By Alexa Hilal i opened my eyes this morning to an empty mess of sheets beside me and the fat black cat lola basking herself in the same sun that blinded me. […]
Venice, 2007
June 2008 – Poetry
I have become earth By Jim Smith Tell me the truth, Don was saying, Could you live downtown in one of those new condos? I shrug. I am a Venetian. It’s not […]
June 2008 – The Venice Beat Poets – –The Great River Outside the Mainstream – John Haag
By Jim Smith In many ways, John Haag was a typical member of the Beat Generation in that he forsook a career in Academia or Madison Avenue, for a life dedicated to […]
June 2008 – Poems by John Haag
History Lesson That little ape that came down from a tree and used a stick on his enemy and called aloud to his family to show what a great brave ape […]
June 2008 – Swami X Speaks
By X Swami X Did we fall, were we pushed or did we jump. Am I. I am that I am, a soul, a heel or a chump. Is it reality, a […]
May 2008 – Why May Day Matters
May Day is a truly American holiday. It began in Chicago in 1886 with the struggle to win an 8-hour day. 121 years later, many Venetians still do not work only eight […]
May 2008 – Letters
• Community-Busting Tactics – DeDe Audet • Venice Days – Peter Young • Asbestos at 5 Rose Avenue – Diamond Li • Vandalism on Pacific Avenue – Cristina Rojas CdA • Doggies […]
May 2008 – Letter From Hawai’i
Aloha Venetians from your roving butterfly. I’ve learned a lot in the past four months living on the Big island of Hawai’i. And I mean Living, this Pleiadian starchild knows her roots. […]
May 2008 – $50,000 Reward Offered For Information On Murder On The Beach
Murderer Still at Large By Karl Abrams A $50,000 reward for information on the murder of Nathan Alan Morgan is now in force. Councilmember Bill Rosendahl’s motion for the reward was endorsed […]
May 2008 – ‘Smart” Crosswalk Coming To Abbot Kinney And Rialto Ave.
After repeated requests by Abbot Kinney merchants and residents, the city’s Department of Transportation (DOT) has agreed to install flashing lights at the intersection. At least two people who were trying to […]
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