(an image from Siri Kaur's "Know Me for the First Time," at Blythe Projects Gallery in Culver City)

Nearly all of the galleries in the Culver City will celebrate new openings this Saturday, October 29, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.  As always, these openings are free and open to the public. 

All the galleries are within a couple of blocks of one another, so…

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…

Blum & Poe Gallery in Culver CIty will feature works by the great Chuck Close, beginning this Saturday, October 29. Featured will be new large-scale oil paintings of artists Kara Walker, Laurie Anderson, and Zhang Huan, works from Close's ongoing self-portrait series, and an intimately scaled portrait of musician Paul Simon. 

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Area children were invited to the Culver City Senior Center this Sunday from 1 to 4 to enjoy carnival games, a petting zoo, food & drinks, live entertainment, crafts, and more. 

This event was made possible by the Culver City Exchange Club, the Culver City Disability Advisory Committee, the Culver City Senior Citizens Association, and the Culver City…

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…

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…

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.…

The Culver City City Council is tasked with overseeing the process of deciding what kind of a development should go in Parcel B -- that 1-acre plot of land between Ince Parking Structure and the Culver Hotel. Earlier this month, the four design finalists presented their designs to the council and a packed house of Culver Citizens. Last week, I showed you images from…

The Branded Arts building, a block west of Washington and National, is surely one of Culver City's great treasures. And for that we can thank Warren Brand.

With permission from the owner of the condemned building, Brand has invited muralists from all over…

Celebrate Oktoberfest at this month’s ‘Third Wednesday,’ Downtown Culver City’s monthly “neighborhood-wide Happy Hour,” this wednesday, the 18th. Enjoy the music of Raving Polka while munching on German potato salad, pickled herring, and bratwurst. Grab a sauerbraten sandwich on a Bavarian pretzel and enjoy beer specials from around the world.  The LA Kings Ice Crew…

In the beginning of October the Culver City City Council was presented the designs proposed by the four developers named finalists to develop 9300 Culver Boulevard -- that 1-acre plot of land between Ince Parking Structure and the Culver Hotel, known as Parcel B. Earlier this week, I showed you images from the presentations of the…

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 checker-board-ish patter is? One hint: it's HUGE! 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…

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…

On October 3 and 4, the four developers named finalists to develop 9300 Culver Boulevard -- that 1-acre plot of land between Ince Parking Structure and the Culver Hotel, known as Parcel B -- presented their proposals to the Culver City City Council and the numerous Culver Citizens who packed the council meeting room.

In the second of a…

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…

The Culver City City Council meeting room was packed on October 3 and 4 with Culver Citizens eager to check out the designs proposed by the four developers named finalists to develop 9300 Culver Boulevard -- that 1-acre plot of land between Ince Parking Structure and the Culver Hotel, known as Parcel B.

In the first of a series, I present images from the…

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…