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By Lynne Bronstein Observer Reporter Fire broke out at Culver City’s Southern California Hospital on January 29, forcing a partial evacuation of the facility. According to the Culver City Police and Fire Departments the fire began early in the afternoon at the hospital, which was formerly known as the Brotman Medical Center. Culver City Fire Department Captain Rob Kohlhepp told reporters he believed the fire may have been caused by workers who were burning some roofing material when a small fire...
The month of February is all about love. Whether you are waiting for Cupid to strike or have already met your match, we all want to look our best on Valentine's Day. And this should be no different for your furry best friends! Adopt & Shop Culver City offers a wide variety of grooming services for the beauty and well-being of your pets. This February, Adopt & Shop is offering 15% off all grooming services for that special pet in your life. And we are pleased to introduce you to our groomer Lisa,...
Powerhouse Latino theatre group Culture Clash's "Chavez Ravine: An L.A. Revival," opened Wednesday (February 4) at the Center Theatre Group/Kirk Douglas Theatre in Culver City. Performances will run through March 1. This revisited and reimagined "Chavez Ravine" is directed by Lisa Peterson (who was at the helm of the world premiere in 2003 at the Mark Taper Forum) and features Culture Clash's Richard Montoya, Ric Salinas and Herbert Siguenza along with Sabina Zuniga Varela and musicians Vaneza M...
The Pacific Art Guild will meet Wednesday, February 4 at 7 pm at the Community Room, Westchester Civic Center, 7166 W. Manchester Avenue. Guests are welcome The Guest demonstrator for February will be Tony Annecharico. His paintings blend color and movement in an impressionistic style, but he also works in all media including pen and ink and oils. He has had many one-man shows both on the East Coast and on the West Coast, and has also shown his work on Princess Cruises....
Martin Beer of Culver City excelled during the Fall 2014 semester, achieving a GPA of at least 3.5 to earn a spot on the Dean's List at Hofstra University. Hofstra University is a nationally ranked private university 25 miles from New York City. The school offers small classes and personal attention with the resources, technology, and facilities of a large university....
By fred Altieri Sports Reporter Welcome to spring training 2015 – Centaur style. Baseball has always been alive and well throughout the Westside and South Bay high school ballparks and practice fields. For Culver City High this season that includes incorporating the campus asphalt blacktops as renovations are being completed on its playing field and facilities. While the Dodgers and Angels along with the 28 other Major League Baseball clubs are getting ready to open their training camps w...
7 ended with an outpouring of generosity from the Culver City Community. The CCUSD Backpacks for Kids program which sends food home on the weekends for families of Culver City public school students benefitted from an incredible bounty of public and community spirit. Food drives were held at all of the schools, at local organizations including The Culver Studios, Tower Insurance, Cub Scout Pack 461, the Culver City Police and Fire Departments, and the Senior Center. Generous monetary donations from Euro VAT (Britta and Goran Eriksson),...
Following the success of their most recent speaker series featuring Dr. Wendy Mogel, Westside Neighborhood School announces their next speaker series event, featuring Marty Nislick and Dr. Cara Natterson on February 25 beginning at 7 pm. Marty and Cara will team up for this informative evening, discussing the topic of talking to children about human development. Nislick, a licensed marriage and family therapist, has extensive experience teaching parenting and human growth and development at multiple Los Angeles area schools, as well as 15...
The Republican Party 54th Assembly District Central Committee, which covers Culver City will meet on February 10 at Lenny's Deli, 2379 Westwood Blvd. in West Los Angeles from 7:30 pm to 9. Guests are welcome. The Republican Party County Central Committee 54th Assembly District Board meets every second Tuesday of the month. For further information please contact: Amir Zendehnam (925) 451-0827 or call Lady Cage-Barile (323) 251-5682. You can also visit their website at: www.cag...
