By Greta Cobar A rare lightning storm hit Venice on Sunday, July 27, killing one person and injuring 13 others. Nicholas Patrick Fagnano (November 23, 1993 – July 27, 2014) was getting […]
It Struck!
Will Venice Become a City of Strangers?
By Bruce Meade Looked for a place to live in Venice lately? Then you know rents are astronomical for even the smallest spaces. Big demand, small supply. A supply that is dwindling […]
I’m Not Pledging That!
By Deborah Lashever Now at our VNC meetings we begin with the Pledge of Allegiance. Interesting. It has been a while since I have had to think about standing for it. Or […]
Letters
Nick Antonicello Randy Saludes Alan Rodman ———————————- Dear Beachhead, Mary Getlein’s July piece (Bonin Walks From Meeting) is insightful and indicative of how Mr. Bonin approaches the Venice neighborhood and governance in […]
Z Budapest: Feminist Witch Who Fights Back
By Krista Schwimmer The history of Venice is full of rebels, revolutionaries, dreamers, and even witches. One such witch is Zsuzsanna, or Z Budapest. Some Venetians may remember her for her shop, […]
Kim’s Market and 320 Sunset Updates
By Roxanne Brown Here’s an update on two very similar Venice projects: proposed restaurants at 320 Sunset and Kim’s Market. Kim’s Market’s new owners Alicia Searle and partner, architect Steve Vitalich, and […]
Venice Artist Stephanie Visser…Still Standing and Thriving in the Venice Art Community
By Tina Lynch Artist Stephanie Visser has submerged herself in the Venice Art World. Her studio is located in a shared artist warehouse on Vernon, which keeps her involved in the Venice […]
All Aboard the Tram
By Marty Liboff When Abbot Kinney opened his Venice of America in 1905, he had a small steam train running around the canals. On the Venice Ocean Front there were wicker basket […]
RIP: Carol Pomerantz (12/07/1933 – 6/10/2014
HANDS (To Carol Pomerantz, A Child of Flowers) When My husband and I visited Carol in the hospital before she passed, she took our hands between her own and caressing them, shared […]
Poetry
Philomene Long – There Are Never Enough Ravens in a Poem Philomene Long – Love, You Are Green and Dark John Thomas – You Bring Me Apple Trees, Flowering Apple Trees Roger […]
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