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Culver City Fire Chief Curt Sellers issued the Following press release on Friday morning: Ammonia Removal at the Culver Ice Arena at 4545 Sepulveda Boulevard is Complete The City would like to update the community about the status of the implementation of the Culver Ice Arena's Facility Closure Plan. The Culver City Fire Department, which is monitoring the decommissioning process, witnessed the safe removal of all of the anhydrous ammonia from the Culver Ice Arena refrigeration system. The...
By Lynne Bronstein Observer Reporter The Culver City Manager and the Fire Department released a status report on March 10 on the conditions at 4545 Sepulveda Boulevard, better known as the Culver City Ice Arena. The report on the environmental safety hazards of the facility, which its owner, Michael Karagozian, closed last week, concludes that "the current ammonia refrigeration system constitutes an imminent hazard to any occupants within the building and to the neighboring community." The...
Single-Family Homes Seems that every month I repeat the same thing, Culver City real estate prices hit new highs. For all current homeowners out there it's nothing but good news. Homebuyers, on the other hand, are becoming increasingly anxious as multiple offers and many all cash offers abound. New listings are under contract within a week or two of hitting the market, and buyers’ agents are working overtime to get their clients offer accepted. For all the numbers on last month’s activity wat...
From environmentalists to business leaders and employee groups influential groups in the area is lining up behind Mayor Jeff Cooper's re-election bid. In the last few weeks, Cooper has won the support of the Los Angeles County Democratic Party, the Angeles Chapter of the Sierra Club, the Culver City Chamber of Commerce, Los Angeles County Business Federation (BizFed), Beverly Hills/Greater Los Angeles Association of Realtors and the Culver City Employees Association. "The outpouring of support...
By Neil Rubenstein Observer Columnist The Culver City Unified School District (CCUSD) has probably the very best program in the State of California to teach elementary students Japanese. When many of us were in school the foreign language options became available in the second half of the eighth grade when, in my case, the Los Angeles Unified School District took a year of Spanish and stretched it over 18 months. George Washington High School had a fantastic program with Latin, German, Spanish...
Working with the Culver City Chamber of Commerce and other key stakeholders throughout the local business and education community, the Culver City Unified School District has developed the Culver City Compact – a signed document that outlines the community's commitment and vision for a bright educational future. "This document turns the phrase - "Success for All Takes Us All" - into a visionary and collaborative commitment. The Culver Compact is another reminder that we must all work together t...
Olivia Wu of Culver City received a Master of Science in Nursing from the Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing of Emory University in Atlanta, on Dec. 21, 2013. Emory University is known for its demanding academics, outstanding undergraduate experience, highly ranked professional schools and state-of-the-art research facilities. Emory encompasses nine academic divisions as well as the Michael C. Carlos Museum,...
Illah Marie Glenn, 90, of Yakima died on March 4 at Willow Springs. Mrs. Glenn was born in Culver City and was a real estate agent. Survivors include a son, Dan Glenn; two daughters, Lynda Sissom and Mary Kay Sybouts, all of Yakima; a sister, Nancy Ortman of Galt, Calif.; 11 grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren. Graveside service were held at 1 p.m. Monday in West Hills Memorial Park....
By Lynne Bronstein Observer Reporter The Culver City Council met twice on Monday, with a special afternoon meeting as well as its regular Monday evening meeting. The afternoon meeting, held for the Council, the Successor Agency to the Redevelopment Agency, the Housing Authority, and the Parking Authority, was a study session that presented proposed work plans by the city departments. Among the proposals submitted by the departments were: Fire Department: Formalize plans and obtain funding to...
By Fred Altieri Observer Reporter Meet the Culver City High girls basketball team: the hottest team in town and the newly crowned 2014 CIF Southern Section Division 2AA champions. The Centaurs captured their first Division title since 1979 with a determined and resolute win over Mira Costa High of Manhattan Beach, 55-49, last Friday night at the spacious and impressive campus of Godinez Fundamental High in Santa Ana. Culver completed unfinished business from the past two years when they made it...
A special event that includes a reading of the new comedy "Birder" by Julie Marie Myatt and a guided bird walk in the gardens of the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County (NHM) will be presented by Center Theatre Group under its DouglasPlus programming and NHM on April 6 at 7 p.m. "Birder," which is directed by Dan Bonnell, follows an accountant who, upon the discovery of a house finch nesting outside his home in Los Feliz, finds himself forced to question his most basic assumptions...
Jim Clarke, candidate for re-election to the Culver City Council, is buoyed by the many organization endorsements he has received in recent weeks. Early endorsements were received from Congresswoman Karen Bass and State Senator Holly Mitchell, in addition to the Chamber of Commerce and the Culver City Democratic Club. The Los Angeles County Federation of Labor AFL-CIO and the Los Angeles County Democratic Party also voted to endorse him for re-election. In the last couple of weeks the Sierra...
Lakers guard Kobe Bryant, who is recovering from a fractured lateral tibial plateau of his left knee, was examined Wednesday by team physician Dr. Steve Lombardo, who determined that Bryant's injury has still not healed. With this diagnosis, Bryant will not return to play this season, it was announced by the team. "With Kobe's injury still not healed, the amount of time he'd need to rehab and be ready to play, and the amount of time remaining in the season, we've simply run out of time for him...
