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Letters
Neighborhood Council
At the December 16 Venice Neighborhood Council Board meeting a petition with over 200 signatures demanding that the board rescind its approval of Overnight Parking Districts in Venice was submitted. In accordance […]
Venice Town Council Takes Appeal of Permit Parking to the Coastal Commission
The Venice Town Council devoted its December meeting to building the fight against permit parking in Venice. At the meeting and in the following few days, 33 multi-page appeals were made to […]
Paul Robeson (play) in Venice
On December 19 & 21, Venice Food Not Bombs continued their tradition of resurrecting prominent leftists and bringing them to Venice. KB Solomon brought Paul Robeson’s songs and activism to life at […]
Post Office Selling Out
On December 15, a small “Public Notice” sign was taped to the front door of the Venice Post Office. It informed anyone who took the time to read it that the postal […]
Fire on Palms
With 3 helicopters circling overhead on the evening of December 10, there was bound to be something happening. Arriving at Palms, east of Lincoln, it turned out to be a two alarm […]
New Year’s Evolution
By Amy V. Dewhurst The celebration of New Year’s dates back to 153 B.C. when Janus, the Roman God of beginnings and guardian of doors and entrances was placed at the start […]
Big Bill’s
10:28 Friday, December 19, 2008, A-2, Hamilton High School Music Academy Magnet…..Big Bill’s on Abbot Kinney saved my ass,/ as well as a few hundred. What a mess!/ The shoes in back […]
Murder Unsolved
By Mark Lipman On the evening of December 8, a fatal shooting occurred in the alleyway behind 1600 Lincoln Blvd. The victim, Philimon Ernesto Consequa, known as “Cheripenga,” was originally from Oaxaca, […]
Windward Avenue Resident and Sculptor Robert Graham
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, […]
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