by Broke Girl's Guide 

Drinks these days are so easy. Whatever happened to the good ol’ days when you had to sneak into a seedy basement somewhere and give a secret handshake in order to booze, like back in high school (or, say, the 1920s).

Well, …

Artist Chuck Close appeared at his opening at Blum & Poe Gallery in Culver City on Saturday, and he's quite the flashy dresser. His show, which will be up until December 22, features cracked portraits of the likes of Laurie Anderson and -- is that Paul Simon? There are also numerous self-portraits that mostly show him gazing somewhat doubtfully out of the…

Neal Broverman at LA Observed Curbed LA reports that despite rumors, the Expo Line testing is continuing more or less on schedule. The line is expected to open to the La Cienega station…

Last week, S. Irene Virbila, the Los Angeles Times restaurant critic takes another look at L'Epicerie Market. She says that under new chef Sébastien Archambault, from southwest France, the place is beginning to find it's footing. Says…

Very exciting stuff.  First off I love going to City Hall.  I always get a rush.

After seeing all  4 presentatons offered at tonight's meeting .  I think the question is:   Do you want to be in or  do you want to be out.?

If you want to be in you can go with the Tolkin Group's Culver X.  Which the materials to be used is in keeping with what is already on the buildings currently downtown, which I like however you go "into" this property. 

 Or…

John Keaveney -- a Culver City man who founded New Directions, a home for homeless homeless and disabled veterans -- was among 13 Americans from across the country who received the Presidential Citizens Medal from President Obama in a ceremony at the White House last week.

New Directions -- located in the VA Hospital in Westwood, CA, has provided housing and…

Later on this morning I will drive to Santa Monica to partake in a charity walk.  I call it A WALK as it can not compare to THE WALK with the communities being so different Santa Monica vs. Culver City.  I'll report back with my findings.  My money is on CC.

Do you have a favorite among the four proposed plans for the development of downtown Culver City? (I know I do.) If so, the Culver City Redevelopment Agency and City Council wants to hear from you during a special meeting on Monday, October 24, at 7:00. The meeting will be held in the Mike Balkman Council Chambers on the ground floor of Culver City City Hall at 9770…

Check out the best comedy bargain in Culver City -- the Super Series Show, tonight, October 20, at 8 p.m. Only $15.

My wife and I went last month and really enjoyed ourselves. It was a little hard to find -- Smashbox Studios is located at 8549 Higuera St. -- but it's a tiny little room, and Paul F. Tompkins was amazing as usual. Plus, free beer. More info…

Come to the grand opening open house of three stylish new single-family homes built under the small lot subdivision ordinance in Culver City's Art District this Saturday, October 22nd, from 3 to 7 p.m. 2624 Cullin St. in Culver City.

Music will be provided by the DJ from Mandrake bar on La Cienega.…

Moby Ends this Saturday, October 22nd, 2011

Just returned from THE WALK which is a walk that I take around Culver City, roughly 2 miles at the minimum.  I realized that THE WALK is my Culver City secret that I do not share with anyone.  I get to enjoy our little city and listen to music.  Today's soundtrack random Sting 1998-2003.

Reviews are in for "I've Never Been So Happy," the new over-the-top cowboy musical from the Austin-based theater troupe Rude Mechanicals playing through October 23 at the Kirk Douglas Theatre in Culver City.

Charles McNulty in the…

Yesterday, George Aquino of mlive.com named Chego the nation's "Best Dive." Executive chef Roy Choi's restaurant is located in a strip mall at 3300…

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…

Where can you get the best taco in Los Angeles? According to recent LA Weekly article by Elina Shatkin, you can get two out of the five best tacos in Culver City! Or rather, they are the city's best "gringo tacos' -- "the hard-shell, crispy or white man's…

I saw this exhibit in September when I visited Culver City's newest museum for the first time. Even if we didn't personally experience the enforced segregation and degradations of the Jim Crow-era South, most have seen a film, read a book, or witnessed the re-telling of accounts from that age.

Get on Board : Stories of the Los Angeles to Houston Freedom Ride at the Mayme A. Clayton Library and Museum is not your usual look-with-your-eyes-not-with-your-hands…

Last week the Los Angeles Times featured an examination of the automobile industry that featured some interesting quotes from 55-year-old Culver City mechanic Bob Little of Ed Little Auto Service Inc. 

The premise of the piece is that it's a good time to be a mechanic because in tough economic times people hold onto their older cars longer, "making repairs that…

As I mentioned last week in the post about the new CYRCLE. mural at the BrandedArt Building in Culver CIty, another wall of the complex had also been prepared for a new work by artist David Flores. Now it's here -- a large image of artist…

Every other friday, 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 ancient barber pole is? If you know, enter your response in the comments! I'll reveal the answer in two Fridays, when I post a new game.

Last time, I posted this picture of a woman at a…