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On June 7, the Expo Line connecting Culver City to downtown Los Angeles (and points in between) opened, the first step in a new era of public transportation on the West side. I've been (happily) taking the line to and from…
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Early last week, a new restaurant -- called Muddy Leak -- opened at the former home of Batch restaurant in the Culver CIty Art District. The brain-child of caterer Bon Melange and chef Whitney Flood, the restaurant has been described as "super-seasonal." The inaugural menu offers duck with kumquat relish ($25), juniper-venison with foraged mushrooms (438), and wild-caught alaskan halibut with (aforementioned) melted leeks ($26). Thanks to LA Eater, you can peruse the whole…
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The Culver City Parks, Recreation and Community Services Department is sponsoring a special free screening of the Marx Brothers' "A Night at the Opera" at Veterans Auditorium this Saturday afternoon at 3:00. Certainly the best of movie of the Marx Brothers' MGM period, the movie has tons of laughs, including two bits for the ages: Chico and Groucho negotiating a contract, and…
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Culver City residents with curbside recycling service may place their cut-up tree in their yard waste collection container. Please remove tinsel, ornaments, and stands from the tree.
If you live outside Culver City limits you should call the City of Los Angeles Christmas Tree Recycling Hotline: (800) 5-TREE-56 for information about recycling in your neighborhood. Or…
ContinueAdded by Scupine on December 26, 2012 at 11:30am — 2 Comments
I may not find the opportunity to show it too often on Culver City Times, but music means a great deal to me -- so I thought I'd share some of my favorite albums this year. Click on each title to hear a song from the album on YouTube. Please share what you loved this year -- music. movies, books, tv programs, events, anything!!…
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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 underwater scene is? If you know, enter your response in the comments box of this post! I'll reveal the answer in two weeks, on Thursday. Then the next day, I'll post a new game.…
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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 taco sign is?
Someone on the Culver CIty Times…
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Public School 310 in downtown Culver City officially opened last week at the corner of Culver Boulevard and Main Street, the location formerly occupied by Fraiche. When my wife and I checked it out last Thursday, the gastropub -- owned by the same people who brought you The Daily Grill -- was packed with young people checking out the scene.…
ContinueAdded by Scupine on December 18, 2012 at 6:00pm — 2 Comments
The Culver City Art Walk will be held on Wednesday, December 19.
Be sure to come and visit. There are some very talented artists showing their works.
Last year there were lots of adults and families with children doing their "gallery hopping".
Also, I want to mention there is a brand new gallery in the neighborhood called "The Word is ART Gallery".
Be sure to stop by and say "hello" to the gallery owner Renee Troy. The address is…
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Our thoughts and prayers go out to all of those touched by Friday morning’s devastating shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., and while this senseless act has left many of us distraught, there are ways for all of us to help.
Talking to Your Children:
The biggest question children are likely to have is whether something similar can happen to them. Parents should reassure them and help them feel safe while also…
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What better location to host a night dedicated to human rights than the Wende Museum?
The venue’s collection of Cold War artifacts includes many reminders of oppression in Soviet Bloc countries. It was fitting, then, that it opened its doors Dec. 4 to members of the Lund University Foundation, a U.S.-based fundraising organization for Sweden’s Lund University.…
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The Culver City City Council Oil Drilling Subcommittee -- including Mayor Andrew Weissman and Councilmember Meghan Sahli-Wells -- and California State Assemblymember Holly J. Mitchell have organized a public meeting regarding the use of hydraulic fracturing in the oil well drilling process. All members of the public are welcome to attend and voice their opinion and gather information. The event is this friday, December 14, from 9:30 am to noon at the Veterans Memorial…
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The Ms. Senior California Pageant program is conducting a search to find senior women in the West Los Angeles area to compete in the 5th annual Ms. Senior Culver City Pageant on March 10, 2013 at 1:30 pm at the Culver City Senior Center, 4095 Overland Avenue, Culver City. The two top finalists will advance to the August 2013 Ms. Senior California Pageant.
Contestants must be the "Age of Elegance" which is sixty years or better and an American citizen. Pageant judging…
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The retail and restaurant space at the Southeast corner of Washington Blvd. and Sepulveda in Culver CIty is going up quickly. In fact, a new banner appear last week counting down the opening date. The sign now reads "Opening Soon in 2 days," -- this Thursday.…
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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 "Tacos" sign is? If you know, enter your response in the comments box of this post! I'll reveal the answer in two weeks, on Thursday. Then the next day, I'll post a new game.…
ContinueAdded by Scupine on December 7, 2012 at 6:00pm — 3 Comments
Los Angeles Magazine is reporting that Helms Bakery in Culver CIty will re-open in fall of 2013 after a 44-year hiatus. Sherry Yard, the former pastry chef at the Wolfgang Puck Fine Dining Group (who the…
ContinueThe Culver City Historical Society invites you to a talk by Brian Taves, author of the book Thomas Ince Hollywood’s Independent Pioneer on Saturday, December 8, at 2 p.m. in the society's Archives and Resource Center in the Veteran's Memorial Building. Taves’ book, the first ever written about Ince’s life, describes how Ince revolutionized the motion picture industry…
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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 soccer field is?
Culver City Times member…
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My family and I had a great time ice-skating outdoors in downtown Culver City last Friday evening. We went at about 7:00, and there was hardly anyone on the ice.
Admission is $10 for adults and $6 for children under 12. Skate rental is an…
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If you are thinking about heading to the Culver City tower lighting on Friday, or if you are simply interested in learning about making your home more energy efficient, stop by the Energy Upgrade CA in LA County workshop taking place from 6-7:30 p.m. at the Vets Memorial Building. Along with a presentation about rebates and incentives available through Energy Upgrade CA in LA County (up to $4,000) for making energy efficiency upgrades to your home, there will also be presentations about…
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