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May 29, 2012 at 3pm to October 9, 2012 at 7pm – Downtown Culver City
0 Comments 0 PromotionsMay 29, 2012 from 7:30pm to 9pm – Adat Shalom Synagogue
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0 Comments 0 PromotionsJune 9, 2012 at 7pm to June 30, 2012 at 5pm – WWA Gallery
0 Comments 1 PromotionJune 28, 2012 from 12:15pm to 2pm – California Yacht Club 4469 Admiralty Way, Marina del Rey ~ 310-823-4567 ~ www.CalYachtClub.com
0 Comments 0 PromotionsBBQ fundraiser for Central Traffic Division Officer Dan Boka
Dan's wife is undergoing extensive medical treatments for bone cancer. These treatments have caused great financial hardship for the family. Come join us to support our brother officer and his family.
May 31, 2012, 11am to 6pm
Elysian Park Police Academy
$7 minimum donation
If you are…
"Echo Park is a place where Los Angeles’ independent rock bands go to perform and party. The neighborhood’s boutique owners believe music and fashion are joined at the hip, and the thriving music scene drives apparel trends," or so writes Andrew Asch of Apparel News.net.
The fashion trade mag made it up to the hippest part of LA, where music and…
Posted by Bryan and Tongo on May 24, 2012 at 11:30pm 0 Comments 3 Promotions
Surprisingly, the Planning Commission has approved the Swerdlow 7-Eleven project at 4436 Sepulveda Boulevard. In spite of efforts by local residents over a period of years to raise the consciousness of government and committee members who decide these things, it now feels very possible that we will have our sixth 7-Eleven within city boundaries and a third one located on Sepulveda for those who enjoy stopping their cars at short intervals to refill their soda cups.
Imagine that. Three on one street from Jefferson Boulevard to Venice Boulevard. Even though the property has stood vacant for more than a decade, must we be out of our skulls to think it's possible that our community really needs three 7-Eleven shops in such a short space?!
Blight. Bad. Graffiti. Bad. Trash. Bad. Congestion. Bad. Eyesore. Bad.
We all agree that the undeveloped property is overdue for a new commercial inhabitant. That abandoned gas station needs to go bye-bye. Come walk around the…
ContinuePosted by Scupine on May 24, 2012 at 6:00pm 2 Comments 1 Promotion
As you have no doubt read, Los Angeles just made history by becoming the largest city in the world to ban plastic bags in supermarket checkout lines. And to hear Culver City Councilman Andrew Weissman, Culver City is not far behind. Are you like me, in that you've been incorporating cloth bags into your routine with varying degrees of success (sometimes hard to remember to bring those suckers into the store from the trunk of my car...)? I'd love to hear your thoughts on the…
ContinuePosted by Scupine on May 23, 2012 at 6:00pm 0 Comments 0 Promotions
Blum & Poe Gallery in Culver City will present an evening of readings with Eleanor Antin and Simone Forti this Saturday, May 26th from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Antin will read from her recent literary memoir Conversations with Stalin, described as a 'smart, no holds barred, black comedy in the picaresque, coming-of-age tradition of Holden Caulfield, Huck Finn, Little Orphan Annie and the irrepressible Dorothy on the road to Oz.' Forti will be reading poetry selections from her books Handbook in Motion and Oh, Tongue, her upcoming book The Bear in the Mirror, and new unpublished material. Admission is free.
Eleanor Antin, a photographer and artist whose work often plays with classical or…
ContinuePosted by Scupine on May 22, 2012 at 6:00pm 0 Comments 0 Promotions
Construction -- or at least destruction -- continues on the former car dealership on the southeast corner of Washington and Sepulveda in Culver City.
According to a representative of owner Continental Development Corporation, the property is being remodeled into retail space. The company is in negotiations with Starbucks, Chase Bank, Chipotle, Elevation Burger and Jersey Mike's Subs to fill the building on the corner. Continental is in negotiations with Fresh & Easy to occupy the new building to be erected in the property to the south.…
ContinuePosted by Scupine on March 21, 2012 at 6:00am 20 Comments 2 Promotions
It's back! As previously reported, the owners of the property at 4436 Sepulveda Boulevard, at the southeast corner of Braddock Drive, are proposing the building of a 7-Eleven convenience store on the property. The Culver City Planning Commission invites your participation in a public hearing concerning whether it should be built. The hearing (rescheduled from February 8 and from March 14) will take place in the Mike Balkman Council Chambers in City Hall (9770 Culver Blvd.) on Wednesday, May 23, at 7:00.
The last time this issue came up (in February and again in March), it caused quite the discussion (see comments below).
The property is one of five vacant gas stations I highlighted back in April…
ContinuePosted by Scupine on May 18, 2012 at 5:00pm 0 Comments 0 Promotions
Every other friday, I'll post a picture of something in Culver City that is 'hiding in plain sight.'
This time, the question is: Do you know where in Culver CIty this sculpture is? If you know, enter your response in the comments box of this post! I'll reveal the answer in two Fridays, when I post a new game.
