By Roger Linnett ‘this world is but a canvas to our imagination.” – Henry David Thoreau As anyone who has visited the Venice Beach Public Art Walls next to the Skate Park […]
A Venice Holiday
By CJ Gronner Our hard core Christmas baking day, a verrrry serious annual tradition, fell on Sunday this year. Things began to fall apart even before I awoke on Sunday morning to […]
Town Hall: No Meeting of Minds
By Greta Cobar Bill Rosendahl called a town hall meeting to address the issues of RV dwellers on September 23 in the standing-room only auditorium of the Westminster Elementary School. He started […]
The Abbot Kinney Festival
By CJ Gronner Abbot Kinney Festival day always feels like a real holiday in Venice. That crackling, electric buzz in the air, some traditional stuff that happens every year, and that rushing […]
Temple of Man Returns
The Beat Generation in Venice wasn’t just Venice West and the Gashouse. Hidden among the central Venice homes was the Temple of Man, which was also the residence of Bob and Anita […]
Advertures Along the Venice Art Crawl
By CJ Gronner Last month was the second Venice Art Crawl, and everyone absolutely adored it. I kept hearing, “This is how First Fridays USED to be!” all evening, and they were […]
Poets win big money
Winners of the First Annual Beyond Baroque Poetry Contest have been announced. They are first place winner: Brenda Yates, 2nd place: Shannon Philips; 3rd place: Peter Nash. They will be honored at a […]
This is Festival Month in Venice
Don’t even think about missing the fun. Two of the best, and longest running outdoor events take place in September: Jazz at Palms Court/Venice Music Festival (see page 7) and the Abbot […]
First Friday, for Who?
By CJ Gronner ‘On my last First Friday I realized this: There are way too many food trucks, they are so marginally talented and they need to drive to Bakersfield and stay […]
Adventures at the Eco-Fest
By C.J. Gronner July 10 saw Venice become even greener than normal, with the 2010 Venice Eco-Fest setting up shop down at the Boardwalk & Windward. It’s L.A.’s largest free outdoor green […]
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