Articles from the April 25, 2013 edition


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  • ‘California Suite’ Coming To Kentwood

    Apr 25, 2013

    Kentwood Players will present Neil Simon’s "California Suite" from May 10 to June 15 on Fridays and Saturdays at 8 pm and Sundays at 2 pm at the Westchester Playhouse, 8301 Hindry Avenue in Westchester. The production is directed by Alison Mattiza and produced by Larry Jones by special arrangement with Samuel French, Inc. Playwright Neil Simon’s "California Suite" is a comedy consisting of four playlets whose action takes place in rooms 203 and 204 of the Beverly Hills Hotel in 1976. This is Neil Simon at his best - a humorous confection. In...

  • Wilson Phillips Coming To Saban Theatre

    Steven Lieberman, Observer Reporter|Apr 25, 2013

    The Canyon Club based in Agoura is now offering shows at another venue called Beverly Hills Canyon at The Saban Theatre. People might remember it as Wilshire Theatre Beverly Hills. It served as one of the premiere movie palaces when it was built in 1930 and then converted to a stage theatre in 1981. Coming to The Saban on May 4 will be the famous girl band, Wilson Phillips, with their three Billboard 100 chart-topping hits “Hold On,” “Release Me,” and “You’re In Love.” On April 3, the group rel...

  • Culver's New Mayor: Jeff Cooper

    Lynne Bronstein, Observer Reporter|Apr 25, 2013

    Culver’s New Mayor: Jeff Cooper Sahli-Wells Becomes Vice Mayor Culver City’s new Mayor is Jeffrey Cooper; the Vice Mayor is Meghan Sahli-Wells. The new leaders of the City Council were chosen at Monday night’s Council meeting. The Mike Balkman Council chamber was filled to capacity with people who wanted to see the changeover. Some of them also wanted to voice their opinions to the Council. Public comment saw no less than 17 speakers, sounding off on issues ranging from plastic bag dispo...

  • Culver Caregiver Wins Scholarship

    Apr 25, 2013

    6Hr HomeCare announcesy that Jessica Parel, a caregiver with the company’s Culver City location, has been awarded the Joan Baier Garland Home Care Nursing Scholarship granted by the California Association for Health Services at Home (CAHSAH. This leading statewide home care association has more than 584 members and 1,031 offices. “We’re very proud of Jessica,” said Tyner Brenneman-Slay, co-founder of 24Hr HomeCare. “She embodies what 24Hr HomeCare is all about: high-quality, compassionate home care.” Each year, CAHSAH awards the Joan Baier...

  • Police Blotter

    Apr 25, 2013

    For April 18 through 22 Burglary: On April 18 at 1 pm a reporting party called to report her company’s office was broken into and their property missing. The R/P said the office was secured on April 18 at 12:30 pm and located in the 9300 block of Washington Boulevard. On April 19 at 9 am another employee arrived at work and discovered their property missing. Grand Theft: On April 19 at 10:30 am a victim called the police department to report that an unknown suspect had stolen currency from her purse. The victim said she arrived at work in t...

  • Culver City 5/10K Run/Walk is Coming!

    Apr 25, 2013

    It's time to start forming teams and training for the inaugural Father's Day Train4Autism Culver City 5/10K to be run on Sunday, June 16 beginning at 8 am. The race will benefit the Culver City Education Foundation and Train4Autism. It's a fast, flat, kid-friendly course along Washington Boulevard that starts and ends in Media Park. Children ages 3-10 or with special needs can run for free, but children under 10 must be accompanied by a paying adult. You can register at www.culvercityrun.org for a cost of $30 through May 15, then $35 through...

  • Culver Ballplayers Succeed In Academics Too

    Fred Altieri, Special to the Observer|Apr 25, 2013

    Education and baseball are inseparable positive forces at Culver City High. When the 2013 baseball season began in late February, varsity baseball Coach Rick Prieto emphatically stressed, “I think our best asset is our players, their character and their academics. We're 3.5 across the board in our program academically. “ I'm very proud of that, very much so because that's where it all starts. Everything is secondary after that. Then the students come out and dedicate themselves to our program wi...

  • Clippers' Coach Deserves A New Contract

    Mitch Chortkoff, Sports Editor|Apr 25, 2013

    Clippers’ Coach Deserves A New Contract It’s customary for pro sports owners to evaluate their coaches at the end of each season. The day after the National Football League season ends a half dozen or so head coaches are usually fired. Some baseball managers get fired too and basketball coaches are in danger of becoming unemployed, particularly if their teams don’t make the playoffs. The NBA regular season ended only a few days ago but already we know Doug Collins at Philadelphia and Mike Dunla...