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It is apropos that the first known construction cranes were incorporated by the Greeks over 2,500 years ago. In Exposition Park modern cranes tower high above the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum's south rim in 2018. They dance, move and sway to the chorus of hundreds of workers below, each step succinctly choreographed to sparks created by the welding, cutting, grinding, pounding of their rhythm. While this renovation process continues at the Coliseum, its two main tenants will be hitting the...
The Culver City Unified School District has announced its guidelines for the thousands of local students who qualify for free or low-cost nutritious meals every school day under the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program. Many Culver residents don't know that their students deserve free or low-cost breakfasts and lunches each school day because the parents mistakenly believe that they earn too much money for their children to qualify. Students are eligible for free or...
The rejuvenation at Exposition Park continues in preparation for the upcoming football season. 2018 will be the third of four consecutive years the USC Trojans will be sharing the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum with the Los Angeles Rams. The latest renovation on the iconic stadium began last year. Much-needed upgrades are the order of the day for the next two years. This will also be the final year the landmark will be called the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. Beginning in 2019 it will be known...
Home prices in Culver City and across some other parts of the Golden State keep rising, the California Association of Realtors reports, but sales are slowing as mortgage-rates rise and more potential homebuyers are knocked-out by those climbing prices because they can no longer afford to get a mortgage. The statewide median home price in June, the latest reported by the state’s Realtor trade group, hit a record $602,760. That was up 8.5-percent from last year, nearly three times more than the nation’s overall inflation rate. Yet, sales in Cal...
The Culver City Police Department will host the local celebration of "National Night Out" on Tuesday, Aug. 7, at Veterans Memorial Park from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. The department and its sponsors will provide free food, other refreshments, large bounce houses for kids and a variety of other activities. Visitors will also have the chance to get an up-close look at police and fire department vehicles. The nationwide event has been held annually since 1984. It is organized by the nonprofit National...
Its crunch time for the Los Angeles Sparks of the WNBA. The Sparks are currently in a tie with Phoenix and nine teams are battling for eight playoff spots. Seattle is on top, Atlanta is second and Minnesota is in third place. The Sparks are knotted with Phoenix. Dallas and Washington were tied for fifth. One of the reasons that the Sparks are in fourth place is that two of their best players, defensive specialist Alana Beard and All-Star forward Nneka Ogwumike, have not played in two weeks....
The rejuvenation at Exposition Park continues in preparation for the upcoming football season. This year will be the third of four consecutive years the USC Trojans will be sharing the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum with the Los Angeles Rams. The latest renovation on the iconic stadium began last year. Much-needed upgrades are the order of the day for the next two years. This will also be the final year the landmark will be called the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. Beginning in 2019 it will be...
Opening Day 2018 at the Del Mar Thoroughbred Club Racetrack once again lived up to its billing, delighting the festive hat-adorned crowd. The predicted foul weather was held at bay where "the turf meets the surf" and instead gave way to sunny skies by late afternoon. Minutes earlier, the featured $100,000 Oceanside Stakes race was won by 11-1 longshot Restrainedvengence. The early excitement for the 33,112 in attendance revolved around the 24th annual Opening Day Hats Contest. Five celebrity...
The Los Angeles Rams took another big step in becoming an NFL championship threat on Tuesday as they agreed to a four-year extension contract with running back Todd Gurley. The reported $60-million deal secures Gurley with the team through the 2023 season. Rams General Manager Les Snead and Head Coach Sean McVay addressed the signing, other developments and the start of the team’s training camp that has just opened in Irvine. “Like Les mentioned, we were able to agree to an extension with Tod...
By Fred Altieri Sports Reporter The Los Angeles Football Club has yet to lose at home in its inaugural MLS season. Thanks to goalkeeper Tyler Miller and a focused transition defense LAFC fought visiting Portland Timbers to a 0-0 draw on a hot Sunday afternoon before another sold-out crowd, July 15 at Banc of California Stadium. “Tight, hard game. They played with five in the back, and then obviously, three midfielders in front,” said LAFC head coach Bob Bradley. “Our ability to then break them...
The Los Angeles Sparks of the Women's National Basketball Association have 11 games left in the regular season and all of the games are extremely important. With four games separating the top eight teams in the league playoffs seeding will be determined by what happens during the next month. At press time Seattle is in first place with a record of 16-6, followed by Phoenix at 15-8, the Sparks are 14-9, Dallas and Washington are 13-9, Atlanta is 12-9 and Connecticut and last years' champion,...
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It was night and bright lights for the Los Angeles Football Club's 4-1 entertaining win over visiting Orlando City SC to remain unbeaten at Banc of California Stadium. Goalkeeper Tyler Miller received game-player accolades as he spearheaded an effective defense, allowing the offense to continually strike for a 2-0 halftime lead. In what's becoming a recent norm, LAFC forward Adama Diomande scored two goals and had another denied on a referee's call. "A good win here today. We're doing a great...
