Three articles by Suzy Williams, Leland Auslander and Carol Fondiller
Entries from January 2009
January 1, 2009
Sponto is gone
By Suzy Williams
On December 28, our beloved Mark “Sponto” Kornfeld, died in the gallery that he had created – Sponto’s – at 7 Dudley Avenue. This had been a space in which every Venetian felt at home during the last 24 years.
Sponto died of an apparent heart attack. He had come in the afternoon, left [...]
January 1, 2009
Remembering Sponto
By Leland Auslender
Mark Kornfeld, who answered equally to “Sponto,” the name of his art gallery, was always the happy host at his art openings during the many years he operated the place. In the sixties, it had been the Venice West Cafe, where Beats and Hippies gathered to share camaraderie, food and poetry. Sponto’s body, [...]
January 1, 2009
My Friend Sponto
By Carol Fondiller
Two people who have left their imprint on the Venice “Art Scene” have died. Both within the same week. One got the full funeral treatment of a prominent art personage who traveled in influential money and powerful circles. The other died almost anonymously in his small gallery on 7 Dudley Avenue.
Robert Graham sure [...]
January 1, 2009
Letters
• We Can, We Have, We Will! - Steve Freedman
• Buying Lincoln Place? - Barbara Eisenberg
• Buying Lincoln Place? - Sheila Bernard
• City Controller Sues City Attorney - Laura Chick
• Homeless Committee - carolyn rios
• Westminster Elementary Is Growing (plants) - Nora Dvosin
• Keeping up the struggle – Chino
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We Can, We Have, We Will!
Dear Beachhead,
Thanks for the article last month, “Can We Keep Venice Livable? Yes We [...]
January 1, 2009
Neighborhood Council
At the December 16 Venice Neighborhood Council Board meeting a petition with over 200 signatures demanding that the board rescind its approval of Overnight Parking Districts in Venice was submitted. In accordance with VNC Bylaws, the board now has no less than 30 days and no more than 90 days to hold a public vote [...]
January 1, 2009
Venice Town Council Takes Appeal of Permit Parking to the Coastal Commission
The Venice Town Council devoted its December meeting to building the fight against permit parking in Venice.
At the meeting and in the following few days, 33 multi-page appeals were made to the California Coastal Commission, which has the authority to overrule the city of Los Angeles in its attempt to impose the restricted overnight parking.
The [...]
January 1, 2009
Paul Robeson (play) in Venice
On December 19 & 21, Venice Food Not Bombs continued their tradition of resurrecting prominent leftists and bringing them to Venice. KB Solomon brought Paul Robeson’s songs and activism to life at the United Methodist Church’s Peace and Justice Hall. The year before, Karl Marx; this year Che?
–Alice Stek
January 1, 2009
Post Office Selling Out
On December 15, a small “Public Notice” sign was taped to the front door of the Venice Post Office. It informed anyone who took the time to read it that the postal service was considering selling the carrier annex, located across the street (313 Grand Blvd.). It went on to state, “We invite your comments [...]
January 1, 2009
Fire on Palms
With 3 helicopters circling overhead on the evening of December 10, there was bound to be something happening. Arriving at Palms, east of Lincoln, it turned out to be a two alarm fire. The Beachhead, first on the scene, discovered that this was the second fire at the same address in just as many months.
(While) [...]
