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 […]
Carol by any other Name
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 […]
The Birth of the Fascist States of America
By Roger Linnett The Supreme Court has recently given away the keys to the kingdom in a move unparalleled by any other branch of government in our history. The case was commonly […]
Poetry
Untitled – Carol Fondiller Time To Go – Sevan Gerard 7 Dudley – Rex Butters The modern becomes ancient – RF Wagner, Jr. Carol Fondiller Berman, Venice Queen – Emily Winters It’s […]
Reflections of a Survivor
By Jack Neworth Whenever Oscar, the golden retriever, and I go for a walk, it’s obvious who’s walking whom. I’m just the schnook holding the leash. Once, Oscar befriended a wise-looking, elderly […]
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