Venice sign may be
changed to LED display
FILE PHOTO
If this sign is eventually replaced with an LED sign, the Venice Gondolier Sun urges the Venice City Council to come up with clear rules on what can be shown and how it can be shown.
PHOTO BY ROGER BUTTON
Chef Chuck Gegenheimer holds a plate of barbecue ribs as he stands by his wife, Terrie, in their newly opened Chef Chucks Café in the Venice Pines Plaza.
The city’s main marquee, installed in 1987 on Venice Avenue at U.S. 41 Business, is still maintained by hand, fitting black letters on a white board behind a glass face.
The organization that uses it to advertise downtown events now says it’s long overdue for a facelift.