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Seen on the Streets of Culver CIty: The Cosmic Bus

The other day, this crazy and completely fantastic bus was parked on Washington Boulevard near the DMV. The vehicle had Texas plates, and I haven't seen it since, so it must have been just passing through. Fare thee well, Oh Cosmic Bus.



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Added by Scupine on August 12, 2011 at 6:00pm — 1 Comment

The Actors' Gang Perform Family-Friendly Romeo & Juliet in the Park

The Actor's Gang are performing a fun family-friendly version of Romeo & Juliet in Media Park every Saturday and Sunday in August at 11:00 am.

They call it Romeo and Juliet, Monsters in Love, so naturally Romeo is a vampire and Juliet is a sort of Bride of Frankenstein. It's 45 minutes long, and, as promised, "much less…

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Added by Scupine on August 12, 2011 at 6:00pm — No Comments

The Longest Laugh in Television History

 

In honor of Lucile Ball's 100 birthday, here's a video of what is reportedly the longest laugh in television history -- shot right in Culver City's Desilu Studio, of course.

Added by Scupine on August 11, 2011 at 6:00pm — No Comments

Culver City-based Architectural Firm Gets Manhattan Beach Library Job

Johnson Favaro seems to be the go-to architectural firm for libraries in Los Angeles. Having also built libraries in West Hollywood and Beverly Hills, now they've been tapped design the new $17-million City of Manhattan Beach Branch of the Los Angeles County Library. The two-story, 20,000-square-foot…

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Added by Scupine on August 10, 2011 at 6:00am — No Comments

NPR Hosts Invade Culver City?

 

 

According to LA Observed, "key people" from NPR's Morning Edition, Weekend Edition and the weekend version of All Things Considered are temporarily using the NPR West studios in Culver City. Therefore, we advise you to keep your eyes peeled for the following celebrities-you-wouldn't-normally-recognize.

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Added by Scupine on August 9, 2011 at 6:00pm — No Comments

Where Am I in Culver City? Game 009

Every other friday at 6:00 pm, I'll post a picture of something in Culver City that is 'hiding in plain sight.'

This time, it's this sign boasting colorfully of Color TV (!) by RCA. I've actually spotted this sign a couple of different places throughout the city, so any of them will count! Do you know where they are?

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Added by Scupine on August 5, 2011 at 6:00pm — No Comments

Shepard Fairey Street Art in Culver City

Shepard Fairey's enormous new mural on the side of the West Hollywood Public Library (below) is getting all the attention right now (and deservedly so, it's spectacular.)…

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Added by Scupine on August 2, 2011 at 5:56pm — No Comments

More Than 100 Help Zeidman Kick Off Re-Election Campaign

Saturday, Culver City Board of Education President Scott Zeidman kicked off his re-election campaign with a party at the home of "Mr. Culver City," Mike Cohen.  More than 100 local residents, including almost two dozen Culver City students, showed up to support Zeidman.

 

“It’s truly amazing, I’m thrilled beyond belief," said Zeidman. '"Four years ago, when I…

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Added by Scupine on July 26, 2011 at 10:00pm — 1 Comment

Laura Chardiet Kicks Off Her Campaign for School Board



Laura Chardiet formally inaugurated her campaign for the Culver City School Board on Sunday at the home of City Councilman Scott Malsin and his wife, Anne. A teacher for 10 years and parent, Chardiet said she wants a seat on the board in this time of shrinking school budgets "because I'm fiesty and I'm creative. I see paths that other people might not see."

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Added by Scupine on July 24, 2011 at 5:30pm — 2 Comments

A Rainbow is Coming to Culver City



Last night, the Culver City Cultural Affairs Commission unanimously approved the art work concept for Tony Tasset's Rainbow, which will soon tower over Sony's Culver City lot. The structure, to be installed near the studio's Madison Avenue gate, will be about nine stories high and span 188 feet. …

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Added by Scupine on May 11, 2011 at 6:00pm — 2 Comments

Eat Real Festival: A Smashing Success

An estimated 23,000 citizens of Culver City and surrounding environs, dropped by the Helms Bakery District on Saturday and Sunday for the Eat Real Festival.

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Added by Scupine on July 19, 2011 at 5:33pm — No Comments

Culver City Council "Opts In" to Save the City's Redevelopment Agency

At last night’s city council meeting, Culver City’s councilmen unanimously voted to “opt in” to the state’s “voluntary” payment plan to save the city’s Redevelopment Agency from dissolution.



On June 29, 2011, Governor Jerry Brown signed ABX1 26 and ABX1 27—two pieces of legislation with a profound impact on Culver City’s Redevelopment Agency. ABX1 26…

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Added by Scupine on July 12, 2011 at 6:00pm — No Comments

Terrific Review of MoKo, downtown Culver City's new Korean Restaurant

 

 

Maya Meinert at the great blog ShopEatSleep.com recently posted a tremendously thorough and colorful review of MoKo, the new Korean restaurant in downtown Culver City.

Her review is written with great care, and she really brings the meal to life with vivid photography:…

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Added by Scupine on July 11, 2011 at 6:00pm — 2 Comments

Culver City Expo Line Station Delayed? Vice Mayor Malsin Explains

According to LA.StreetsBlog.org and LA.Curbed.com, the Expo Construction Authority and…

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Added by Scupine on July 8, 2011 at 7:37pm — No Comments

Two Kind-of-amazing (But Very Different) Behind-the-scenes Looks at Westfield Culver City





Westfield Culver City recently completed infrastructure upgrades to increase energy efficiency. This video gives a peak at the chilled water system that incorporates ice storage to shift energy consumption from high-cost peak hours!

You'll discover that the video is rather official, but it makes an interesting pair with another one recently posted on…

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Added by Scupine on July 9, 2011 at 6:00pm — No Comments

William & Kate's Visit to Los Angeles: An Alternate Itinerary









Prince William and his wife, Catherine, will be visiting Los Angeles from July 8 to July 10. Their itinerary is packed with official visits,…

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Added by Scupine on July 8, 2011 at 6:30am — No Comments

Where Am I in Culver City? Game 008



Each friday at 6:00 pm, I'll post a picture of something in Culver City that is 'hiding in plain sight.'

This time, it's this swirl of cloth and metal. This one may be tricky. It's not exactly on a main street, but I think if you have seen it, you'd remember it. Do you know where it is?

If you recognize it, enter your response in the…

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Added by Scupine on July 8, 2011 at 6:00pm — No Comments

Check Out the Mellow Latin Sounds of Incendio and Los Pinguos in Culver City Tonight



Every Thursday evening this summer at 7 p.m., the Culver City Redevelopment Agency is hosting a free concert in the courtyard of Culver City City Hall at 9770 Culver Blvd.
Tonight is "latin guitar world fusion group" Incendio. The band lists their influences as "Weather Report, Jimi Hendrix, XTC, Paco de Lucia, Buddha Bar and Joni Mitchell." Of couse! The…
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Added by Scupine on July 7, 2011 at 6:00am — No Comments

Latest Mural in Culver City is by Artist Andrew Hem

As previously reported, there is a new mural at the BrandedArt building, one block west of National & Washington in Culver City. Completed on Sunday, July 3rd,…

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Added by Scupine on July 6, 2011 at 6:00pm — No Comments

An Estimated 20,000 People Enjoy Culver City Fireworks



According to some sources, more than 6,000 people Per Culver City Vice Mayor Scott Malsin, an estimated 20,000 showed up to Culver City High…
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Added by Scupine on July 5, 2011 at 6:00pm — 1 Comment

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