On Monday, November 12, the Culver CIty Council unanimously approved a 75-year lease agreement with the Wende Museum for the old Armory property in Culver City's Veteran's Park (10808 Culver Boulevard). The museum will pay $1 per year to lease the building and will pay for the renovations required to turn the '50s-era building into a museum.

The move is a great…

The Culver City Symphony Orchestra is celebrating its 50th Year with a free concert this Friday, November 16, at Veterans Memorial Auditorium.  The concert begins at 8:00 pm, but there is also a pre-concert talk with the Culver City Symphony's Music Director and Conductor, Frank Fetta, at 7:15, for Symphony Society members only.

The concert will include:

Peter Maxwell Davies: Ojai Festival Overture…

The great old sign for Gran Prix Auto Stereo was re-revealed late last week at the corner of Washington Blvd. and Girard in Culver CIty. This location had sold custom furniture for about as long as I can remember, but the furniture store closed last month and when they tore down the furniture sign, this old Gran Prix Auto Stereo sign saw the light of day for…

Some people don't like electronic bilboards -- in fact, they are not permitted in Culver City. Last week, the Los Angeles Times reported that the 2nd District Court of Appeal may be leaning toward invalidating permits for 100 signs approved by the Los Angeles City Council in 2006 (including some that lie on the edge of the city, such the one above). It's a move…

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 gateway is? If you know, enter your response in the comments box of this post! I'll reveal the answer in two weeks, on Thursday. Then the next day, I'll post a new game.…

Every other Friday, I post a picture of something in Culver City that is 'hiding in plain sight.' Two weeks ago I asked: Do you know where in Culver City this life-sized doll is?

Culver CIty Times members Kevin Lachoff and Chris Grossman both correctly identified the uber-sexy Princess Leia as standing in the window of Dreamworld Comics on…

Culver City's Measure Y has passed -- with more than 76 percent of the votes. The city will levy a 1/2 percent sales tax, with the money supporting police and other emergency services, street and sidewalk maintenance, park and playground staffing and programming, programs for seniors, etc.…

Thanks to Culver City Times member Steven Ng for pointing out that the Exposition Construction Authority has originated an 'Invitation for Bids' for a contractor to repave the parking lot for the Culver City Station. The bid…

Did you know that there is over 35 million people are living throughout the world living with Alzheimer's.  Wouldn't it be wonderful if somehow this number could be reduced?  Come out this week and learn how to "Reduce your Risk for Dementia."

Join us on Wednesday November 7, 2012.

From 6:00pm-6:30pm we will have Hors d'oeuvres and the Lecture will start at 6:30pm and should be over by 8:00pm.

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Faithful Culver CIty Times readers know my love for the Branded Arts Building. The property at the corner of Washington and National has singlehandedly made Culver City the mural capital of Los Angeles and serves as the proud and colorful gateway to Culver City for people coming to the city on the Expo Line. You also may know that the property is scheduled to be torn down in…

Donna Sternberg and Dancers will present Beauty and Desire, a program of dance, at the Brasil Brasil Cultural Center in Culver City on Saturday, November 10 at 8:30 P.M. The program will include:

1) New work by artistic director Donna Sternberg, including The Science of Beauty, Pretty, and The Back of Beauty

2) Premiere by guest choreographer…

State Superintendent Tom Torlakson has released the 2012 Academic Performance Index (API) scores for schools across the state, and every school in the Culver City Unified School District has seen an increase.

The API is a numeric index that ranges from a low of 200 to a high of 1,000. School and student group targets are set at 5 percent of the difference between the school or student group's Base API score and the statewide target of 800, with a minimum target of 5 points. All…

Born in San Francisco in 1982 and currently living in Los Angeles, artist Sylvia Ji's solo exhibition at CHG Circa Gallery in Culver City, "La Catrina," opens this Saturday, November 3, and runs through December 1. The opening reception - free & open to the public, as always - is Saturday, November 3, from 7 pm to 10 pm.

Devoted to…

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According to the sign that has been posted on the former Famima Convenience Store at Overland Ave. and Venice Blvd., SmashBurger is coming to Culver City. Looks good, and the La Jolla location (for example) has mostly 4- and 5-star reviews on Yelp. Count me in.

The evidence:…

There's a new mural in progress behind The Wood restaurant in West Culver City. It's by muralist Mear One, a Los Angeles-based artist known for his often-political street graffiti art. The people I talk to about street art are really psyched about it -- Mear One is a big deal. I definitely admire it's dynamic quality, but I worry about the didactic "GMO" there on the…

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 life-sized doll is? If you know, enter your response in the comments box of this post! I'll reveal the answer in two weeks, on Thursday. Then the next day, I'll post a new game.…

Hello Culver City!!

Evlynne here shouting out to you. I am a member of the Committe on Homelessness for the City of Culver City. We need your help!

The 2013 Homeless count is coming up and we need volunteers!  Mark your calendars, Wednesday, January 30, 2013 from 6:00 pm until 2 am; the Homeless Count will take place in Culver City.  We need…

[photo by Chris Grossman]

Every other Friday, I post a picture of something in Culver City that is 'hiding in plain sight.' Two weeks ago I asked: Do you know where in Culver City this sign is?…