Over the course of the last couple of months, the Culver City Cultural Affairs Foundation has presented a series of 'architectureTALKS' -- that have shined the spotlight on some of the internationally renowned architects based in Culver City. 

Next up is a talk this Sunday from 2 to 4 pm with Kulapat Yantrasast, founding partner and creative…

Terry Thompson's photorealistic oils depicting old signs make a very welcome return to Culver City in a show at George Billis Gallery, opening this Saturday, May 30. The show is called "Dive Motels and Cheap Eats."

Here's what the gallery's website says about the latest show: "Terry Thompson continues to explore his fascination with text and Americana through his highly…

Evan Funke has left the building. According to the Los Angeles Times, the chef at Culver City's hot Italian restaurant has resigned from his post and is heading to Europe:

Funke says he doesn't know who's taking over for him…

LA Confidential has posted an conversation between Chloe Tran, the mastermind behind downtown Culver City's East Borough restaurant, and Kimmy Tang, the entrepreneur behind 9021Pho.

Here's what Tran has to say…

The 12th Annual "Cruisin' Back to the 50s" Culver City Car Show is this Saturday, May 9th, from 9 am to 3 pm. As in the past, downtown Culver City will be shut down to display more than 400 classic cars and hot rods from all across California. The event is always a huge success - attracting car enthusiasts from across the city and beyond. Vendors and musical…

No Kid Hungry has teamed up with Ludlows Cocktail Co. for Crawl for a Cause bar crawl Saturday, May 2nd, in the Culver City Arts District. Crawl for a Cause tickets are $40, and benefit No Kid Hungry, Share Our Strength’s campaign to end childhood hunger in America, while supporting local…

"A good photograph blurs the line between reality and fantasy. When I look at a picture, I love it if ... it has a dream quality to it, as if it transcends the real life moment when it was taken." So said Charlie Rubin in a recent interview with foam magazine. And by that definition, Rubin's new show of photographs which opens at Kopeikin Gallery in Culver City this…

Thrillist's most recent list of the best of LA surveyed the city's best bacon dishes. And one Culver City establishment made their list. I'll give you a hint: the dish was Brown Butter Candied Bacon Ice Cream. 

That's right, it's Coolhaus. Here's what Thrillist had to say about the…

Restauranteur Matthew Kenney has brought his "plant-based fast casual" concept to downtown Culver City in the form of Make Out. Located just behind the Culver Hotel, the menu features salads, bowls, wraps, flatbreads, juices and sweets like macaroons and citrus bars.

Here's how his website describes the restaurant: "This modern and chic cafe ... will feature…

This year, Culver CIty's Fiesta La Ballona has been scheduled from August 28 - 30. As always, it will take place at Veterans Memorial Park and will feature loads of carnival rides, live music, food vendors, and a Beer and Wine Garden (sponsored by the Exchange Club of Culver City).  Music groups have been selected with styles and genres that include swing, mariachi,…

It's happening. The Expo Light Rail Line extension from Culver City to Santa Monica is scheduled to start train testing activities the week of April 6, 2015 and continue for several months. Initially the trains will be pulled along the rail corridor, and then operated on their own power. Testing will first take place in the eastern portion of the project and will later proceed…

Rita’s Ice in Culver City has partnered with Shoes for the Homeless, Inc. for their Grand Opening on April 2nd. The Grand Opening Ribbon Cutting will happen at 10 am., and Rita's is giving away free Italian ice all day. 

To win free Rita's Italian ice for a year, be one of the first 50 people in line and bring a pair of "lightly used" mens, women's or kids shoes for donation to Shoes for the Homeless.…

There is a potential new tenant for the property that today houses the decommissioned Culver City Ice Skating Rink: Harbor Freight Tools. According to correspondence sent by Permit Advisors, a "permit and entitlement consulting and expediting firm" [and forwarded to me by Walter Lamb of the Ballona Wetlands Land Trust: Thanks Walter!], Harbor Freight Tools will soon submit a…

The Culver CIty Public Works Department has scheduled the closure of the Ballona Creek Bike Path between Overland Avenue and National Boulevard from Monday, March 23, to Friday, March 27, between 7:00 am and 4:00 pm for maintenance. Maintenance, in this case, means: 

• Removal of graffiti along the embankment adjacent to the bike path
• Repair of cracked…

Bring your kiddies down to Veterans Memorial Park at 9:30 a.m. this Saturday, March 21, for Culver CIty's Annual Spring Egg Hunt. This free event (designed for children up to 10 years old), will offer arts and crafts, games, two bunny photo booths -- and of course the great egg hunt! Please bring you own basket for the hunt. 

Registration for the event -- which…

"The folks who live in Culver City off Washington Boulevard are really fortunate to be able to count two-year-old wine/liquor/plant store Bar & Garden as their neighborhood liquor locker. Imagine walking down to your corner liquor store and being able to pick up a bottle of pechuga mezcal or a 1988 armagnac. That’s this place!"

That's the opening…

Culver City is partnering with The Energy Network to launch the Culver City 100 Healthy Homes Project, which will provide rebates to assist property owners in making energy efficient home upgrades. Learn more about the program by attending a free informational workshop next Wednesday, March 18, from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.  at the Veterans Memorial Complex Garden Room,…

The Los Angeles Times’ David Pagel wrote a full review of the new Thomas Burke’s show at Western Project Gallery, saying “Thomas Burke's new paintings are eye-grabbing extravaganzas that pack more visual wallop into their brightly colored surfaces than has been seen since artists like Richard Anuszkiewicz, Bridget Riley, Julian Stanczak and Victor Vasarely invented Op Art in…

When I rode my bike down Ballona Creek this weekend, I noticed some nice new signs in the uplands section of the Ballona Wetlands (known as Area C.) Very nice, since the signs brings attention to the fact that this area is already a thing to be valued, not just an empty lot to be filled. In the picture below, you can even see an egret (I do believe) that seems to…

Los Angeles Magazine's "Power-Ranking" of new L.A. restaurants serves as a guide to the hottest eateries in the city -- and its rare when a 5-year-old (!!) restaurant makes the last. But thanks to chef Roy Choi's decision to rethink the menu to emphasize the Hawaiian-ness that Choi says was always part of the menu's charm, that's exactly what happened to A-Frame.

Here's…