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Street Art from the Arts District of Culver City

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 …

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Added by Scupine on June 17, 2013 at 6:00pm — No Comments

Starring Culver City: Quentin Tarantino's Jackie Brown

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

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Added by Scupine on June 14, 2013 at 6:00pm — No Comments

Culver City Gallery Show of the Month: HUSH at the Corey Helford Gallery

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…

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Added by Scupine on June 13, 2013 at 6:00am — No Comments

Culver City Stars in New Fidelity Life Television Commercial

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):…

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Added by Scupine on June 12, 2013 at 6:00pm — 2 Comments

Capriotti’s Sandwich Shop in Culver City Celebrating 37th Birthday in Style

Capriotti’s Sandwich Shop is celebrating its 37th birthday by offering its most famous sandwich, The Bobbie, made with in-house roasted turkey, cranberry sauce, homemade stuffing and a touch of mayo, for $1 on Thursday, June 13…

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Added by Scupine on June 10, 2013 at 6:00pm — 3 Comments

Street Artist Legend Stormie Mills Leaves His Mark on Culver City

One of Australia’s most famous street artist, Stormie Mills, recently painted one of his typically melancholic figures on the Branded Arts Building at National and Washington Blvds in Culver CIty. Mills' work has appeared on the streets and gallery walls throughout the world, and this little guy is…

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Added by Scupine on June 10, 2013 at 6:00pm — 1 Comment

Where Am I in Culver City? Game 056

Every other week, I post a picture of something in Culver City that is 'hiding in plain sight.' This week we're celebrating two firsts for the game.

1) For the first time, the game will simultaneously appear in the Culver CIty News. If that's why you're here for the first time,…

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Added by Scupine on June 6, 2013 at 9:00am — 7 Comments

Where Am I in Culver City? 55 Solution: Tattle Tale Room

Every other Friday, I post a picture of something in Culver City that is 'hiding in plain sight.' Two weeks ago I asked: Do you know where in Culver City this patriotic geometry is? …

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Added by Scupine on June 4, 2013 at 6:30pm — 3 Comments

Here Comes Culver CIty's Fiesta La Ballona 2013: August 23 - 25

This year, Culver CIty's Fiesta La Ballona has been scheduled from August 23 - 25. 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 local heros, the Exchange Club of Culver City). …

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Added by Scupine on June 3, 2013 at 6:00pm — No Comments

L'Epicerie Market in Downtown Culver City Closed?

The front window of L'Epicerie French market and cafe in downtown Culver City is papered over, and a sign indicates that the restaurant is closed for renovations. But Eater LA points…

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Added by Scupine on June 3, 2013 at 6:00pm — No Comments

3 Culver City Restaurants Make Jonathan Gold's List of the 101 Best Restaurants in Los Angeles

Last Thursday, the Los Angeles Times ran a special section devoted to restaurant maven Jonathan Gold's 101 Best Restaurants in Los Angeles. Ever the iconoclast, Gold called out at least two…

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Added by Scupine on May 31, 2013 at 6:00pm — 3 Comments

Culver City's Hitler Teapot Billboard Captures the Nation's Imagination

Does the image of a teapot above, from a J.C. Penny billboard right off the 405 in Culver City, look like Hitler. Well...yeah, it kind of does. Kind of a gag, but no big deal. Still it's just the kind of story that everyone loves to write about. A story about the nazi-saluting kettle popped up…

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Added by Scupine on May 29, 2013 at 6:00pm — No Comments

Artist Kim Squaglia's "Suspended" Opens at George Billis Gallery in Culver City

Northern California-based artist Kim Squaglia's first solo exhibition at the George Billis Gallery opens this Saturday, June 1, and runs through July 6. The opening reception - which is, as always, is free and open to the public - is Saturday, June 1, from 5 pm to 8 pm.

Here's what George…

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Added by Scupine on May 28, 2013 at 6:00pm — No Comments

Culver City Gymnasts making extraordinary accomplishments!

The men’s and women’s gymnastics teams at Broadway Gymnastics School (BGS) in Los Angeles, CA just completed their 2012-2013 competitive seasons with amazing leaps of improvements. Several gymnasts were able to obtain scores high enough to skip levels…

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Added by Broadway Gymnastic School on May 22, 2013 at 5:39pm — No Comments

What Is Culver CIty Listening To? 003

These are the new and old sounds coming from my corner of Culver City. What have you been listening to?

Parquet Courts - Borrowed Time

This song by Parquet Courts is sturdily constructed with angular but melodic guitar lines and a chanted chorus that fishhooks into the reptile brain. At two and a half minutes it's an epic for the band. Most songs on their newest album, Light Up Gold, are perhaps half as long, earning Parquet Courts a…

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Added by Scupine on May 21, 2013 at 6:00pm — No Comments

A Look at Area C of Ballona Wetlands: Part One

In March, I reported that the Annenberg Foundation has proposed to build a $50 million interpretive center and make other improvements in Area C of the Ballona…

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Added by Scupine on May 20, 2013 at 6:00pm — No Comments

L.A. Film Fest Accepts CCHS Student Film

Film students at Culver City High School were recently invited to screen their short documentary film in the highly competitive Los Angeles Film Festival. Their film “Bod Mod” explores the taboo world of underage body modification, including piercings and tattoos.

In the short film, high school students…

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Added by Geoff Maleman on May 16, 2013 at 9:58pm — 1 Comment

Getty Museum Exhibits Some Masterpieces By Culver City Resident Ed Ruscha

The J. Paul Getty Museum is currently offering an exhibition of the photography of Culver City resident Ed Ruscha, including the images from some of the 16 photo books Ruscha produced between 1963 and 1978, including Twentysix Gasoline Stations (1963), Some Los Angeles…

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Added by Scupine on May 16, 2013 at 6:00am — No Comments

Culver City Council Officially Introduces Ordinance to Ban Plastic Bags in Culver CIty

At last night's Culver City Council meeting, the councilmembers unanimously voted to introduce a ban on single-use carryout bags. The ordinance aims to ban the use of single-use plastic carryout bags and require retailers to charge customers a minimum of 10 cents for any single-use paper…

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Added by Scupine on May 14, 2013 at 6:00pm — No Comments

Culver City's Center for Land Use Interpretation Focuses on On-Site Trailers

As part of the Pacific Standard Time's celebration of Los Angeles' heritage of modern architecture, the Center for Land Use Interpretation has taken over downtown Culver City's Parcel B to present its paean to on-site trailers. Quoth the Center: "Ubiquitous but often unseen, the…

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Added by Scupine on May 13, 2013 at 6:00pm — 1 Comment

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