Does anybody have an update on the Stairs of Culver City at the Baldwin Hills Scenic Overlook?

I was there last Sunday in the windstorm - just beautiful - and came upon the washed out trail at the bottom. 

It was marked as closed so we hiked up the street. The steps were open at the top but as you hiked down it wasn't clear where to return to the road. So…

Construction is underway on the property known as Tilden Terrace at corner of Washington Blvd and Harter Avenue in West Culver City. 

Last March the now-defunct Culver City Redevelopment Agency approved a development agreement with Tilden Terrace, LP (whose managing general partner is the Los Angeles Housing Partnership) to develop the site as a…

Delia Brown's "Having Arrived at C's Summer Home, F Gets Acquainted with Her New Room"

In a review in Artnet magazine, Hunter Drohojowska-Philip says that Delia Brown's new show at Angles…

Since starting up this site, I have gotten to know Culver City Council candidate Scott Malsin well, and I am consistently impressed by his intelligence, his work ethic, his empathy, and his knowledge of the issues most important to Culver City. The guy really loves this city, and he's willing to fight to keep it on the right track. I'm pleased that there are several…

This amazing Southwestern home sits in the hills above Culver City next to the “Scenic Overlook Hike” with incredible views that stretch from the Hollywood Hills to the Ocean.  This gorgeous home boasts cool Spanish styled interiors and a large gourmet kitchen with tiled floor, stainless steel appliances, granite counters & custom wood cabinets.  The formal dining…

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...thing...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 flag-topped…

In the LA Weekly,Steven Leigh Morris reviews the new play at the Kirk Douglas Theatre in Culver City, American Night: The Ballad of Juan Jose, by Richard Montoya and his sketch comedy troupe, Culture…

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…

New York-based Russian artist Vitaly Komar will make a special appearance at the Wende Museum in Culver City on March 23 at 4 pm. Komar will comment extemporaneously on selected images from The Wende Museum's collection of more than 200 Perestroika-era hand painted poster artworks. Space is limited and reservations are required:…

On the LA Weekly blog, Barbara Hansen reviewed E.K. Valley, the new Oaxacan restaurant on Washington Boulevard in the Art District of Culver City. Explaining that the owner, Epy Garcia, and his wife, Tobias, are both from San Miguel del Valle, Oaxaca, Hansen says…

Yep, that's an Expo Line rail car (stopped) high above Jefferson Boulevard -- west of La Cienega, in Culver City. I took this picture at about 5:30 on Thursday. Metro officials have said that they have entered the final phase of testing along the Expo…

The students and faculty at West Los Angeles College are celebrating the opening of two new buildings right next to each other on campus:  a new four-story Classrooms building as well as a new Student Services Building.

The $19 million, 47,989 square foot Classrooms building provides modern “smart classrooms” which allow instructors to better integrate…

The City of Culver City and the Los Angeles Philharmonic Association present a free string quartet performance featuring members of the Los Angeles Philharmonic in the Mike Balkman Council Chambers at Culver City City Hall, on Thursday, March 22, at 7pm. Entitled Music in the Chambers, the concert will feature a string quartet arranged by Los Angeles…

Join Vox Femina this Sunday, March 18, at 3 pm, at the Culver City Presbyterian Church for a free choral music performance. The Culver City-based Vox Femina promises classical works and folk songs celebrating the traditions of England, Ireland and Scotland, including choral settings for some of Shakespeare sonnets as well as authentic Irish…

Definiens, a Los Angeles-based chamber music ensemble, will present a concert of chamber music from the 20^th and 21^st century on Tuesday, March 20th at 8pm at the Ivy Substation at 9070 Venice Blvd.  This program will feature Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Jennifer Higdon’s piano trio Pale Yellow and Fiery Red, French composer Albert…

Leah Ollman, on the LA Times Culture Monster blog, saluted the seven painters featured in the latest show at the George Lawson Gallery in Culver City, saying, "it’s a quietly invigorating experience to look…

Parent-Supported Services: Just Exactly Where Do the Candidates Stand?

A number of City Councilmembers and City Council candidates have signed the petition and/or have clearly stated their support for parent-funded services within our schools.  Indeed, Mayor Mehaul O'Leary, Councilmembers Jeff Cooper and Andrew Weissman, as well as city council candidate Scott Malsin are all in support.…

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 flag-topped architectural detail 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…

Culver City Times Founder and Managing Editor Justin Scupine (in other words, I) will be live on the air on KNX 1070 tomorrow, Friday, March 9, at 3:20 p.m.

KNX 1070 will be…

LA Racked is reporting that cosmetics giant Sephora will open a new, 3,623-square-foot location at the Westfield Culver City this Friday, March 9th. Until now, shoppers had to be satisfied with the limited-selection "store-within-a-store" Sephora inside…