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Author: Melanie Camp


The Art of Healthy Skin

March 1, 2018

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by Melanie Camp Venice-based Alexandra Wagner is an artist and skincare expert. For the past 15 years, she has built...

Learning from the Past

February 28, 2018

February 28, 2018

Once feared as spies, these Manzanar internees now speak freely to Venice High School students. by Phyllis Hayashibara Venice Japanese...

Homeless Hotels

February 27, 2018

February 27, 2018

  With one of the largest homeless populations in the nation, Los Angeles is looking for speedy solutions when it...

OPINION: Homeless By Choice?

February 26, 2018

February 26, 2018

by Mike Bonin In nearly every corner of Los Angeles, there are homeless encampments — collections of flimsy tents, usually...

Venice Benefits from More Cops

February 26, 2018

February 26, 2018

by Sam Catanzaro In a newsletter from February 3rd, Councilman Mike Bonin’s office wrote that a “prolific car burglary ring”...

Stroke Survivor Support Group

February 21, 2018

February 21, 2018

By Kelly Hartog In 2009, Dana Rivera was a healthy, happy woman in her 40s who exercised six days a...

Demands for More Urgent Solutions to Homeless Encampments

February 20, 2018

February 20, 2018

by Melanie Camp and Sam Catanzaro Councilmembers Mike Bonin and Marqueece Harris-Dawson submitted a motion, Wednesday, February 20, demanding a...

Ashley Riley: Believe or Explode!

February 17, 2018

February 17, 2018

  by Guy Camilleri As an acting teacher, it’s a joy when someone comes through the door with a need...

Contentious Corner

February 16, 2018

February 16, 2018

What started out as a plan to plant trees throughout Venice in 1995 has turned into a legal battle between...

Venice Love

February 14, 2018

February 14, 2018

  by Melanie Camp The Venice Sign is all loved up for Valentine’s Day with the addition of a purple...