For the past several years, the Beachhead has been advocating a memorial marker or other remembrance at the corner of Venice Blvd. and Lincoln Blvd. where local Japanese families were gathered together […]
Venice High Students Push For Memorial For Japanese
More Letters From Students In Support of Memorial Marker at Venice and Lincoln Blvds.
Hello, my name is Wendy Santiago, and I am sixteen years old. I go to Venice High School, where I’m in the 11th grade. I’m in the New Media Academy, and I’m […]
Students walk out in support of teachers
By Lydia Poncé Two hundred Venice High School students walked out of their classes in support of teachers and quality education, May 15, even as the campus sprinklers were being turned on […]
Carnevale – June 6
Carnevale – June 6 Venice artist, Jeff Verges won the annual Carnevale poster design chosen to be the face of 2009 Carnevale! Verges has lived in Venice since 1998 and is very […]
Suzy Williams, Venice Songbird
By Jim Smith Perhaps you’ve seen Suzy Williams peddling down your street on a flower-festooned bicycle named Gladus. Just another Venetian with pink hair going about her business in our community. But […]
Venice in the 1960s: A Series of Circles
By Lisa Marguerite Mora Maria was a large woman, a round body, a series of circles. She scared me. But not because she was fat. It was because when she looked at […]
On The Boardwalk: Friday Night With Roger
By Ian Lovett The lot is empty. That’s the first thing I notice—the lot at the end of Rose where they always park is empty. I suddenly get what permit parking would […]
Poetry
• Boardwalk #1 – Krista Schwimmer • Wage Slaves – Jim Smith • Sweet Freedom – RFWagner, Jr. • Once Again – Mary Getlein • Declaring War – Mark Lipman ____________ Boardwalk #1 […]
Peace, Love and Rock & Roll
By Mark Lipman As a new generation starts coming into their own in Venice, more and more talent is beginning to emerge. Making their debut onto the hip-hop, jazz-rock funk scene, The […]
The Jaya Mural
By Emily Winters and maryjane In March 1974, Judy Baca of the City Wide Mural Project approached Jaya (Sanskrit for non-violent Revolution/peace/victory), an active, uppity Women Artists Collective, to create a mural […]
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