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With almost 1600 provisional and Vote-by-mail ballots to be counted the second seat on the city council appeared to be up in the air. The second round of counting was held on Monday April 16 and Daniel Lee widened his lead over Albert Vera. Lee initially finished 170 votes ahead of Vera on election night. After the second count Lee increased his to 212 votes, capturing. The current unofficial vote count stands as follows: Alex Fisch 3,819 Daniel Lee 3,335 Albert Vera 3,123 Marcus Tiggs 2,189...
The Verdi Chorus celebrates its 35th anniversary season with their Spring 2018 concerts entitled “The Force of Destiny” at the acoustically-sound First United Methodist Church in Santa Monica on April 28 and 29. A jewel of the opera scene, they are the only choral group in Southern California that focuses primarily on the dramatic and diverse music for opera chorus. Their Founding Artistic Director/Conductor Anne Marie Ketchum and Julliard-trained piano accompanist Laraine Ann Madden have fas...
Two concerts that you don't want to miss are landing at The Saban Theatre in Beverly Hills. Fab Four This Friday April 27, The Fab Four, will take the stage. If you close your eyes and listen to The Fab Four sing a Beatles song, you will think that the boys from Liverpool had transported themselves back from the '60's. That's how accurate and authentic their sound is – arguably the world's best Beatles tribute band. They will even bring along their own "Ed Sullivan" to introduce and interact w...
Los Angeles Police Department pursued a stolen truck in West Los Angeles Wednesday morning, with the chase continuing into Culver City. The truck collided with a parked car, ultimately causing the parked car to strike a home. The truck turned out to be stolen. A suspect tried to flee on foot after allegedly crashing the box truck during the pursuit. The suspect, half-naked and shirtless, was taken into to custody a short distance away in the Carlson Park area. The stolen meat truck driven by...
Dispose of your old, unused, or unwanted prescription drugs safely and for free by bringing them to our prescription drug take back day. The event will be held on Saturday April 28th at the Culver City Police Department (4040 Duquesne Ave., Culver City) from 10 AM to 2 PM....
Kentwood Players are opening the drama "Match", by Stephen Belber, at the Westchester Playhouse May 11-June 16. A complimentary champagne and dessert reception will be offered to season subscribers and guests preceding the opening night performance May 12. The production is directed by Bruce Starrett and produced by Jenny Boone. The plot: Mike and Lisa Davis arrive at the apartment of Tobi Powell, who lives alone in Inwood, on the northern tip of Manhattan. They are there to interview him about...
Culver City Councilman Jim Clarke endorsed Culver City's potential at a panel discussion of issues impacting families of children with a developmental disability. The discussion focused on legal, financial and health considerations to consider when planning for the end of life. Clarke reviewed Culver City's development from its beginning as a home for movie studios to its current role as tech hub and focus on new industries, pointing with pride to Culver City's role with services for people...
The Nike Go LA 10K Run will be held on Sunday, April 22. The Culver City Police Department has announced road closures and vehicle removals for the race. Road closures will begin at 3:00am and extend to 1:00pm. The Culver City Police Department will begin removing vehicles from the race course at 3:00am. Traffic closures will extend from Sepulveda Boulevard to Bristol Parkway and Playa Street to Bristol Parkway. Slauson Avenue will be closed from Sepulveda Boulevard to Bristol Parkway. All shopping centers along Slauson Avenue will be accessibl...
Speakers from award-winning studios Amazon and Framestore; Blizzard Entertainment; VH1's Love & Hip Hop; and others from the business, performance and academic sides of the creative world will comprise the lineup of innovative speakers at The 2nd Annual WESTTalks - at West Los Angeles College on Saturday, April 21. The conference will be held in the Fine Arts Theater from 8:30 a.m.- 2:00 p.m. Culver City, a creativity powerhouse, will also be represented by Vice Mayor Thomas Small and Cultural A...
