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 […]
Suzy Williams, Venice Songbird
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 […]
Jaya Mural Celebration
Jaya Mural Celebration – On May 3, the Venice Arts Council (VAC) Endangered Art Fund is celebrating the completion of the Jaya Mural Restoration Project by honoring donors at a champagne brunch. […]
Letters
Growing Up in Venice – A. Karno Danielle Greco, Former Canal Resident – paul tanck President Obama and Mr. Abajo – maryjanie Response by Jim Smith ————- Growing Up in Venice Dear Beachhead, Can’t […]
Police Break Up “3rd Friday” on Westminster Avenue
Nine police officers in five squad cars showed up April 17 to restore public order on Westminster Avenue, between Speedway and Ocean Front Walk. The culprits this time turned out to be […]
Relief Is Just A Toke Away
By Ian Lovett The April 21 meeting of the Venice Neighborhood Council saw an agenda item that proposed to limit signage on medical marijuana dispensaries to the side entrance, not the front. […]
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