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
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 […]
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 […]
Summation of L.A. Historic Designation Effort for First Baptist Church of Venice
Summary and overview of the L.A. City Historic Designation effort for the First Baptist Church of Venice.
A Poem by Nazim Hikmet – 1948
ON LIVING I. Living is no laughing matter : you must live with great seriousness like a squirrel, for example- I mean without looking for something beyond and above living. I mean […]
A Poem by Helene Wolff
Are they blinded by the rays of sun and floodlights? Do they look the other way and cup their hands to fog-stopped ears, those scornful sneerers by the Bay? Here inside my […]
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