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 […]
Nature Boy in Venice
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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 […]
Arnold Springer & Fred Dewey
by Gerry Fialka We die with the dyingSee, they depart,And we go with themSee, they returnand bring us with them excerpt from T.S. Eliot, 4 QuartetsI know nothingI live in the Eternal […]
Welcome To The New Free Venice Beachhead Website.
Not so different from the old site, in fact it is the old old site, about 2 years behind the old site, which was canceled by the previous admin for reasons we […]
THE FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF VENICE IS THE LIVING HISTORY OF VENICE
by Jon Wolff The Black History display at the Abbot Kinney Library in Venice will be up until the end of March.In recognition of Black History Month for 2019, an exhibit and […]
VENICE DOGZ PROTEST NATIONAL CHAINS AGAIN
On Saturday, February 9th, the Venice Dogz held their second protest against national chains on the Ocean Front Walk. It was held in front of Starbucks at 909 Ocean Front Walk and […]
The Fiercely Independent Women of Venice
By Barbara Mastej In honor of Women’s History Month, I am elated to have a few of my portraits included in the March edition of the Beachhead. The Venice ladies depicted are […]
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