising Howard Zinn: A People’s History of the United States, and The People Speak
By Erica Snowlake It is good to recall Ms. Thelma Trotty, the first teacher who blew (enlightened) my mind. She taught high school history in the late seventies in upstate New York […]
Women Speak Out! From Howard Zinn’s “Voices of A People’s History of the United States”
Emma Goldman, the Lithuanian immigrant, feminist orator, agitator, and anarchist, arrested in 1917 on conspiracy charges of “inducing persons to not register” excerpted from a 1908 speech in San Francisco before the […]
Poetry
Tumbling – Karl Abrams dedicated to the memory of Milton and Bunny Bratton – Kitty Bratton Praise for a lost Woman – hillary kaye Life’s Work – Vecelina Minkovski for Carol Fondiller – […]
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