BOOKS & VENICE IN MOVIE LAND by marty liboff- Venice California: “Coney Island of the Pacific”, by Jeffrey Stanton (1993 & 2005) Death is a Lonely Business, by Ray Bradbury (1985). […]
Books and Film
Norm Skolnik by Peter Coogan
Norm Skolnik : Boyle Heights Boychik ; WWII Navy Radarman at 17 TV and stereo marketing pioneer; President of Century City Records Venice Beach bicyclist into his 90s & the 21st Century. […]
Abbot Kinney——1850-1900 – by Marty Schatz
Abbot Kinney, the creator of Venice, California, led a fascinating life, one filled with adventure, scholarly pursuits, public service, and business enterprises. Born in New Brunswick, New Jersey on November 16, 1850, […]
Nature Boy in Venice
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 […]
Venice Spirit of Life
– Paul Tanck I feel that 2016 is the year of death. Look at the “celebrities” that have left us suddenly and too soon this year so far: David Bowie, Merle […]
PROPAGANDA 101
by Jon Wolff The Free Venice Beachhead is the oldest newspaper published of, by, and for Venetians. It has reflected the complex Spirit of Venice for decades. The Beachhead has served as […]
1969 and 2016
by Jon Wolff In April of 1969, a Venice activist by the name of Helene Wolff presented a prepared statement to Los Angeles City Planning Commission. It went something like this: The […]
VENICE JAPANESE AMERICAN MEMORIAL MONUMENT
By Phyllis Hayashibara, member of the VJAMM Committee, phyllishayashibara@gmail.com The Venice Japanese American Memorial Monument Committee takes great pleasure in announcing that David Williams, founder and owner of Williams Monument Company in […]
Passing: Margie Ghiz April 16, 1940 – February 27, 2016
I worked with Margie Ghiz in the Midnight Special Bookstore collective when the bookstore was at 1335 1/2 West Washington Boulevard (now renamed Abbot Kinney Boulevard). Then, as well as later after […]
Lagoon Killers
By John Davis The L.A. County Board of Supervisors are on a rampage. They want to wipe out the natural virtues of natural coastal environments, replacing them with sterile flood control projects. […]
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