Here's a run-down of my favorite music this year. Please feel free to share your favorite tunes -- or any other year-end thoughts about music, movies, life...

Old Pros Makin' it Look Easy

Kurt Vile – B’lieve I’m Goin’ Down (easygoing, funny, and gliding)

Alex G – Beach Music (album most likely to make me say, "Ooh, I love this…

Thrillist recently enumerated the 13 best new restaurants in Los Angeles, and both Maple Block Meat Co (on Sepulveda Blvd at Washington Blvd) and Hanjip (in downtown Culver City) made the list.

Here's what Thrillist had to say about Maple Block Meat Co: "This critically acclaimed BBQ joint sort of appeared out of thin air, and then started getting the kind of…

According to Curbed LA, the Expo Line extension from Culver City to Santa Monica is entering its last phase of testing and will (likely) be open to the public in April or May of 2016. This is according to the Exposition Metro Line Construction Authority's latest report -- although Curbed does include this caveat: 

That's their estimate, not Metro's,…

This craftsman bungalow, on the northeast corner of Farragut Dr. and Lincoln Ave. was built by Dan Coombs, who also built (and lived in) the Craftsman-style house at 4245 Duquesne.

Ben Pitti, a stuntman and trick rider, raised his family here. Pitti performed rope and knife tricks in Wild West shows under the stage name "Bennie Pete," and Ben, and his brother…

"A slumpstone wall hides the 1913 Cereghino house at 4214 Madison Avenue. The family lived within the walls of the 200-square-foot corner lot in a small Craftsman home rated historically significant. Camillo Cereghino was a principal of the company that developed tract 1775, known as Washington Park. Cereghino and his wife donated space for library and recreational…

On Thursday, December 3, at 6:00 pm:

Celebrate the season at the annual Downtown Culver City Lighting of the Holiday Tree Ceremony in Town Plaza -- next to the Culver Hotel at Culver Blvd. and Van Buren Place.  

Santa Claus will make a special appearance, and members of local choirs will…

Thanks to the Culver City Police Officer's Association, Santa Claus will likely be coming to your neighborhood this December. He gets a police escort with sirens and flashing lights through the streets; then he waits on a corner to take a picture with children and adults.

It's classic Culver City hospitality. The CCPOA's  Santa Sleigh 2015 Tour starts next week. Be…