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AVPA Hosts Gay Men’s Chorus : The Culver City High Academy of Visual and Performing Arts (AVPA) hosted the Gay Men’s Chorus of Los Angeles on Friday, February 10. As part of their “Alive Music Project,” the GMCLA performed for more than 500 students, including a dozen classes and nearly 200 AVPA students. The chorus performed several songs, including “Imagine” and “True Colors.” The presentation included personal stories from several members of the chorus, sharing their experiences as gay men, overcoming prejudice, and how much joy they get fro...
By John Nachbar February 17, 2012 Community Development Department • Westfield Culver City - Plans have been approved for a Tenant Improvement for Foot Locker/Champs Sports. Plans have also been submitted by Angl, Inc. and Footaction, Inc., two new retail stores. • Harlan Hugh & Shelley Hayduk - Plans have been submitted for a Tenant Improvement located at 11520-11522 Washington Boulevard. • Washington/Centinela - On February 13 the City Council approved entering into a Commitment Letter with...
Gary Carter, the Hall Of Fame catcher who died last week, was born in Culver City on April 8, 1954. Carter was an 11-time all star who completed his playing career with the Dodgers. In 1986 he helped the New York Mets defeat the Boston Red Sox in the World Series....
Linwood Howe Participates In "Green" Campaign On February 15 Culver City Unified School District and Community Sustainability USA, a California-based nonprofit organization, launched a pilot project at Linwood E. Howe Elementary to build awareness of sustainability in the school community and inspire behavior changes at school and at home. Two back-to-back morning assemblies with a “CooltheEarth.org” skit performed by a group of Culver City High students kicked off the campaign. “The sustainable transformation of Linwood E. Howe is truly excit...
Scott Malsin's campaign fundraiser on Saturday was a success. More than 100 supporters gathered at the Culver City Elk Lodge for a Rat Pack themed party to rub shoulders with Culver City leaders and contribute to the success of former City Councilman Malsin's election campaign. Attendees were treated to live music by the AVPA Jazz Band, dinner, dancing, and extensive live and silent auctions. Jeff Cooper made his inaugural appearance as an auctioneer and guests included former Mayor Paul Jacobs and wife Joy, School Board Members Laura Chardiet...
The event id sold out. All Culver City residents are invited to come on down to Culver City’s Town Plaza for free entertainment on Friday evening, March 2, from 5:30 pm to 8. courtesy of the Sister City Committee. For easy parking choose from any of Culver City’s three downtown parking lots –Watseka, Ince or Cardiff. All of the following groups are scheduled to play: Los Nietos, a Mexican dance troupe; country singer Scott Hosby; Marina Taekwondo Demo Team and Mystic Nights, a trio with American roots. Residents are also welcome to check out t...
Westside Neighborhood School announces the appointments of Dr. Les W. Frost and Ms. Elizabeth Zamora to the WNS Board of Trustees. Dr. Frost brings nearly 40 years of experience as an educator in public and private schools in Los Angeles, and as a leader within the community of California Association of Independent Schools. He has been a teacher and educator since 1970. Dr. Frost was a middle school science teacher and later the Assistant Head of School at the Westlake School for Girls for 12 years, and in 1984, was appointed Head of School...
In celebration of Black History Month, West Los Angeles College is hosting a series of free events including movie screenings and lectures. Signature events include: FEB 27: SYNTHIA SAINT JAMES @ 11:00AM | Fine Arts Gallery Meet Synthia SAINT JAMES who is perhaps best known for her design of the first Kwanza Stamp for the United States Postal Service. Her work is also seen on the cover of Terry McMillan’s Waiting to Exhale. She is a world renowned multicultural visual artist and an award winning author and/or illustrator of 17 children’s boo...
Police Blotter for February 14 through 20 Vandalism: On February 14 at 12 pm a victim called the police department to report her 2007 SAAB had been vandalized. The victim said the car was parked and locked in the 3800 block of Westwood Boulevard on February 13 at 10 pm. When she returned at 6 am the next day she found the rear passenger window had been smashed out. Residential Burglary: On February 16 at 9:40 pm officers responded to the 4000 block of Duquesne Avenue regarding a burglary investigation. The officers met with the victims who...
Street Value Estimated at More Than $100 Million $100 million in PCP was seized in Culver City and Los Angeles on February 15 by the Los Angeles Interagency Metropolitan Police Apprehension Crime Task Force, known as L.A. IMPACT. Darryl Dwayne Burton and Lagina Bell Huckaby were arrested at the Culver City UPS store where they were allegedly trying to ship three gallons of the narcotics. Investigators detected a chemical odor emitting from the boxes being shipped and tests later confirmed the...
Culver City Friends of the Library will be holding its Membership Drive and Ice Cream Social this Saturday, February 25 from 1 pm to-3. If you can become a new or renewed member of the Friends of the Library on Saturday February 25 only you can enjoy a free bowl of ice cream. All others can purchase Ice cream for $1. A selection of gently used children's books for $1 and coffee table books for $2 to 5. The event starts at 1pm in the Multi-Purpose Room, Culver City Julian Dixon Library, 4975 Overland Ave....
Rounding out the February Birthdays are Sandy Cavanaugh, Esther Ekmanian, Debbie Rich, Andy Alexander, Sunil Patel, Julie LaRue, Curtis Majers, Eden Rountree, Alex Niakoulov, Shannon Richards, Kerri Eich, Rachel Vaidman, Andrew Federanko, Jim Rodrigues and Kimberly Goodman....
As spring training begins the biggest question in major league baseball is a simple one. Were the Angels wise to give Albert Pujols a 10-year, $240 million contract? It’s a fact that Pujols was baseball’s most coveted free agent in this bidding season and it can be argued that he’s been the best player in baseball over the last 10 years. He’s been National League MVP three times and a vital member of two World Series winners. But he’s 33, and how productive will he be in the latter years of...
The season ended for the Culver City High boys basketball team Tuesday night. Coach Jon Chapman said he was concerned when he didn’t see much zip in his players during warm-ups for their second round playoff game against Colony High of Ontario. He had reason to be concerned. The Centaurs fell 28 points behind at halftime. Culver rallied to come within nine points in the fourth quarter but couldn’t come closer. “We made a game of it,” said Chapman. “Near the finish we kept fouling in order to...
