Culver City Mayor Jeff Cooper, who is seeking re-election to a seat on the Culver City Council in the April, 2014 election, officially filed his re-election papers this morning at City Hall and launched his new campaign website: www.cooperforcouncil.com.

Before filing his official papers, Cooper met with supporters at The Conservancy and told them his top goal will be to continue to protect Culver…

More than 11 galleries throughout the Culver City Arts District will host show openings this Saturday, January 11, marking 2014's first Culver CIty Art Walk. Generally, the openings run from about 6 pm to about 9 pm., and they're all free and open to the public. It's a great opportunity to see some contemporary art -- and quite the scene.

The work above, Sub(version #2)…

The LA Weekly named the Gnocchetti at Bucato the 9th best dish in Los Angeles in their annual round-up of the city's best food. Here's what the paper said about the pesto pasta dish, which author Besha Rodell called "bright, mellow, and almost floral":

It's hard to pick a favorite pasta from Evan Funke's Bucato in Culver City. In fact, it's hard to…

Join Culver City Councilman (and former Mayor) Jeff Cooper for a cup of coffee and conversation at 7:30 a.m. on Tuesday, January 7, at The Conservatory at 10117 Washington Boulevard. He will be officially turning in his papers for re-election to the Culver City Council.

Says Cooper: "I chose The Conservatory for this special event because it is a…

Since 1993, Venice Arts has reached thousands of youth through our award-winning Art Mentoring Program Free to low-income families, more than 400 youth participate each year at our center in Venice or at an ArtPartner site in other areas of Los Angeles. A low student-to-artist ratio assures educational excellence and visual, digital, and media literacy: all key to future success.

Our programs include…

Did you ever wonder whether you were allowed to park in a space that had a broken meter? Well, wonder no more!

A bill by Assemblyman Mike Gatto that went into effect on January 1 of this year, allows motorists to park in spaces controlled by a broken meter for the maximum time allowed by the meter. The bill, AB 61, guarantees that parking spots…

The Culver City Chamber Orchestra welcomes the New Year with A Night in Vienna on Saturday, January 4, 2014, at 8:00 p.m. at Veterans Memorial Auditorium.  The concert begins at 8:00 pm. Tickets are $35 for priority seating and backstage talk with one of our musicians, $30 general seating, and $15 Seniors and Students with ID. Tix are available…

Music is the best -- can we all agree on this? And 2013 was another stellar year for the stuff. Here are some of my very favorite albums this year. Click on each title to hear a song from the album on YouTube. Please share what you loved this year -- music. movies, books, tv programs, events, anything!!

Top Ten…