With filmmaker Stan Mitchel…interview by Enyaj Pitchford In my last article, I focused on the social conditions that led to what was called “The War” by locals, and the dissemination of the […]
Venice America – Part Two ~ Culture Heals ~
VENICE AMERICA By Stan Mitchell, Part One
By Enyaj Pitchford I sat down to have a chat with Stan Mitchell, creator of the award winning Venice America film. I was delighted to find Stan to be a great historian […]
Stobo’s 100th Venice Music Box
By Lisa Robins “I am a Micro Stage with a lot of Macro Magic. I travel far and wide, with the help of That Guy (my assistant), to bring performers of all […]
SAVE VENICE WINS HISTORIC DESIGNATION FOR THE FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF VENICE
By Jon Wolff After four years of struggle to save the First Baptist Church of Venice, the Venice activist group Save Venice won a major victory in L.A. City Hall on September […]
THE VENICE WEST A New Venice Live Music Venue That Celebrates The Old Venice – by CJ Gronner
Hi Venice! It’s been a while! I’m still handling family affairs in Minneapolis, but when I heard there was a new cool live music venue opening this month in Venice, I had […]
Nature Boy in Venice
by Gerry Fialka “Nature Boy,” one of the greatest songs ever written, was composed by Eden Ahbez, who hung out in Venice for a while in the 1950s and ‘60s. He slept […]
A letter from Margaret Molloy to LA City Council about actions by the Sheriff and the City
Here we reprint a letter from Margaret Molloy to LA City Council about actions by the Sheriff and the City. Hello City Council members,Please REJECT Council File 20-1376 – Item 55 on […]
AFRICAN AMERICANS DECLARED EMANCIPATED – AGAIN
By Naomi Nightingale – Social Justice Activist, Save Venice Community Organization. Celebrated by many African Americans since June 19, 1865, Juneteenth began in Texas as the day the news was received, two […]
Venice Community Housing – an interview with Becky Dennison.
by Enyaj Pitchford It was an honor to spend time talking to Becky Dennison , who has worked at VCH, the Venice Community Housing Corporation for the past 5 ½ years. She […]
Arnold Springer – A Remembrance
by Chuck Bloomquist So many memories of Arnie—my last and best one: he’d dropped by recently and I had the chance to tell him that I thought his book on Venice history […]
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