The Dodgers today announced their 2015 broadcast teams. Hall of Famer Vin Scully will return on SportsNet LA and Dodgers Radio AM570 KLAC while Charley Steiner joins Rick Monday on AM570 KLAC and works with Orel Hershiser and Nomar Garciaparra on SNLA games in which Scully does not appear. Kevin Kennedy will be the analyst and Monday the play-by-play man on AM570 KLAC when Steiner moves into the TV booth. In a first for Spanish-language baseball broadcasts, Hall of Famer Jaime Jarrín will be...
Camille Cosato stood tall and confidently spelled the word P-R-E-V-I-O-U-S to take home the 10th Annual Culver City Unified School District Spelling Bee title on February 2 at Linwood E. Howe Elementary School. The fourth-grader from Farragut Elementary School finished atop 23 other spellers – four students from each of the district's five elementary schools and Culver City Middle School competed. There was plenty of drama as the final two spellers – Cosato and El Rincon's Victor Yamamoto – miss...
By Mitch Chortkoff Sports Editor A year ago Pete Carroll was a pro football hero. A coach who had been fired by NFL teams twice early in his career had come all the way back, following nine years of college football glory at USC with a Super Bowl victory. His Seattle Seahawks had the best defense in the NFL and had won the sport's biggest game. But last Sunday Carroll made a colossal blunder. His team was 26 seconds away from winning a second straight Super Bowl. They were on the New England...
By Neil Rubenstein Observer Columnist Can it be true? The pensions for generals and admirals will be trimmed to ensure they make no more in retirement than they earned while in uniform. I guess the straw that broke the camel’s back was a retired four star officer with 43 years’ experience was getting a pension of $272,892 per year. We’ve talked numerous times over these many years, going back to when I was a county commissioner and Herb Wesson was chief of staff for Supervisor Burke. Yes, yes,...
STRANGE MUSIC is music to my heart! Think an animated "Moulin Rouge!" that embraces the George Lucas ideals of dark & light, finding beauty and love in the darkest places, experiencing incredible new worlds, and all set in another kind of galaxy far, far away, this one comprised of The Fairy Kingdom and The Dark Forest. Yes. George Lucas. The man behind the mythical worlds of The Fairy Kingdom and The Dark Forest (also the man behind The Empire and The Force) has a soft side, an animated side,...
Sony Corporation on Wednesday released preliminary figures for damages from the massive hack on its computer systems last year. Sony pegs the loss at $15 million. The hack, which the FBI has blamed on North Korea, became public in December when the Sony’s computers were crippled and sensitive documents were posted online. The entertainment and electronics giant delayed the announcement of its earnings for the fourth quarter because the cyberattack affected its ability to compile its complete results in time....
By Steven Lieberman Observer Reporter “Raindrops ‘were’ fallin’ on my head” at the Grammy Museum when B.J. Thomas took the stage to speak about his singing career in a special Q & A and performance For six decades, Thomas, a five-time Grammy-winning artist, has been entertaining his fans with one of the most distinctive voices in American popular music. Along the way, he has made over 30 albums, He caught the singing bug at a very early age. His dad would play a Hank Williams album and Hank...
By Lynne Bronstein Observer Reporter January 23 was a special day at West Los Angeles College as Vice President Joe Biden visited the campus, praised the dental hygiene department, and talked with college administrators about the President's proposal to improve education in the U.S. by making community colleges financially accessible to more people. WLAC is one of 15 community colleges recently selected by state officials to offer a baccalaureate degree. A press contingent of almost 50...
By Sandra Coopersmith Features Writer "Until one has loved an animal, a part of one's soul remains unawakened." ― Anatole France Anyone who has ever had a beloved pet will relate. Sadly, many can also relate to having that awakened part of their soul in tumult after saying their final goodbye and dealing with the next step: arrangements involving the remains of their cherished companion. Now, through Peaceful Pets Aquamation (www.peacefulpetsaquamation.com, 805-410-3880), the nation's first 1...
