By Jim Smith It’s been a year since George W. Bush left the White House (and he has yet to be arrested for war crimes). When Barack Obama took his place, the […]
Obama’s First Year
It’s All The Rage
By Roger Linnett If you’ve paid any attention to the news lately you couldn’t help but notice that – Jeez those Democrats are sure lousing things up! It has even been reported […]
When wasn’t there Carol?
By Lance Diskan The first Venice neighborhood meeting I went to – 1968 – there she was. When I visited Venice to celebrate our Centennial in 2005, there she was. For us, […]
Carol by any other Name
By Lynne Bronstein She called herself the Harpy, Essie LaYenta, and numerous other soubriquets. She was also known as Carol Berman via a former husband’s surname. When one of her Beachhead articles […]
A Fighter for Justice
This is so shocking and upsetting. Carol was so unique and an incredible fighter for economic and social justice. It would be important to include in any description of her life the […]
Carol Fondiller – It’s been good to know you
By Jim Smith I can’t remember when I first met Carol. It may have been at a Venice Town Council meeting in the 1970s. I do remember that, to me, Carol was […]
Neighborhood Council Election Coming Soon
By Greta Cobar The Venice Neighborhood Council (VNC) had a candidate recruitment kick-off party on January 17 at the Electric Lodge. More than 40 possible candidates showed up to meet each other […]
Just Call Me a Refugee
By Mary Getlein “The best things in life are free.” The old man who used to own the Gingerbread House wrote a song with that as the title – with the profits […]
My Friend Carol
By Ravi Kristin A true Old Venice Icon has died. Carol Fondiller and I had a relationship that goes back to the early “70s. When I cooked at the Meatless Messhall she […]
Carol’s White Rose
By Chuck and Terry Bloomquist We didn’t know Carol well enough to write even a sketchy obituary. We have, however, known her and loved her forever, or so it seems. We would […]
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