The Argonaut newspaper just published its Best of the Westside 2014 issue, and Culver City held its own. Here’s a survey of the categories Culver City placed in:

Best Cheap Eats & Best Tacos

1^st Place: Tito’s Tacos at 11222 Washington Pl.

Best Gastropub

2nd Place: Waterloo & City at 12517 W.…

Periodically, 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 moon is?

As two Culver CIty Times members --…

Culver City's Roll 'n Rye Deli closed this month after more than 50 years in business. Many will miss the restaurant's always-dependable matzo soup or pastrami burger. But now you have an opportunity to keep a bit of the restaurant in your life. The restaurant is liquidating its equipment and fixtures at…

Celebrate National Rice Month with Chef Kaumudi from Un-Curry Restaurant, who will give a demonstration of delicious rice recipes at the Culver City Julian Dixon Library this Saturday, September 27 from 3 pm to 4 pm. There will be samples of rice dishes and recipes to take home. The event is free and open to the public. 

If Un-Curry's Yelp reviews are any indication,…

The latest Thrillist.com survey focuses on LA's best ramen -- and begins with Culver City's own Ramen Yamadaya. Here's what the site has to say about the restaurant:

To make the intensely rich soup at this place, they boil pork bones for TWENTY hours, and once your bowl arrives, you can ask for a press to smash fresh garlic…

Fans Have the Opportunity to Meet and Take Photos with LA Feline Film Festival Host

Interviews, Photos, and Video Footage Opportunities Available

WHEN: Saturday, September 20, 2014 at 4:00 p.m.

WHAT: Lil Bub will have LA-based fans purring as she makes a special appearance the day before the LA Feline Film Festival at Adopt & Shop…

Periodically, I post a picture of something in Culver City that is 'hiding in plain sight.' -- asking Culver City Times members if they know where it is. 

Today the question is: Do you know where in Culver City this moon 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…

The Culver City Historical Society presents its Car Rally & Scavenger Hunt fundraiser on Sunday, September 21st, from 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. 

Participants will start at the Society’s Archives and Resource Center in back of the Veterans Memorial Building at 4117 Overland Ave, where they will check in and receive their first set of directions. From there, they will…

The Ballona Creek Cleanup is the City of Culver City's contribution to Coastal Cleanup Day -- this Saturday, September 20, from 9:00 a.m. till noon.

To participate, just show up at one of these locations, where there are gates affording access to Ballona Creek:

• Syd Kronenthal Park at Washington Blvd. and McManus Ave. (at the bike path…

Long term Culver City resident, Carole Yu has opened a new leather goods store in Santa Monica.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

m0851 Concept Store Now Open in Santa Monica 

Santa Monica, September 15, 2014- There is a new exclusive m0851 concept store at 1426 Montana Avenue, Unit 2, in Santa Monica.

Established in 1987, m0851 is a Montreal-based company…

German photographer Katrin Korfmann's new show at Kopeikin Gallery, "Emsembles Assembled," opens this Saturday. Korfmann new work continues her exploration of people gathered together in celebration. The opening reception with the artist is this Saturday, September 13, from 6 to 8 pm. The opening is, as always, free and open to the public.…

Who doesn't love a dulcimer? Not me, man. That's why I'll be at the Culver Palms United Methodist Church this Saturday, September 13 -- if I possibly can. 

A free mid-day concert at the church will feature Janita Baker, a mountain dulcimer performer and teacher from Orange County, and Patti Amelotte (who plays hammer dulcimer and…

Let's see...David Mamet wrote a play called "Race," opening this Sunday, September 7 at 6:30, at the Kirk Douglas Theatre. I wonder if it's going to push anyone's buttons... Here's description of the play: "Mamet tackles America’s most controversial subject in this provocative tale of sex, guilt and bold accusations. In “Race,” two lawyers find themselves defending a wealthy…

The Los Angeles Women’s Theatre Festival presents Of Culture, of Self at the Ivy Substation on Friday, September 5^th at 8:00 p.m. The theme of the evening will be Of Culture, Of Self, featuring three of LAWTF’s favorite performers, as well as one artiste new to the Festival, including:

Karen A. Clark: In this spoken word excerpt from…