Despite pleas from the Venice community that the Venice post office carrier annex at 313 Grand Blvd., be used for community services, the government postal service (USPS) is moving ahead with plans […]
Post Office Still Seeking to Sell Venice Annex
Permit Parking Lawsuit filed against Coastal Commission, City
A group calling itself the Venice Stakeholders Association filed suit, August 10, against the California Coastal Commission and the city of Los Angeles in an effort to have overnight permit parking districts […]
Maureen Cotter Tells Inside Story of Charlie Manson’s Murder Spree in 1969
By Fred Dewey It is hard to imagine that, once upon a time, quite a few Americans, young and old, tried to free American society from its ruinous trajectory of violence, greed, […]
The Whiff of Fascism
By Jim Smith “All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men (and women) do nothing.” –Edmund Burke Alarm bells are sounding throughout the country over the widespread […]
Riding the Streets of Venice in a Produce Truck
By Ian Lovett Three years ago, when I first moved to Venice, I lived at Broadway and 7th St. My house, part of a row of four cottages, had this fantastic garden, […]
Bevy of Poets Attracted to the 2nd Philomenian
The 2nd Annual Philomenian – a celebration of the life and poetry of Venice’s late poet laureate, Philomene Long – attracted some of the best poets in the area to Beyond Baroque, […]
Poetry
• Desire Remains, Memory Distorts – krista schwimmer • The Prisoner – Jim Smith • Dear Artists of Los Angeles – Pat DeBonville • Based on a True Story – abigail templeton • Lost in the overcast – Roger Houston […]
Letters
• True Democracy – Arnold Springer • Why Do We Still Vote? – Steve Brown • Live Free Or Drive – Gary Neville • Permit Parking – RVs – Michael Millman ———————— […]
Artists Protest Commercial Vending on Ocean Front Walk
By Barbara Ransom I attended the Venice Beach Boardwalk Lottery, July 21, as an observer. A fascinating eclectic mix of people stood around chatting, drinking coffee, and waiting, waiting for their chance […]
Live Free Or Drive!
By Jennifer Smith and Jim Smith The recent battle over permit parking has kept a spotlight on Venetians’ continuing dilemma of where to stash their cars. Yet, no solutions have yet been […]
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