Articles from the March 18, 2013 edition


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  • Dear Editor

    Mar 18, 2013

    I am writing to ask for your personal financial assistance in underwriting a Culver City Hub during the upcoming CicLAvia. Here are the details: On Sunday, April 21, from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. the City of Los Angeles will be hosting its sixth CicLAvia. CicLAvia, is a one-day event in which long stretches of city streets are closed to vehicles so that bicyclists, roller skaters, skateboarders, joggers and walkers can use them. It is not a race but an opportunity to leisurely enjoy touring various neighborhoods. People start and stop at any point...

  • Baldwin Hills Needs Earth Day Volunteers

    Mar 18, 2013

    The California State Parks Foundation will host 24 environmental improvement projects at state parks across California on Saturday, April 13, as part of its 16th Annual Earth Day Restoration and Cleanup. Volunteers are encouraged to help maintain the beauty of California’s treasured state parks. Baldwin Hills Scenic Overlook at 6300 Hetzler Road in Culver City will participate through a grant provided by the Southern California Gas Company. The importance of Earth Day activities has never been greater as California’s state parks continue to...

  • 'I'm Not Going Anywhere'- Kobe

    Mitch Chortkoff, Sports Editor|Mar 18, 2013

    ‘I’m Not Going Anywhere’ – Kobe There’s been a lot of speculation about Kobe Bryant’s basketball future when his contract with the Lakers expires after one more season. Will he retire from playing in the NBA? Will he play in Italy, a possibility he has raised in several interviews? He grew up there because his father was a professional player and Kobe speaks Italian. Would he consider coaching? Or how about signing another contract to continue playing for the Lakers? Bryant made one pronounceme...

  • When Gasol Is Ready He Will Start

    Mitch Chortkoff, Sports Editor|Mar 18, 2013

    Pau Gasol is close to returning to the Lakers. And, according to Coach Mike D’Antoni, Gasol will regain his starting position in place of Earl Clark. Gasol has missed 20 games with a foot injury and had a most interesting weekend. I had a private interview scheduled with him last Saturday, but Gasol was troubled by the fact he had experienced pain in the right foot after playing in a two-on-two game that morning. For the previous week he had said there were no setbacks in his training. But by S...

  • Culver Baseball Wins Three More Games

    Fred Altieri, Special to the Observer|Mar 18, 2013

    The Culver City High Baseball Express continues to gather steam as it speeds along toward its first Ocean League contest in early April. The Centaurs played host to two teams for three games in Week #4 of non-league action. They took care of a stubborn Lawndale High team on Tuesday, March 12 with another late-game two run rally to post a 4-3 victory. And on Saturday Centaur Coach Rick Prieto’s squad twice shut out Lennox Academy doubleheader. The final scores of 21-0 and 15-0 are numbers the s...