By Greta Cobar The owner of Gjelina is pushing against the wishes of the Venice community to open a restaurant/bar/take-out food and alcohol establishment at 320 Sunset. The first thing that got […]
Not Another Gjelina at 320 Sunset!
New Bollards, More Yellow Than the Old Bollards
By Greta Cobar It is unclear why Mike Bonin, our Councilperson, held a Town Hall meeting on October 29, 2013 to hear the public’s input concerning bollards, cameras and blocking off the […]
7 Dudley
By Rex Butters there was no stage at SPONTOS only performers one and all noisy travelers milled about that inter-dimensional way station hung on 3 white walls eye enlightening art images […]
“Sponto’s” partied like the good ol’ days
The close-out party at Sponto’s, March 15th, was so much fun! The music started with Eddie La Grosse and was followed by Suzy Williams and the Nicknamers. They were wonderful, and Suzy […]
Delightfully Ellyn…
By Anne Alvarez Ellyn Maybe shares her name on the poets monument wall alongside Philomene Long, Linda Albertano, Jim Morrisson and a slew of other Venice Poetic Greats. However, you would never […]
Beachhead Saves the Day in Japan for Hama Sushi in Venice
By Phyllis Hayashibara Kinya Aota, head sushi chef at Hama Sushi in Venice, had planned to return to his home on the northern island of Hokkaido in February, 2014 to spend some […]
Poetry
THE MOTH – By Philomene Long NOW IT IS LONG AGO – By John Thomas POEM FOR PHILOMENE – By Stuart Z. Perkoff Venice as Mecca or Jerusalem – By John Thomas […]
Venice Community Activist Whose Story Goes Back to Abbot Kinney: Jataun Valentine
By Greta Cobar March 8 marks the 103rd anniversary of International Women’s Day, and it is with great honor that the Beachhead spotlights Jataun Valentine: a political activist, volunteer, ever-present member of […]
Interview of Mary Getlein
By Mary Getlein Beachhead: How did you become a poet? Mary Getlein: I don’t know – I just started writing things. I spent a lot of time watching poets perform at the […]
Letters
Santa Monica Airport – Nelson Schwartz Abbot Kinney hotel – Gene Mendez “Art Tiles at Venice Beach, a Graphic History: 1904-2201” – Emily Winters Marty Liboff’s poem – Suzanne Verdal ———————————————————————– Dear […]
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