This past week, Q-line asked: A number of new businesses have moved into the Rose Avenue and Lincoln Boulevard area of Venice. Upscale grocer Whole Foods is the latest high profile store to move into the bohemian neighborhood. Does recent development contribute to the over gentri-fication of Venice, something many locals feel is altering the community for the worse or is it a boon to the area? Here are your responses:
Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on September 13, 2008. Read the original PDF.