Area C, a 64-acre portion of the Uplands area of Ballona Creek Wetlands, is a pretty piece of open, Culver CIty-adjacent land owned by State of California – and a battleground between the esteemed Annenberg Foundation and local environmental groups. The foundation has put a $50 million proposal on the table that offers to make extensive improvements to the land but also…

This summer, as always, Culver City is presenting a series of free concerts in the courtyard of Culver City City Hall. The 2012 summer series offers rock, r&b, jazz, soul, and country acts on six consecutive Thursdays this July and August at 7:00 p.m. The festival is produced by Gary Mandell of Culver City’s Boulevard Music. 

This Thursday, August 1, country,…

The Culver City Cultural Affairs Foundation and Akasha restaurant in downtown Culver City are partnering this Wednesday, July 31, from 4 to 7 pm, to raise money to support the city's Music in the Chambers program, a free classical music concert in the Mike Balkman Council Chambers at Culver City City Hall later this year. Just enjoy a meal at Akasha, and and 10…

Executive Chef Sang Yoon -- the mastermind behind Culver City's Father's Office gastropub as well as Lukshon (small-plate South-East Asian cuisine) -- is currently competing in Bravo's "Top Chef Masters." On this, the fifth season of the show, Yoon is competing against 12 other chefs for $100,000, to be donated to a charity of their choice. Chef Yoon is competing for Worldwide…

Every other Thursday, 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 tree is? If you know, enter your response in the comments box of this post.

If your answer fails to appear in the comments section immediately, fear not! So more people can play, I'll hold all the…

The Actors' Gang's interpretation of "Midsummer Night's Dream" has been extended through August 17. Directed by Tim Robbins, the play has been playing to sold out crowds through it's run. 

Here's what I wrote about the play when it opened in June:

We got proof last August that the Actors’ Gang could put on a great version of The Tempest in Media Park in…

Blaze Pizza, which bills itself as "the leader in the fast casual build-your-own pizza category" will be opening a new 65-seat restaurant in the Culver Crossroads mini shopping center on the southeast corner of Washington and Sepulveda this August. 

Blaze Pizza uses an assembly line format (similar to that of Chipotle), that lets guests customize…

This summer, as always, Culver City is presenting a series of free concerts in the courtyard of Culver City City Hall. The 2012 summer series offers rock, r&b, jazz, soul, and country acts on six consecutive Thursdays this July and August at 7:00 p.m. The festival is produced by Gary Mandell of Culver City’s Boulevard Music. 

This Thursday, July 25, Brenda Lee…

The Culver Ice Arena property is for sale.  I noticed the property for sale sign last Saturday.   According to the Ice Arena web site, they are trying to negotiate an extension of their lease. 

89.3 KPCC Southern California Public Radio recently asked listeners and sources in the organization’s Public Insight Network to describe the kinds of conversations they were having with friends and family as a result of the Florida jury’s verdict on the trial of George Zimmerman.

Here are a few of the responses:

“As an African American male,…

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

This summer, as always, Culver City is presenting a series of free concerts in the courtyard of Culver City City Hall. The 2012 summer series offers rock, r&b, jazz, soul, and country acts on six consecutive Thursdays this July and August at 7:00 p.m. The festival is produced by Gary Mandell of Culver City’s Boulevard Music.  

This Thursday, July…

The popular bi-annual food fest known as dineLA’s Restaurant Week runs for the next two weeks, from July 15-26, in restaurants across Los Angeles. Participating restaurants offer lunch and dinner prix-fixe menus at (relatively) low prices. Participating restaurants in Culver City include: Akasha, Brunello Trattoria, Father's Office, Ford's Filling Station, K-Zo, LIbra…

The jury in the Florida murder trial of George Zimmerman last weekend acquitted the former neighborhood watch volunteer of all charges in the 2012 fatal shooting of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin.

The acquittal has prompted protests in Los Angeles, Oakland and in cities across the United States. People have also taken to social media to express their thoughts on the verdict.

In the wake of Zimmerman's acquittal, 89.3 KPCC Southern California Public Radio would like to know what…

Culver City school facilities are in poor shape. You can see it when you walk onto any one of our campuses; termite damage, brown drinking water, missing ceiling tiles, inoperable sprinkler systems, outdated electrical systems... the list goes on. It’s likely that any building constructed before 1955 needs repair or replacement. All of our schools were built before 1955. The past five years of recession and the overall underfunding of public education in California have left our school…

The public is invited to attend the annual Culver City Historical Society Picnic and meeting held in the Veterans Park picnic area at 5:30pm on Wednesday, July 17.

The picnic will be catered by Santa Maria BBQ and its chef Jim Rodrigues. The event will feature music by the local RAZZMATAZZ Dixieland Jazz Ensemble, and there will be free gifts and door…

Enjoy Dr Dawn's latest blog post!  Kinesis where Movement & Food are Medicine conveniently located on Washington Blvd at Neosho (2 blocks W of Centinela).  Live Your Best Life!  Namaste.

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89.3 KPCC Southern California Public Radio is bringing back #KidReads, and this time we are hosting a live program at the A C Bilbrew Library on July 20. KPCC early childhood development correspondent Deepa Fernandes will moderate a program with two literary whizzes who…

Every other Thursday, 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 sunny sign is? If you know, enter your response in the comments box of this post.

This week we're again offering a prize to one of the people who correctly identifies the picture: four free passes…

I previously remarked how LA Weekly recently named Oldfield's Culver CIty's Best Happy Hour (although Culver City Times member Natasha Ericta prefers the two (!) daily happy hours offered by Waterloo & City). Now the publication has awarded the designation…