The 18th Annual Los Angeles Antiques, Art + Design Show takea place this week, October 9th-13th, at the new 3LABS Studio in Culver City. As in years past, the four-day show features more than 50 national and international exhibitors of decorative and fine art reflecting all design movements across the millennia, including American and European period…

After my article earlier in this week, Warren Brand -- the curator of the the Branded Arts Building, the foremost mural mecca in Los Angeles -- contacted me to let me know that the Branded Arts Building is slated to come down…

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 colorful mural 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…

Muddy Leek in Culver CIty sent me a tweet this morning with the picture above and the exclamation: "Right out of the oven every day!" If the bread is as good as it looks, it's worth checking out.

Muddy Leek -- the "super seasonal" restaurant opened in December of 2012 by caterer Bon Melange and chef Whitney Flood -- was described by Jonathan Gold this March as…

We knew that this would happen at some point - the amazing murals at the Branded Arts building at the corner of National and Washington in Culver City were only possible because the buildings were slated to be torn down. And now it seems to be beginning. Two of the three murals painted by the internationally renowned German muralists and street artists known as Herakut on…

Culver City's Bar & Garden will host a pop-up of Linus BBQ, an Alabama-style barbecue pop-up that (according to Eater LA) uses applewood for smoking, this Saturday, October 5, from 3-9 p.m. Bar & Garden is located at 6142 Washington Blvd. in the…

On November 5, 2013, Culver City citizens will elect three new Culver CIty School Board members. There are seven candidates running this year, and the Culver CIty Real Estate Voice is offering brief video interviews of three of them -- Sue Robins, Steve Levin, and Karlo SIlbiger. Here is a brief excerpt from each:…

In July of 2013, the Actors' Gang premiered OY!, the work of author, professor, theorist and critic Hélène Cixous, best known as a playwright of epic work with Le Théâtre du Soleil. Now the play is returning to the Actors' Gang, starting September 19 and running through October 20.

The story of two German Jewish sisters who compare memories of their experiences…

You can participate for free in a couple of different ways.

First, the festival organizers have sifted through more than 400 independent video game entries to select the best games.…

Starting this Saturday, Cherry and Martin in Culver City is presenting its second solo exhibition of works by Robert Heinecken, who died in 2006. The exhibition focuses on a number of works from the second third of Heinecken's career, including color cibachrome print-throughs, videograms and the major installation, Waking up in News America.…

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 lettering is? 

I really thought this was the one that stumped everyone. Until 5:30 am this…

Los Angeles-based artist Kristian Burford makes life-size, hyperrealistic sculptures -- often of figures enacting shadowy narratives within Burford's immersive ‘sets’. Last year, Nye + Brown offered a particularly creepy example of Burford's work -- one that insisted the viewer peek into dimly lit a hotel room containing a nude figure with his back turned. It put the view in…

LA Eater recently featured an interview with The Corner Door owner Todd Jerry, who reflected on the bar's first year. The article calls the Corner Door "one of the most underrated tables in the city," and (correctly, I think) attributes much of the bar's…

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, commonly called Obamacare or the Affordable Care Act, was signed into law by President Barack Obama on March 23, 2010. Together with the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act, it represents the most significant regulatory overhaul of the country's healthcare system since the passage of Medicare and Medicaid in…

Zayde Naquib and partner Jereme Pitts are transforming a 3400 square foot warehouse space in the Hayden Tract area of Culver City into a specialty coffee wonderland. Bar Nine Collective, a new roastery and cafe, is expected to open at 3515 Helms Ave. in mid-October. Says…

Head to Helms Walk, the Helms Bakery pedestrian plaza on Helms Avenue, Saturdays at 7:15 pm on September 7, 14, 21, & 28 for four fun movies with musical themes.

September 7: Pitch Perfect 

September 14: Bride and Prejudice

September 21: Enchanted

September 28: Mamma Mia!

Bring your friends and family for a night at the…

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 lettering 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…

Sang Yoon, the chef behind both Father's Office and Lukshon in Culver City, was eliminated from the show Top Chef Masters last week. He (and his sous chef Ted Hopson) survived into the top five, but Yoon was eliminated during a tricky Mexican food challenge.

Yoon won several challenges over the course of his run, and the way the judges praised his dishes really…

Ballona Wetlands Land Trust has filed suit against the California Department of Fish and Wildlife to resolve a months-long dispute over access to public records.  The suit is related to the Annenberg Foundation's proposal to construct a large facility in "Area C" of the Ballona Wetlands Ecological Reserve. [Editor's Note: You can read much more about this project…

Blaze Pizza has announced the opening of its new 35-seat restaurant in Culver City -- and to celebrate is offering free pizza to its Facebook fans tomorrow, September 17th, between 6:00 pm and 9:00 pm. Just "like" the Blaze Pizza page on Facebook, and print out a screen shot or present it on your mobile device to obtain a free pizza at the Culver…