Everyone's excited about the new Korean BBQ restaurant from chef Chris Oh in downtown Culver City. Zagat reminds us that "Oh, of course, helped bring kimchi rice balls and galbi sausages to the masses via the Seoul Sausage truck and now two…

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 bird 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…

According to the Climate Prediction Center of the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration, there is a greater than 95 percent chance of a strong El Niño lasting through the 2015/16 winter season -- typically bringing with it sustained periods of heavy rainfall. Culver City has created a plan to guide the community as to how to prepare for the impacts of El Niño in addition…

On October 8^th, (Season 2015, Episode 171), Culver City Transportation was honored to be the “answer” to a jeopardy “double Jeopardy” clue. 

The question was: "What is compressed natural gas."

Brooklyn-based artist Alexi Worth's new show at Luis De Jesus Gallery in Culver City, "New Paintings," opens this Saturday, October 24, and the opening reception with the artist runs from 6 to 8 pm. The opening is, as always, free and open to the public.

Luis De Jesus Los Angeles is located at 2685 S. La Cienega Blvd.

Here's…

This Wednesday, October 15, at 7:00, the Culver City Planning Commission is holding a public hearing at Culver City Hall (9770 Culver Blvd.) to receive public input on the proposal to change the the former Culver Ice Arena Skating Rink into two retail tenant spaces: 1) 17,225 square feet space for Harbor Freight, a tool/home improvement retail outlet; and 2) 11,610 square feet…

The Culver City School Board Election is November 3, and the electioneering is heating up. This week I received three endorsement letters, including one from Culver City School Board Vice President (and actual rocket scientist) Steve Levin. 

As Levin points out, there are three candidates -- Scott McVarish, Anne Burke and Kelly Kent -- running for two open seats. My…

The Los Angeles Times' Christopher Knight turned his attention this week to the new show by James Hayward at Culver City's Roberts & Tilton gallery, saying:

The paintings continue the artist's established practice of slathering thick, wide brushstrokes of single-color oil paint, usually homemade, onto flat panels covered with canvas...The brush…

I'm not a 100 percent sure this mural -- on one of the new buildings across the street from the Culver City Metro Station -- is complete, but ... what do you think?

I think maybe my favorite view of it is the ripply one reflected in the windows across the street.…

Great news! On September 16th, Culver CityBus joined Los Angeles County’s 26 public transit agencies at a press conference to announce that in a historic first, commuters can now use the same TAP card to pay the fare on buses or trains operated by any agency, creating the largest seamless transportation system in the…

Colors LGBTQ Youth Counseling Center, located at Antioch University in Culver City, provides free LGBTQ-affirmative counseling to youth under 25 and their families in the greater Los Angeles area. Since its launch in 2012, Colors has provided more than 3,700 free counseling sessions.

Passing by the sign for Antioch University on Slauson Ave. in the Fox Hills area of…

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 sign is?

Two Culver City Times members correctly identified that the (very new)…

Feeling ugly and worthless from skin conditions that left her skin cracked, peeling and scarred, Katrina Schenfield, the founder of Culver City-based Katixon Skincare, dealt with it the only way she thought she could - by attempting suicide.

“I was exhausted,” says Schenfield. My skin was disgusting, and nothing…

The Ballona Creek Cleanup is Culver City's contribution to Coastal Cleanup Day -- this Saturday, September 19, from 9:00 a.m. till noon.

To participate, just show up at one of these locations:

• Syd Kronenthal Park (at the bike path entrance) Host: Echo Horizon School
• Duquesne Avenue (north of Culver City…

Fluxus artist Yoshi Wada, and his son, composer Tashi Wada, will present a a free concert this Sunday, September 27, at the Baldwin Hills Scenic Overlook.  

Wada and his son will present "an expansive duo performance using a loose structure and a unique mixture of acoustic and electronic instruments that includes: sirens, alarm bells, audio…

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 sign is? [I have to say: I love the sentiment!] If you know, enter your response in the comments box of this post.

If your answer fails to…

According to the Los Angeles Times, models of the new Frank Gehry-designed Jazz Bakery in Culver City will be unveiled at the Los Angeles Country Museum of Art on Sunday, September 20, as part of a Gehry retrospective.

Says the…

The new show from Chris Barnard, entitled White Tide, opens this Saturday, September 12th, at Luis De Jesus Gallery in Culver City. An artist's reception (always free, open to the public and lots of fun) will be held this Saturday, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.

Here's how the gallery describes the piece to the left: In Deepwater…

Allied Model Trains was a Los Angeles fixture for 69 (!!) years -- and had been located in Culver City since 1975.

In 2007 it downgraded it's location from the Union Station look-alike building that currently houses Samy's Camera to the Art Deco building across the street, at the corner of Sepulveda and Barman.  Then in July of this year, even this location…

Fiesta La Ballona -- a Party in the Park -- will be held this weekend, August 28, 29 & 30, in Veteran's Park in Culver City. With carnival rides, live music, games, a food court, and a beer and wine garden for the adults, there'll be good times for all.

Admission to the fiesta is free. Live entertainment on the stage is also free. Food, drinks, rides and other…