As you recall, it was mentioned in this column last year President Trump signed legislation creating March 29th as National Vietnam War Veterans Day. In recognition the Exchange (PX) offered lapel pins and continuing their policy of low prices, no sales tax and free shipping (purchase over $49). To get your latest military benefit and your Military Star Card visit Email@shopmyexchange.com or customer service (1-800-527-2345). Tom Shull Army & Air Force Exchange Service Director/CEO Current and F...
Raymond J. Dry of Simsbury, CT and Culver City, CA, died on March 17. He was 94. He is survived by his children, Andrew Dry, of Wassenaar, Netherlands, and Sarah Dry and her husband, Sotiris Tetradis, of Culver City, CA, his 8 grandchildren, and his many beloved nieces, nephews, grandnieces, and grand nephews. His daughter, Liz Stevenson and her husband, Mark, predeceased him. His wife of 56 years, Renee, the love of his life, predeceased him in 2005. Born in Salamanca NY in 1923, Ray graduated from Alfred University in 1944, enlisted in the...
Culver City High baseball entered last week’s 2018 Ocean League season with an 11-2 preseason record. The impressive start was due to reliable pitching backed up by strong fielding and balanced by a productive offense. Unfortunately the Centaur bats went silent in the two-game league series against defending league champs, El Segundo High. The Centaurs opened up with a very tough 4-2 road loss to the Eagles on Tuesday, April 10. Two days later they suffered their worst defeat of the year, an 8...
If you are a college sports fan UCLA is the place to be this weekend. The baseball, football and softball teams will all be in action at home starting Friday and continuing through Sunday. The baseball team will face cross-town rival USC, the football team will play their Spring Game and the softball team will battle Washington. The baseball team will start their three game series against USC on Friday night at 7 p.m. at Jackie Robinson Stadium. They have a 4 p.m. game against the Trojans on...
The Los Angeles Sparks selected forward Shakayla Thomas with the 23rd pick overall in the 2018 WNBA Draft, announced Executive Vice President and General Manager, Penny Toler. "Shakayla is super athletic, very talented, a good defender and one of the best rebounding guards in the league," said Penny Toler, LA Sparks Executive Vice President and General Manager. Thomas averaged 14.6 points, 5.7 rebounds, and 0.5 blocks during her four years with Florida State. The 5-foot-11 forward will go down...
The 2018 NFL draft is less than a week away, on April 26th through the April 28th and it is time to put our best effort forward to predict whom the Los Angeles Chargers might add to their roster through the draft. The Chargers have seven draft picks, one for each round. Below is the prediction for the Chargers for the 2018 NFL Draft: Round 1 – Pick 17 Leighton Vander Esch, Linebacker, Boise State This is a pick that should be on the board at #17 and a player with a lot of upside. Vander Esch wou...
Your high school teacher gives you a project: Find something important to you, then research the subject. Write it up, get it peer-reviewed by fellow students. Ultimately, students were asked to choose which subjects were most significant to them. Then take what you think is important, and write a compelling letter to the editor. Thanks to Culver City High School teacher Kathleen Rowley, and her ninth-grade students, we've decided to publish some the letters. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~...
A historic dedication ceremony was held Wednesday at The Culver Studios, with a ribbon-cutting moment for the fabled bungalows' renovation. The four bungalows were actually moved to a prominent location on the historic production lot, relocated from a more remote area. They are now just behind the famed Culver Studios Mansion. The project involved constructing new foundations for the bungalows, then carefully putting back the interiors. The work was monitored closely by Culver City officials,...
EDITORIAL No Place in Culver City For Character Assassination The vicious and uncalled for personal attacks on two candidates running for City Council are reprehensible and deeply disturbing. What is worse is the way some of former leaders in our city were portrayed. As a member of the Culver City Chamber of Commerce and a former chairman, I can speak from firsthand knowledge that the chamber is not run by fat cats who control City Hall. In fact, the chamber has a long history of working with...
