"I'll Go On," the new play at the Kirk Douglas Theatre in Culver City has received very positive notices overall. The one-man production brings together material from Samuel Beckett's trilogy of novels, "Molloy," "Malone Dies," and "The Unnameable." 

In the…

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, Ford's Filling Station, K-Zo, Lukshon, MEET in Paris, Muddy Leek, Rush Street, The Corner Door, The Wallace, and Waterloo & City. Many of the special menus…

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 droplet is?

Three Culver City Times members correctly identified it as a detail in the sculpture "Crossed Currents," by Don Merkt on the south end of Duquesne Ave., next to the Culver City…

Surrounded by supporters, Christopher Patrick “CPK” King filed his candidacy papers with the City Clerk’s office this past Monday afternoon. King was beaming as he stated to local media, “I didn’t think I could be any more excited than I was a few months ago when we did our initial launch party, but I am even more excited today.”

King expressed his appreciation for the…

(From left to right) Culver City Vice Mayor Meghan Sahli-Wells; Senator Holly J. Mitchell; Culver City Councilmember Jim Clarke and Culver City Councilmember Michael O’Leary.

Culver City, CA (Jan. 13, 2014) — Holly J. Mitchell stood before hundreds of residents of the 26^th Senate District in an open air ceremony…

The 9^th Annual City of Culver City Dr. King Celebration will take place on Saturday, January 18^th from 11:00 am to 4:00 pm at the Culver City Senior Center.  The day will include Keynote Speaker Dr. Michael Bernard Beckwith from AGAPE International; panelists Dr. Scot Brown of UCLA, Dr. Kimberly King from KPFK, Ms. Candace Carnicelli of Common Peace and…

Dine at Muddy Leek Bar and Restaurant this Thursday, January 16, between 5 pm and 10 pm -- and 10 percent of the proceeds will be donated to the Culver City's Cultural Affairs Foundation. Enjoy happy hour at the bar, the full dinner menu in the restaurant, and/or order online for pickup.

The Culver City Cultural Affairs Foundation is a charitable, non-profit…

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

If your answer fails to appear in the comments section…

According to THIS petition website, the venerable Culver City Ice Skating Rink will close on February 2nd. Explains the website, "The owners of the land on which the rink sits have refused The Culver Ice Arena’s owners’ offers for a new lease. The land owners are…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Culver City's Plastic Bag Ban -- adopted by the Culver City Council on May 28 -- goes into effect in large stores such as Vons/Pavillions, Ralphs, Trader Joes, and Target on December 28.

The ordinance bans the use of single-use plastic carryout bags and mandates a minimum charge of 10 cents for any single-use paper bags. Small produce bags will still be…

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 text is?

I predicted that this one was going to be a toughie -- and in…

Angelenos who live near an Exposition Light Rail station dramatically reduced the number of miles they drove and tripled their rail ridership after the opening of the new rail line last year, a new USC study released Monday shows.

Residents living within a half-mile of the new station traveled 10 to 12 fewer miles daily by car – a 40 percent decrease – after the new…

There's a house on Overland in Culver City, on the west side of the street, just south of the Raintree Plaza, that never fails to go all-out with its holiday lights, and Culver City Times tipster Kevin Lachoff reports that this year is no exception, "The house upped the ante this year! They got one neighbor on the south and two on the north in on it this year!"

Kevin…