Articles from the February 15, 2024 edition


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  • SMC Emeritus Concert Band to Hold Free Concert Feb. 24

    Feb 15, 2024

    Santa Monica College's Emeritus Concert Band, under the baton of Yosuke Miyoshi, will present a free concert - "Liquid Grooves" - on Sunday, Mar. 3, at 3 p.m. The performance will be held in The Broad Stage at the SMC Performing Arts Center, located at 1310 11th Street (at Santa Monica Boulevard), Santa Monica. The almost-spring concert will feature a program based on the ocean and sea. The Emeritus Concert Band will be performing "Pacific Grooves" by Tyler S. Grant, "Water Reflections" by...

  • Authors in Conversation: Rasheed Newson & Laura Warrell

    Feb 15, 2024

    Author Rasheed Newson discusses his debut novel, My Government Means to Kill Me, with fellow novelist Laura Warrell (Sweet, Soft, Plenty Rhythm) on Wednesday, February 21, at 6:00 PM, in the Main Library's Multipurpose Room, at 601 Santa Monica Blvd. A book sale and signing follows. A finalist for the prestigious Lambda Literary Prize in 2023, the New York Times described My Government Means to Kill Me as, "...shining a vivid light onto underappreciated aspects of our history through the life...

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    Feb 15, 2024

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  • Culver City boys' basketball loses to Rolling Hills Prep in the CIF playoffs

    Steve Finley, Sports Editor|Feb 15, 2024

    The last Culver City winter sports team that made the CIF playoffs was eliminated last Tuesday. The boys' basketball team was beaten by Rolling Hills Prep 74-62 in a very loud gym at Los Angeles Harbor Community College. The Centaurs could not overcome untimely miss shots and bad free throw shooting against a fundamentally sound and taller Huskie team. "They executed better, and their overall scheme was a little bit better than ours," said Culver City head coach Ray Singleton after the game....

  • CicLAvia Kicks Off 2024 Season with Beer Collaboration and Fundraiser

    Feb 15, 2024

    CicLAvia has partnered with Los Angeles Ale Works to kick off the 2024 season and launch a beer collaboration with a West Coast IPA affectionately named seek-la-VEE-ah. This venture is all about the "miles of smiles" that Los Angeles' extremely popular open streets events create. Where: Los Angeles Ale Works, at the Ivy Station Complex, 8809 Washington Blvd, Culver City When: Friday, February 16, Culver City Arts District Night Market is open 5-10 pm, LA Ale Works open 12 pm– 2 am This event i...

  • 2024 Annual Westside Mayors Forum

    Feb 15, 2024

    The Westside Urban Forum (WUF) will present the Annual Westside Mayors Forum, bringing together mayors of the Westside cities for a discussion of their land use priorities for 2024 and the ways cities are responding to pressing and long-term issues. In 2024, our mayors will face a myriad of civic issues, including the ever-present need to advance social and racial equity. We'll be sure to discuss a variety of topics and touch on each city's efforts to: Manage the growing trend of pre-emption of...

  • Holocaust survivor Joseph Alexander shares his story

    Feb 15, 2024

    Hear an inspiring evening as we hear the incredible story of resilience and triumph from Holocaust Survivor Joseph Alexander, a man who defied the odds by surviving 12 concentration camps. Your presence at this event will be an opportunity to learn from a remarkable individual who has overcome unimaginable challenges. The event will be held on Thursday, February 15, 7:30 PM, at The Shay Hotel. A spry 101 year-old retired tailor who still drives and climbs ladders, Joseph will recount his six...

  • Chargers new coach hoping to lead team to a championship

    Mykell Mathieu, Sports Reporter|Feb 15, 2024

    The Los Angeles Chargers’ new head coach was all charged up at his first press conference in Los Angeles last Thursday, February 1. “It needs to be multiple, multiple championships,” said Jim Harbaugh. Harbaugh stated his new team will be “humble and hungry. That's our goal. Our goal is to treat people in a first-class manner and to win multiple championships.” The Chargers owner Dean Spanos, chose Harbaugh after interviewing 15 candidates, bringing him back to the franchise where he played quarterback for two seasons. The former Michigan...

  • Lakers blowout Jazz 138-122, head into the break with great momentum

    Mykell Mathieu, Sports Reporter|Feb 15, 2024

    Anthony Davis scored 37 points and grabbed 15 rebounds and Rui Hachimura added a career-high 33 points with LeBron James resting as the Lakers defeated the Utah Jazz 138-122 last Wednesday night during the last game before their eight-day All-star game break. Davis and Hachimura became the first pair of Lakers teammates to both score 35 plus points in the same game since Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O'Neal in 2003. Hachimura made a career-best six threes on his way to his big night. "I want to impa...

  • Culver City boys' basketball loses to Rolling Hills Prep in the CIF playoffs

    Steve Finley, Sports Editor|Feb 15, 2024

    The last Culver City winter sports team that made the CIF playoffs was eliminated last Tuesday. The boys' basketball team was beaten by Rolling Hills Prep 74-62 in a very loud gym at Los Angeles Harbor Community College. The Centaurs could not overcome untimely miss shots and bad free throw shooting against a fundamentally sound and taller Huskie team. "They executed better, and their overall scheme was a little bit better than ours," said Culver City head coach Ray Singleton after the game....

  • Tiger Woods Withdraws from Genesis Invitational Friday, After Hitting His Tee Shot on the Seventh Hole

    Chris Butchko, Observer Staff Writer|Feb 15, 2024

    The tables finally turned on Riviera Country Club, and a player delivered a devastating gut punch to the tournament. Unfortunately, it was not a golf shot that laid the course low, and the playing dealing the unexpected damage was Tiger Woods, who withdrew from the tournament Friday afternoon after hitting his tee shot on the seventh hole. Play continued, and Long Beach's Patrick Cantlay, who learned Riviera as a player on UCLA's golf team, stretched his lead. Much like Joaquin Niemann, now-depa...

  • DeShaun Foster is the new head football coach of the UCLA Bruins

    Bill Seals, Sports Reporter|Feb 15, 2024

    What a whirlwind of a week for UCLA football! In a matter of days, the UCLA Bruins football team went from the end of the Chip Kelly era to the beginning of the DeShaun Foster era. Kelly resigned from UCLA on Friday, February 9th and on Monday, February 12th, the 44-year-old Foster was selected as the new head coach of the UCLA Bruins football program. UCLA Athletic Director Martin Jarmond announced the hiring of Foster in an email on Monday morning. "We are excited to announce today that one...

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