LAFC is on its way to enjoying the most successful inaugural season of any Los Angeles professional franchise in the city's long history. Also clearly emerging is a star named Dio, the 28-year old from Oslo, Norway who scored the very first hat-trick in the team's short history. Adama Diomande scored three goals as LAFC powered its way through Philadelphia Union, 4-1, on Saturday evening, June 30 at Banc of California Stadium. The forward has scored seven goals in his first five games for the...
By Fred Altieri Sports Reporter While the sporting nation is intently focused on World Cup 2018 in Russia, the Los Angeles Football Club has already resumed its winning ways. Following a short hiatus in the schedule by Major League Soccer to allow roster adjustments for players representing their national teams, LAFC swift-boated Columbus Crew SC, 2-0, scoring both goals in the opening minutes. LAFC defender and captain Laurent Ciman powered a low, swerving, 30-yard free-kick inside the right...
The Los Angeles Sparks continue to play some of the best basketball in the WNBA. At press time they were in first place with a record of 8-2 followed by the Phoenix Mercury at 10-3 and the Seattle Storm is holding down the third spot in the 12 team league with a record of 8-3. On Friday, June 22, Los Angeles travels to Dallas before they return home to the Staples Center on Sunday for a 2 p.m. game against the New York Liberty. On Tuesday they stay at home to face Dallas again at 7:30 p.m. Now...
As the Class of 2018 graduates this week, no fewer than six Culver City High School athletic programs are already preparing for the Fall semester. Football, cheer, boys water polo, girls volleyball, cross country and girls tennis have practices and tryouts scheduled, or already have commenced with training. Football: Athletes may try out during Summer Workout which will begin June 11, 2018 to June 28, 2018. Monday - Thursday, 2:30-5:00 p.m. For freshman Summer workouts will begin Tuesday, June 1...
Training and drilling like a pro became a reality for a number of lucky Los Angeles Rams fans. The Rams teamed up with 24 Hour Fitness to host the 'Sideline Challenge' on Saturday morning, June 9, at the NFC West Division defending Champions' practice facility in Thousand Oaks. Ram personnel, players, members of the team's training staff, and 24 Hour Fitness personal trainers tested the fans' athletic skills and agility with fitness stations including a few NFL Combine drills. Rams team...
The Los Angeles Sparks of the WNBA play three important home games within the next week starting tonight (Thursday) when they battle Seattle at Staples Center at 7:30 p.m. The 4-1 Sparks are currently in second place in the 12-team WNBA league and Seattle is in third place with a record of 5-2. Both teams have a combination of veteran and younger players that give them the best opportunity to create good winning chemistry. The Sparks have two of the best players in the WNBA in Candace Parker...
10-18 was a banner school year for Culver City High School athletics. The Centaurs won not one, but two CIF Championships. Additionally, multiple CIF Semifinal finishes and numerous CIF Playoff seeds across the board reconfirmed a steady increase in student athlete participation and continued success for the school’s 21 athletic programs. “I’m so happy with the coaches and the student athletes. We have fine coaches, they work very hard and put in a lot of time and effort,” said Culver High At...
The best and the brightest senior student athletes from Culver City High were honored at the school’s 2017-18 Athlete of the Year Awards. Hundreds of people participated in the banquet, including students, parents, coaches, teachers and administrators. It was held Wednesday, May 23 in the school cafeteria, which was decorated in Centaur blue and white. Culver High Athletic Director Tom Salter led proceedings, along with Assistant Principal DuBois McMillan. Each of the respective program head c...
For the second time in the past four years, Culver City High baseball ended its playoff season at Palos Verdes High. Once again, the final resting place overlooked the beautiful Pacific Ocean moments before the fading sunset dipped below the horizon. The Centaurs lost 9-2 to the Sea Kings in their 2018 CIF Division 3 Wild Card Playoff game on Wednesday, May 16. Culver City also lost a 2-1 heartbreaker in the bottom of the seventh inning at P.V. High in 2015. Yet it was a very successful season...
The battle for third place turned into the 2018 Ocean League baseball series of the year. All it took was splitting a pair of walk-off thrillers plus a do-or-die playoff win at Culver City High for the Centaurs to outlast a stubborn and much-improved Beverly Hills High squad. The 4-1 victory earned Culver an invitation to the CIF Southern Section Division 3 Playoffs. The Centaurs fell behind, tied the game, took the lead and added an insurance run to outlast the visiting Normans 4-1 on Friday,...
The No. 2 UCLA softball team will start the NCAA Tournament on Friday at home when they play Sacramento State inside Easton Stadium at 8 p.m. in the Los Angeles Regional. The Bruins are 50-4 overall and they placed second in the Pac-12 behind No. 1 Oregon with a 20-4 record. The Bruins are coming off of a tough three game series last weekend against Arizona State. They loss the first game of the series 3-0 but they rebounded and won the last two games 5-1 and 2-1. The 2-1 victory last Saturday...
Speed is of the essence for Culver City High. For the first time in school history both the varsity girls and boys track and field teams repeated as league champions at the same time. The girls dominated once again, winning the Ocean League by 98 points. The boys won their team title by a mere three points. The 2018 Ocean League Championships took place on Wednesday evening, May 3 at Culver City High for the fourth consecutive year. El Segundo High, Santa Monica High, Beverly Hills High,...