Last time, I posted this tower:
Culver City Times member Deborah Weinrauch correctly identified it as the tower at St. Augustine Church, adding, "The church tower is really beautiful and special and…
ContinuePosted by Scupine on May 17, 2012 at 6:00pm 0 Comments 0 Promotions
Culver City's own Roller Derby team, the Hollywood Scarlets, will host the "Midnight Terror" from Salt Lake City, Utah, this Saturday night in Culver City's Veteran's Auditorium. The main event is at 8 p.m., and tickets cost $14.
They describe the event as "Family friendly, action packed, beer and wine with ID, and LOTS of fun!"
The reviews on Yelp really make it sound pretty great.
Posted by Scupine on May 16, 2012 at 6:00pm 0 Comments 0 Promotions
According to LA Eater, the above space -- on the corner of Washington and Wasatch in the West Washington District of Culver City, directly across the street from Waterloo & City -- will be home to a new restaurant called The Corner Door. The chef will be Luke Reyes of The Tasting Kitchen on Abbot Kinney in Venice.
Says the LA Eater article:
ContinueIt has taken several months to convert the former Financial/Real Estate office space into an actual restaurant, right now the project is about one month out.…
Posted by Scupine on May 10, 2012 at 6:00am 2 Comments 0 Promotions
Reads the commentary: "On May 8th 2012 This is Raw UN-Edited Video of a Expo Test Train under its own power La Cienega to Culver City Station. This video was made with the Help of Metro staff."
Exciting stuff.
Some stills from the video:…
ContinuePosted by Scupine on May 15, 2012 at 6:00pm 0 Comments 0 Promotions
After a couple of months of construction, Culver City park has opened a new playground filled with the latest climbing and sliding equipment for area kids.
According to a recent article in The Los Angeles Wave, the redesign had a $260,000 price tag, and it was financed through a Proposition A grant earmarked for park improvement projects. The article continued:
ContinueWith amenities that include hexagon-shaped cubes — on which children can climb by holding on to hand and foot grips — a spinner, slides, springers, climbing ropes, a seesaw and a sandbox for water activities, Reynolds said the playground’s “universal design” will provide a fun…
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The day after President Barack Obama visited L.A. for his 10th visit, he reported played basketball with George Clooney and Tobey Maguire at the Cheviot Hills Recreation Center at the Rancho Park Golf Course, according to Devin Dwyer of ABC News.
The day before he had raised $15 million.
Clooney and Obama played on the same team and were joined on the court by…
The corner of Pico Blvd. and Veteran Ave. in Rancho Park is about to get even more kid-friendly with the opening of Art Zone Children's Studio, which is hosting a free grand opening celebration over Memorial Day weekend.
Art Zone began in Hermosa Beach and is opening its second location here in Rancho Park next door…
WHO SAYS YOUR KIDS WON’T READ AND WRITE OVER THE SUMMER?
Sign Them Up NOW for an Affordable, Positive Writing Experience
Session I: Mythology July 9, 11, 13
9:00-12:00 $250
Session II: Invention - July 16, 18, 20 9:00-12:00 $250
Session III: Humor - July 30th, Aug. 1, 3 9:00-12:00 $250
In the sessions above, students will produce a short story, a poem,
and an autobiographical sketch for an inspiring, week-end reading.
Recommended for…
An appeals court has affirmed Judge Thomas McKnew's earlier decision to deny the lawsuit challenging Phase Two of the Expo Line, which goes from Culver City through Rancho Park to Santa Monica.
They write:
"We find no merit in petitioner's contentions and affirm the judgment."
You can read the full decision here. Here is a link to my earlier…
Lucy Florence Cultural Center, which closed its doors in Leimert Park Village almost two years ago, now is having a liquidation sale after closing its Pico location.
"We've closed our doors in Los Angeles, but the lovely classic furniture, dishes and other items remain," the email from the Aswirl Twins stated. "Don't miss this once in a…
Rincon Rumbero returns to KAOS Network on June 2, after a successful first showing in May.
The event takes place from 3 PM to 6 PM, on Saturday, June 2, 2012 and is free to the public - though a monetary donation to help cover costs or a small food item for a community potluck would be appreciated.
All congas, clave, chekeres, katas, and bells will be provided. Please, do not bring your own instruments,…
The LAPD had to postpone its annual MLK Blvd. festival this Halloween due to budget constraints - but somehow managed to put this great community event back on the drawing board.
This weekend King is closed at Western to cars but open to everyone else to ride on the Egyptian galleon and the carnival games, like fishing for Coke bottles and throwing darts at ballons for stuffed animals.
My Rooney Thoughts for May 27, 2012
There are times when we must send our children to a place where we can’t protect them, a place of chaos, disorder and uncertainty. It’s a place of upheaval, bewilderment and death. It’s a place where our politicians like to say “they gave their last full measure of devotion.” To a few are given medals to honor their deeds, others just get a simple white stone cross or Star of David. These brave men and women have fought all over the…
There hasn't been a lot of three-sport athletes who've done…
It seems like San Pedro High baseball loves to pull out a…
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