By Jim Smith Sculptor Robert Graham died Dec. 27 from undisclosed causes. He was 70 years old and had been ill for about six months. Graham lived with his wife, Anjelica Huston, […]
Windward Avenue Resident and Sculptor Robert Graham
40th Anniversary of the Free Venice Beachhead: A Night to Remember
By erica snowlake Doing it Justice. Not a new slogan by Nike. A sentiment describing how we honor the entity that is so dear to our seaside community, the little newsprint rag […]
Venice History – Was the Annexation of Venice to Los Angeles in 1925 a good idea?
By Jeffrey Stanton Venice, California, from the time of its founding in 1905 as a unique canaled real estate development, was a successful tourist destination and summer resort for Los Angeles residents […]
JFK and the Unspeakable: Why he Died and Why it Matters
Written by James Douglass, Published by Orbis Press Reviewed by Jack Neworth This past November 22nd marked the 45th anniversary of JFK’s assassination. Despite all that has been written about Kennedy and […]
Poems for a New President
• Inauguration Day – Sherman Pearl • Uncle Sam and Aunt Emma – Jim Smith • January 16, 2009 – Mark Lipman ••••••••••• Inauguration Day By Sherman Pearl At last—the sun sauntering in from the […]
Poetry
• Mystery –krista schwimmer • Half Heartedly – hillary kaye • House of Cards – Doug Eisenstark • Breaking Free – Janet C. Phelan • repeat after me – Rex Butters •••••••••••• Mystery Evenings when the birds are still and i […]
A Beach Head Writes About The Beachhead
By Carol Fondiller Frankly, I feel as if I’m viewing the decades of the Free Venice Beachhead’s existence on old celluloid film. Jumping and bumping with splats, cracks and flashes. Cutting through […]
Letters
• I’ve Never Done This Before – Donna Lacey • You Guys Rock – Pat Hartman • Congratulations on your 40th Birthday!!!!!! – Emily Winters • Vigilantes Don’t Like Vintage Cars – Nancy Raffaelli Richards ———— I’ve Never Done […]
From the 15th Anniversary Issue (Dec. 1983)
Dear Beachhead: Congratulations for still hanging in here! I remember when I first held your baby-soft pages in those early days after your nativity, 15 years ago. In that year we were […]
Welcome to Venice. Now Run!
By Karl Abrams Venice now has its first Tsunami Evacuation street sign. On Monday morning, November 24, the first of 90 such signs went up on the west side of Pacific Avenue […]
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