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 – A Remembrance
Phillip Melnick – PRESENTÉ
by Jim Smith Phil Melnick, one of the founding staff of the Free Venice Beachhead, died Feb. 4 of lung cancer, just months short of the 50th anniversary of the paper. Phil […]
Passings: Roxanne P. Brown
Community activist Roxanne P. Brown died on Jan. 10 at her home in the Beverlywood neighborhood of Los Angeles. She was 62. Roxanne is survived by Marc Spigelman and her cherished family: […]
Moe Stavnezer – Presenté
Moe Stavnezer was a tireless fighter for a Venice which is now gone but not yet forgotten. It was a Venice which was a counter cultural mecca, a community of small […]
In Memoriam – Walter “Dutch” Heilman
Passings: Carter Riley Irwin, June 21, 1997 – January 9, 2016
by Krista Schwimmer – Photos by Krista Schwimmer and Jake Sarfaty On Sunday, January 17th, over one hundred family members, friends, and neighbors gathered at the Venice Pier for a paddle out […]
Evan Haas – Fair Winds and Following Seas
By Ken Haas Evans Haas, a salty character on the Venice Beach scene, passed away at the age of 83 on March 16. Born in Manhattan and raised in Culver City, Evans […]
In Memorty of Phillip Edward Lord: 2/21/1925 – 1/28/2015
By Sam Abbes “Lives do not have plots, for the most part they accumulate events, day by day like a stack of old newspapers. But sometimes someone glimpses a fixed point in […]
Harry Drinkwater Remembered
Harry Drinkwater was my friend and part of my life for almost 40 years. He was a total inspiration to me because he knew how to live his life to the fullest. He remained […]
RIP: Sunshine Baker
Sunshine Baker was run over by a car while bike riding on South Venice Blvd., just East of Speedway. She was 39 years old. The tragic accident happened at 5:10pm on November […]
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