The meaning of life is beyond the mind and revealed within, in a moment that embraces ecstatic timelessness. We are something more than our mind, body, and emotions, all of which fulfill […]
Swami X Speaks
Made for Each Other: The Story of a Town and a Newspaper
By Jim Smith How is it possible for a newspaper to survive these days without massive advertising from big corporations? And while we’re at it, how is it possible for a Venice […]
Swine Flu: Nothing To Sneeze At
By Greta Cobar Flu season is in full bloom, but most of us are still pondering about what to do. The dilemmas surround not only the regular flu shot, but also the […]
Venice Quiz
The Beachhead sent a questionnaire to our loyal readers who are on our email list to tell us who they are and what they liked about Venice. Here are the aggregated results. […]
Meet The New Boss – Same As The Old Boss?
Charlie Beck, was appointed LAPD police chief on Nov. 17, following the resignation of his patron, William Bratton. Beck had auditioned in front of a Venice and Mar Vista audience, Nov. 10. […]
Victim Blamed for Fatal Crash!
By Jim Smith A police report on the investigation into the death of Devin Petelski on Oct. 15, when she was hit broadside by a police car, has been completed but is […]
Thank You Venetians – All Of You Who Have Served On The Beachhead Collective Through The Years!
Karl Abrams (2000s) Larry Abrams (1980s) Jean Allen (1970s) Kathleen Alvarez (1980s) Amelia Amerika (1980s) Peter Armerding (1970s) Barbara Avedon (1970s) Shlomo Bachrach (1970s) Glen Baker (1970s) Lee Balan (1970s) Kathy Ball (1980s) Kathy Ball (1980s) Hilda Bay (1990s) […]
The Beats in 1959 Venice
By Bill Fleeman Long hair, beard, looking like Raskolnikov ‘bout to kill his landlady, back in Baltimore I didn’t fit. I read “On the Road” in ‘58, “The Holy Barbarians”early ‘59. Then […]
Poetry
• Eat Your Fill of Gold – Mark Lipman • Old Friends – – Mary Getlein • at the tree at Glyndon and Venice – R.F.Wagner, Jr. • Cast Iron – hillary kaye • Big Lots […]
Murder on Venice Boulevard
By Jim Smith Devin Petelski had just finished her shift at a detox center near Costco. At 11:45 pm on Oct. 15, she pulled up to a stop sign at Glyndon and […]
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