The iconic Culver Studios has been sold to Los Angeles-based Hackman Capital Partners for a reported $85 million. The studio with the signature mansion has a long history of filming famous movies including “Gone With the Wind.” The lot was originally built in 1918, housed many famous movie makers including Cecil B. De Mille, RKO, Howard Hughes, Desilu. I n the early 1990’s Sony and Grant Tinker bought the studio. It was sold in 2004 to private investors. The studio was owned by Lehman Brothers, the bankrupt investment company. Company spoke...
By Sandra Coopersmith Features Writer Everyone is a story waiting to be told. With "White Rose: Stories of Love, Loss and a Dog Named Holly," Marian Silverman tells hers in an engrossing memoir reflecting the struggles, pain, insights and healing experienced on her life's journey. "All we have is love," says Silverman. "Love is all there is." She is a licensed family therapist, educational psychologist, and companion to Gracie and Tabatha, the two feline friends that share her Culver City...
Here are some highlights from the City Council meetings of March 10, 2014. At these meetings, the City Council: • Received Presentations and discussed current and proposed Work Plans from the City’s Fire, Police, and Finance Departments as part of a Special Consolidated City Council/Housing Authority/Parking Authority/Successor Agency Joint Study Session. • Presented a Certificate of Recognition to Participants in the Los Angeles Marathon from the City's Sister City of Kaizuka, Japan. • Approved a Purchase and Sale Agreement to sell the 10745 C...
Vandalism: On February 25, 2014 at 7 am a victim came to the police department to report her 2011 BMW had been vandalized. The victim said she parked and locked her car in the 6200 block of Bristol Parkway on February 17, 2014 at 12 pm. When she returned on February 25 she discovered her tires had been slashed. Residential Burglary: On February 27 at 2:11 pm officers responded to the 5300 block of Blanco Way regarding a burglary investigation. The officers met with the victim who told them the...
By Stephen Hadland Observer Publisher After city contractors and inspectors crawled all over the Culver Ice Arena last Friday, Michael Karagozian, owner of the ice rink property, has decided to turn off the compressors and shutter the now- closed facility. The family made this announcement through their attorney Nadine Lewis of Pacific Palisades. "It is with a heavy heart that the Karagozian family has decided to decommission the rink that it has owned for the past 52 years," she said. The lates...
By Marcus G. Tiggs Special to the Observer Unless one has been hiding under a rock over the last month, Culver City Ice Arena is still temporarily shut down or to the dismay of its thousands of fans, maybe permanently? As of last week there was what appeared to be a city imposed gag-order for any official to comment on the negotiations between the city, the landowner and presumptive a new operator to lift the yellow tag on the building for the rink to re-open. The official position of the city...
Chamber Leader and former head of Culver City-based Alliance Bank Curtis Reis was a global traveler to seven continents, lifelong sports enthusiast and a man committed to social justice. Reis, 79, passed away on February 25 from complications of heart failure. Curtis, a kind, loving and generous man devoted to family, friends and colleagues, was born June 15, 1934 in New York City. He was the son of L. Sanford Reis and Josephine Mills Reis. He grew up in and around Ridgewood, New Jersey, and in...
In three weeks' time we've gone from hype ... to hope ... to coming down to Earth – and finding Dale Earnhardt Jr. waiting for us, atop the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series standings. Earnhardt leads the series points for the third consecutive week. Never before has Earnhardt led the series points for three consecutive weeks. A Daytona 500 victory followed by runner-up efforts at Phoenix and Las Vegas have brought us to this milestone marker. It appears we have a contender to consider. "This is a g...
By Mitch Chortkoff Sports Editor John Wooden won 10 national championships as the UCLA basketball coach from 1964 to 1976, the greatest dynasty in the history of the sport. Since Wooden retired, UCLA has won only one more in 37 years. In an intriguing new book by Southern California author Steve Bisheff, In The Shadow Of A Legend, the case is made that the Bruins missed out on several more championships because Wooden's prized assistant coach, Jerry Norman left the program at age 38, due...
It's been a long time coming, but Disney magic is back! The glorious fantasy of storytelling, the beauty of fairy tales filled with princes and princesses, magic, wonder, beauty and eye-popping ultra widescreen Technicolor, this is just what we have from Walt Disney Animation Studios with FROZEN; ethereal, beautiful, perfect use of 3D and all to glorious magical effect creating a winter wonderland that sparkles as far as the eye and heart can see. The epitome of wide-eyed wonder and amazement as...
You too can be a part of the Magical Mystical Marvelous Mayhem hosted by the Friends of the Culver City Youth Health Center. The group's annual major fundraiser is on Saturday, March 15 at the DoubleTree by Hilton in Culver City. California State Senator Holly J. Mitchell will be honored at the event for her tireless efforts in the field of health and services for children and families, as well as her support of the Health Center. The Saint Patrick's Day themed event begins at 5:30 p.m. with a...
Set in 79 A.D., POMPEII tells the epic story of Milo, a slave turned invincible gladiator who finds himself in a race against time to save his true love Cassia, the beautiful daughter of a wealthy merchant who has been unwillingly betrothed to a corrupt Roman Senator. As Mount Vesuvius erupts in a torrent of blazing lava, Milo must fight his way out of the arena in order to save his beloved as the once magnificent Pompeii crumbles around him. Directed By: Paul W.S. Anderson Written By: Janet...
