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 bizarre building bulge 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 stylish…

The Mar Vista Community Council invites you to participate in the FREE 4th Annual Mar Vista Green Garden Showcase on Saturday, April 21st, 2012 from 10 am to 4pm. See the gardens on the tour …

Riffing on his observation that architect Eric Owen Moss' 72-foot-tall Samitaur Tower in Culver City's Hayden Tract looks like a diving platform for Darth Vader, Twitter user @McwSimon shared this…

LA Eater is reporting that Culver City's Royal/T Cafe will close in August. Too bad, since it could always been counted on to host interesting events -- like every Monday's Sad People Talking comedy show. Remember when it was fronted by…

To prepare for his upcoming 2012 tour of North America and Europe that kicks off this week, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers rehearsed on a soundstage at The Culver Studios.

Unfortunately, several of Petty's guitars were stolen on April 12, at around 4:00 in the afternoon. The guitars included Petty’s 1967 12-string Rickenbacker and his Gibson SG TV Junior,…

Artist Hugo Crosthwaite's new show,"Tijuanerias" opens at Luis De Jesus gallery in Culver City this Saturday, April 14. The opening reception is from 6 pm to 8 pm, and, as always, the event is free and open to the public.

The Huffington Post reviewed the show earlier this month, saying the show "combines the mythical and real dangers of…

Somewhat lost in the hubbub around the new Culver City Council members was the news that Culver City voters voted 'Yes' on the city's sole ballot measure, an initiative to raise the city's transient occupancy tax from 12 percent (effective since 1989) to 14 percent. It wasn't even close: the measure was approved by more than 80 percent of voters. 

It just got a little…

Los Angeles street artist Buff Monster will celebrate the opening of his fifth solo show this Saturday, April 14, at the Corey Helford Gallery in Culver City. The opening reception will run from 6 pm to 8 pm and -- as always -- is free and open to the public. April 14 is Buff Monster's birthday, so it reception promises to be especially fun. The show, entitled "Legend…

According to a Facebook update from the Culver City Rock & Mineral Club, which shares the Culver City Scout House at Veterans Park with the Boy Scouts of America, the building that both groups use for meetings will soon get a much-need renovation:

As you have probably heard, the CCRMC and The Boy Scouts have finally negotiated a lease from the city of…

The street art duo Dabs Myla have painted a new mural on the building just west of the Branded Arts Building at National and Washington in Culver City. Both members of Dabs Myla are both originally from Melbourne, Australia. They have been living and working in Los Angeels for the past two years. They were previously featured in a solo show at Culver City's Thinkspace…

The results of the Culver City Council election are in, and (barring any unforeseen circumstances) the new council members are: Andrew Weissman, Mehaul O'Leary, Jim Clarke and Meghan Sahli-Wells. Congratulations to all, and I look forward to a productive term.   …

Culver City is a less colorful city with the loss of two landmarks this year. Ed Massey's "Syncopation" (below) moved to Playa Vista, leaving behind the grey building above. …

Still haven't made up your mind which four of the Culver City Council candidates you'll vote for on Tuesday? As reported a couple of weeks ago, the Culver City Chamber of Commerce's web site offers video of each candidate's stump speech and interview. Click…

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 stylish Culver City sign 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…

The Metro Expo Line will open to the public on SATURDAY, APRIL 28th from 7th/Metro Station to La Cienega/Jefferson Station.

 

Still there will be testing for the Culver City Station from Monday April 9 to Friday April 13 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Trains will be running between the La Cienega Station (at La Cienega Blvd. and Jefferson Blvd.) and Culver City Station (at Venice Blvd. and Robertson Blvd.), according to METRO's Stacy S. Yamato.

 

REMEMBER: Expect train movement at…

Gallery 3209 -- a new art gallery at 3209 S. La Cienega Avenue -- will open this Saturday, the 7th, with a solo show by artist Michelle Jane Lee entitled "Love Notes." The opening reception is from 6 pm to 9 pm, and -- as always -- the event is free and open to the public. 

Note that this is 3209 La Cienega AVE., not Boulevard. That means that this is the first…

If you regularly read this site, you probably love and appreciate the arts in Culver City as much as I do. And you're probably wondering what candidate for Culver City Council will best support and protect the city's cultural resources. That's why I share this Letter to the Editor I received today. It's from Marla Koosed, a Culver City Cultural Affairs Commissioner…

As previously reported, talented whackadoodle Nikki Minaj appeard at the Westfield Culver City Mall on April 7. This video catches the excitement and, of course, a lot of great footage of the mall circa 2012.

The colorful and funny street art that recently sprung up under the expo line overpass at National and Washington Boulevard in Culver City is by an artist who calls himself "Jersey Joe" Rime. I think maybe the piece, which is entitled SuperFreak, means: We all become beasts at the moment we sneeze.…