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At the Candidate Forum held Tuesday, January 31, by the Culver City Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors where they heard from all six candidates for Culver City Council the board endorsed four candidates, Current Mayor Mehaul O’Leary, Councilmember Andy Weissman, Jim B. Clarke and…
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Thanks to an agreement ratified at this Monday's Culver City Council meeting, the Jazz Bakery will be returning to Culver City in a new Frank Gehry-designed, 250-seat theater at 9814 Washington Boulevard.
According to the agreement, the property was given to the Jazz Bakery at no cost, with the understanding…
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Tasked with maintaining the city's vision for Parcel B (9300 Culver Blvd, above) and the Market Hall at Centinela & Washington in the wake of the state's elimination of redevelopment agencies, the Culver City Council voted on Monday to sell the properties to developers who have agreed to construct the…
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The Museum of Jurassic Technology in Culver City has been getting lots of love lately. Earlier this month, the New York Times profiled the museum. Now the always-entertaining Bullseye podcast, hosted by Jesse Thorn, offers a 10-minute analysis of the museum by Lawrence Weschler, author of Mr. Wilson's Cabinet Of Wonder: Pronged Ants,…
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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 figure who exhorts us to "Start your adventure today" is? If you know, enter your response in the comments box of this post! I'll reveal…
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“Tilt-Shift LA: New Queer Perspectives on the Western Edge,” opens at Luis De Jesus Gallery in Culver City this Saturday, January 28th, from 6 pm to 9 pm. The public is welcome. A series of free programs will…
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"Manifest Destiny," a photographic exhibition featuring eight artists opens this Saturday night, the 28th, from 6 pm to 9 pm at the Analog Salon in Culver CIty. It is open to the public. Music will be provided by Ethnomusicologist Marlon Fuentes.
Participating artists…
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MAJOR ENDORSEMENTS ROLLING IN FOR SAHLI-WELLS
Meghan Sahli-Wells' campaign for Culver City Council is gaining momentum after winning endorsements from U.S. Representative Karen Bass, State Assemblymember Holly Mitchell, Culver City Council Member and former Mayor Christopher Armenta, and all five Culver City School Board members: Karlo Silbiger,…
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Who is Aaron Swerdlow?
Aaron Swerdlow is Equitas Investments, LLC and Festival Development Partners, LLC. He has invested in 4436 Sepulveda Boulevard and wants to build a 7-Eleven. It would be Culver City's sixth 7-Eleven and would also be five short blocks from a "Mom and Pop" convenience store known as Overland Mini Mart.
http://www.equitasinvestments.com/index.html
Read about his company, their approach and what they have…
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Batch Restaurant & Bar in the Art District of Culver City opened in late-December. The restaurant's executive chef is Salvador Roldan of Ford's Filling Station, and its specialty cocktails are created by Mat Gries of Church & State, the french bistro in downtown Los Angeles.
Staff writer Leiloni de…
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MEGHAN SAHLI-WELLS MAKES IT OFFICIAL!
The Culver City Council candidate submitted election documents at City Hall on Tuesday following a standing room only campaign launch event on Sunday.
Meghan Sahli-Wells filed papers on Tuesday that will place her name on the ballot for Culver City…
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The former car dealership on the southeast corner of Sepulveda and Washington Boulevard in Culver City will be remodeled and transformed into retail space, according to a representative of owner Continental Development Corporation. The company is in negotiations with Starbucks, Chase Bank, Chipotle,…
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Retired City Councilman Scott Malsin filed his candidacy papers with the City Clerk this morning, and soon thereafter he officially announced his candidacy in the April 2012 Culver City Council campaign.
Here's what Malsin had to say:
"Throughout the last several weeks, I…
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Where am I?
In front of the Senior Center
on Culver Blvd.& Overland?
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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 smiling face is? If you know, enter your response in the comments! I'll reveal the answer in two Fridays, when I post a new…
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The Culver 7 Theater Building is due to be demolished over the weekend, but according to a representative of the artist, Ed Massey's mural will be saved. The mural, entitled "Syncopation," will be taken down as early as Friday morning and will be moved to the Playa Vista campus of the Westside Neighborhood School. Our loss is Playa Vista's gain.
Here's some more views of Ed Massey's incredible mural, and be sure to…
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