Ballona Creek Renaissance recently presented Awards of Excellence to Emma Kurihara, Priya Patel, Yvonne Ball, and Zacky Ezedin -- three Culver City High School students. The four students were honored for their longtime volunteer contributions to Ballona Creek Renaissance’s work on behalf of community and environment. Each received a personalized, illustrated and framed…

If you live in Culver City and have never checked out the Summer Music Series in Marina del Rey's Burton W. Chace Park, make this the summer you check it out. You won't regret it.

This series of fee outdoor concerts - which begins on July 11 - is held in one of this area's the most spectacular waterfront settings: Burton W. Chace Park. Four classical music concerts…

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 menacing face is? 

We received a total of four responses correctly identifying it as a detail from the mural by street artist Mear One behind The Wood…

Leaf's windows are papered over, and LA Eater verifies the sad new: the raw food and vegan restaurant on Washington Blvd in Culver City is no more. According to a letter from owner Rod Rotondi posted on the front of the restaurant, the closing is part of a larger project of interest to Culver City residents:

The whole property includeing…

As part of its "Best Of" issue LA Weekly named Oldfield's Liquor Room Culver City's best happy hour, saying by way of evidence:

Oldfield's really is one of the best cocktail bars on the Westside, with lively ambience and an ambitious drinks…

Both LA Eater and the LA Weekly are excited about the coming of Red Bread to Culver City -- to a storefront at 13322 Washington Blvd just west of…

Because our kids need to remain healthy, connected, safe and “whole” during the summer months, CCUSD has created a free lunch program complete with a variety of daily activities for students under 18!  There is still time to sign-up for the program which began June 24 and includes, not only free lunch, but a great line-up of activities, games and more – all for free!

What:

Free Summer Lunch and More (the…

Liquid Assets, an exhibition of new video work by Ori Gersht opens at the Angles Gallery this Saturday, June 29.  The opening reception is from 6 pm to 8 pm, and, as always, the event is free and open to the public. Angles Gallery is located at 2754 S La Cienega Blvd.

Angeles Gallery also featured Gersht's…

Co-sponsored by the City of Culver City and curated by producer Gary Mandell of Culver City’s Boulevard Music, the musical line-up of this summer's Culver City Boulevard Music Summer Festival has been announced. The six-week musical presentation will feature:

July 11: A cappella doo wop from the Mighty Echoes and acoustic blues with Doug MacLeod. 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 menacing face 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…

The Supreme Court on Wednesday struck down the Defense of Marriage Act as unconstitutional and dismissed Prop 8 on standing, meaning same-sex marriages can resume in California.

How do these decisions affect you? Are you planning to get married?

KPCC would like to hear from people whose lives are affected by this.

By sharing your story, you help us to follow this issue in a…

Rogue Artists Ensemble is a collective of multi-disciplinary artists who create what they call "Hyper-theater," a hybrid of theater traditions, puppetry, mask work, dance, music, and modern technology. This Saturday, June 29, in Carlson Park at 1 pm and again at 4 pm, the troupe will take on the Bard himself, with "an original, whimsical,…

On May 28, the City Council adopted a single-use carryout bag ordinance (following the introduction of the ordinance on May 13). This ordinance, which bans the use of single-use plastic carryout bags and requires retailers to charge customers a minimum of 10 cents for any single-use paper bags, becomes effective 30 days after the adoption of the ordinance -- in…

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 explosion of color is? 

As Culver…

We got proof last August that the Actors’ Gang could put on a great version of The Tempest in Media Park in Culver City.  Of course, their version was dubbed The Tempest: Star Wars Edition and featured Obi Wan Kenobi as Prospero, Princess Leia as Miranda, and C3P0 as Ariel.  Naturally, Caliban – who is described as a "mooncalf," a "hag-seed," and a "strange fish"…

This video, from SmileTV, shows volunteers and tech professionals helping senior citizens with iphones, computers, ipads and more at Culver City Senior Center in Culver City. People helping people.

Culver City is home to more than 30 art galleries, but the art also spills into the street -- especially in and around the Art District. As I've observed several times …

In the comments section of the recent post about the Tattle Tale room, Culver City Times member Jonathan…

In “Unseen,” his latest show at the Corey Helford Galley, street artist HUSH presents a series of figures that embody contradictions of ancient and modern, figurative and abstract, power and powerlessness. The paintings are gorgeous and complex, and the show only runs until June 15, so get over to there quick.

The figures’ faces are, in a way, classically romantic –…

The actor is Tom Gurnee, but the real star of the new one-minute, national TV ad for Fidelity Life Insurance is downtown Culver CIty. In the commercial, a man walks distractedly out of Tender Greens (I believe):…