Since 1995, the Venice Oceanarium has invited readers to discover or rediscover the great literary masterpiece, Moby Dick. The detailed and realistic descriptions of whale hunting draws on Melville’s experience at sea, […]
The Venice Oceanarium Celebrates 20th Annual Reading of Herman Melville’s Moby Dick
A Tree Grows In Venice: The Red Flowering Gum Tree – by Krista Schwimmer
One of my fondest memories from childhood is going to the library with my two brothers and mother. No matter how plain the library looked, I soon learned there were treasures there. […]
The Dark Side of Comedy – by Jack Neworth
The Dark Side of Comedy by: Jack Neworth For five decades, the world adored George Carlin as a stand-up comedian, social critic, actor and best-selling author. Carlin’s career included books, record albums, […]
A Cup of Coffee & Bagel for 15 Cents – Marty Liboff
A Cup of Coffee & Bagel for 15 Cents – Marty Liboff Marty Liboff-2015 (This is a follow up to another article; “Ruthie in the Bakery” Free Venice Beachhead, April 2014) The […]
Poem: Venice Beach When I First Knew It – By Lisa Marguerite Mora
Venice Beach When I First Knew It was a poor beach town the remnant of one man’s dream. And then it got a reputation but the reputation was borne of ideas that […]
Correction – errata
“In the October issue, the Beachhead wrote a caption for the photo of an apartment building on page 3 that should have read as follows: ‘The photo above is of an apartment […]
SHARING ECONOMY with POTEMKIN WALLS and FALSE MARKET RATES
By Roxanne Brown As so many embrace the short-term rental (STR) sharing economy, here’s what I’ve experienced as a resident living with it. I know a single mother who is renting a […]
Racism Alive and Well in Venice
By Greta Cobar In this day and age, and especially here in Venice, we would like to think that the last thing we would witness would be a socio-economic, racist hate crime. […]
Confessions of X Swami X
10-02 2012 This text was intended to be revealed after my last hand was dealt. After my ashes were sprinkled on a bench in a park in Las Vegas, the capitol of […]
Swami X Has Left the Building
by: Jack Neworth The Venice Boardwalk is the second most visited international tourist destination in Southern California, right behind Disneyland. But in the late 1960’s the boardwalk was practically desolate. But when […]
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