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The Recipe Spot Cheryl Giraud Special to the Observer Without getting too astronomically technical, the first day of autumn is this Saturday, September 22, which extends from the autumnal equinox to the winter solstice, officially marking the end of summer. Soon, summer will be just a faint memory as autumn arrives, the season of harvest, celebrating the bounty of the agriculture season. But with scorching temperatures practically hitting the century mark and the hot, blasting Santa-Ana winds...
Culver City High “Coach of the Year” Dave Sanchez, revered for his soccer coaching expertise for the Centaur’s varsity boy’s team, is this year’s 2012 Fiesta La Ballona grand marshal. The beloved coach who is active in the Culver City community was named grand marshal at a 2012 Fiesta La Ballona committee meeting in March. Chairman Mike Cohen of the 2012 Fiesta La Ballona said there is a great sense of community at this event and glad Dave will be a part of it. “Dave exemplifies the spirit of g...
After running a very active campaign, which included a combination of riding her bicycle and mobilizing a precinct walk around the community in order to meet residents, the seasoned advocate for healthy environmental practices and a responsive government, Meghan Sahli-Wells became a member of the Culver City Council in the April 10 election. It was her second attempt. She had lost by 32 votes in 2010. “Riding my bike and walking helped target the most likely voters, and allowed me to meet new p...
Before getting down to business as a new Council member, Jim Clarke spent time on the celebration victory circuit after winning the fourth seat on the elected five-member City Council. Clarke, who loves Culver City, said he has already started working on the city’s business prior to even officially taking the oath of office. “During campaigning, I wore an ‘I love Culver City’ button,” Clarke proudly said, who introduced himself as Jim for an interview, over a cup of coffee at a local coffee sh...
Looking forward to working with newly elected Meghan Sahli-Wells and the other Council members, Jim Clarke says he hopes to bring an outside perspective to his fellow councilmembers and wants to maintain an ongoing dialogue, generating support for his ideas. “Whatever proposals I have, I have to sell the ideas to three of my colleagues,” Clarke said. Clarke, who held nearly a 400-vote margin over veteran councilmember Scott Malsin, who resigned on December 12, will complete Malsin’s unexp...
In a world set apart from holy matrimony based on true love, where complex old-world traditions are nurtured by some, but collide with new dynamics of social order, and with inevitable questions about optional free-will for a young teenage girl living in the small southern African Zimbabwe town of Salisbury, under British jurisdiction, the late 19th century story is told from a black point of view. Discover what defines the risks and challenges as a young woman from the Shona people named...
Cheryl Giraud Special to the Observer Founded by Harry Culver in 1924, the iconic triangle-shape property located in the heart of downtown, the historic Culver Hotel recently went through a massive multi-million dollar makeover, which was completed at the end of 2011. New kid on the block of just six months, General Manager Seth Horowitz, formerly of Luxe Worldwide Hotels, who, for five years was vice president of operations and prior to that, was vice president of the Oceana Hotel Group, the...
What do facts about the three branches of government established by the U.S. Constitution, details about the Fourth of July, names of American Indian Tribes, U.S. Territory facts, specifically, the Louisiana Purchase and reciting the 13 original colonies all have in common? They are all a part of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration exam that is given to immigrants applying for US citizenship. Putting the daunting task of a civics lesson to the test, answers to these questions and more can be...
Cello Lands At Boulevard Music They say sometimes even miracles take a little time. When his most prized possession was stolen 16 years ago when his car was broken into in broad daylight while parked for five minutes in front of a West Hollywood temple to drop off music to the pianist, Vagehayraken Hayrikyan was devastated to find his 220-year-old cello missing from the back seat. Hayrikyan said the right car window had been smashed and when he looked in the back seat, his cherished cello was...
Sister City Convention Playing a significant role in Sister Cities International, the Culver City Sister City Committee will host the 49th annual U.S./Mexico Sister Cities Association International Convention March 2 through 4. The Committee will work in conjunction with the City and the City Council with events at both the historic Culver Hotel and City Hall. Culver City Sister City Committee President Barbara Honig said the committee has been working on the 49th annual convention since last...
Not having to search far for the candidate to lead the charge to academic excellence, there was no doubt in the mind of the Culver City Unified School District’s Board of Education about who the next principal of Culver City High was going to be. The venerable veteran educator Dylan Farris was named the new principal in July of 2011, after serving two years as assistant principal for guidance and counseling at the school. Farris replaced Pamela Ann Magee, Ed.D., after six exceptional years as p...
