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Culver City Middle School seventh-grader Cooper Komatsu made it to the Semifinals today, May 27, in the 88th Scripps National Spelling Bee in National Harbor, Maryland. Komatsu was only one of 49 spellers to advance after having made it through the Preliminaries which consisted of the Preliminaries Test and two rounds of onstage oral spelling. Komatsu, who was the 13th speller in the Preliminary rounds in the nationally televised event on ESPN3, was given the word "amarillo" in the morning...
By Sandra Coopersmith Features Writer "Everybody talks about the weather, but nobody does anything about it." We're all familiar with that quote, versions of which have been attributed to Mark Twain and his friend, Charles Dudley Warner, an American essayist and novelist. But leave it to the American Cancer Society ("ACS") to end run Mother Nature's attempt to rain on our parade! The Culver City Relay For Life was all set for Saturday, May 16, noon to 8 p.m. in Tellefson Park. However, rain...
The 4th "Affair of The Arts" will take place on May 30 from 11 am to 7 pm and May 315 from 11 am to 6 pm in downtown Culver City at the intersection of Culver Blvd. and Main Street. The free outdoor festival showcases 60 of Southern California's premiere painters, photographers, sculptors, and glass, ceramics and jewelry artists. Visitors can shop the artists or just view. The Affair also features two days of live music, interactive activities for children, snacks and sweets. Downtown Culver City restaurants will be welcoming festival...
AVPA will present two music concerts this spring, giving all the ensembles a chance to perform a variety of music that has been rehearsed throughout the spring semester. Friday, May 22 – AVPA Showcase – features our smaller ensembles. The Jazz Combo, Sax Ensemble, and some of our chamber music ensembles will be on the program. The Jazz Combo has been making the rounds throughout the community, performing at several events this year. In addition to their annual entertaining gigs for the Cul...
A work-in-progress presentation of Lucy Alibar's "Throw Me On the Burnpile and Light Me Up" begins a limited engagement at the Center Theatre Group/Kirk Douglas Theatre on Thursday, May 21 as part of CTG's DouglasPlus programming. It will continue through May 31 with only 11 public performances. Written and performed by Oscar-nominated screenwriter ("Beasts of the Southern Wild") Alibar, "Throw Me On the Burnpile and Light Me Up" blends a lecherous goat, Pentecostals on the radio, Daddy's .38...
By Neil Rubenstein Observer Columnist I just hate the preparation necessary to get a colonoscopy. The last time the gastroenterology doctor examined me was in January 2015 when he removed seven polyps and said, with a big smile, “I’ll see you in twelve months” Say what:?!? Well, I just read about a test called a fecal immunochemical test (FIT) where the victim sends the lab a stool sample and the techs look for traces of blood and other properties that would indicate a tumor or polyp. I’ve...
This July marks the 25th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The landmark legislation was signed into law by President George H.W. Bush in 1990 and ushered in civil rights protections to individuals with disabilities. The ADA assured equal opportunity for individuals with disabilities for access to businesses, employment, transportation, government programs and services, and telecommunications. The Culver City Parks, Recreation & Community Services and the Disability...
By Fred Altieri Sports Reporter Game. Set. Match. The Culver City High boys 2015 tennis season came to a close 92 miles up the Pacific Coast Highway in determined but conclusive fashion with a 16-2 first round CIF Division 1 playoff loss to talented Santa Barbara High on Wednesday, May 13. The Centaurs were only one of two at-large teams to be invited to the elite division tournament. The boys finished the regular season with a 13-5 record. Their only season losses were to Division 1...
By Mitch Chortkoff Sports Editor They blew it. There’s no denying that. The Clippers had an excellent chance to end 31 years of falling short but couldn’t hold a 19-point lead in the final quarter of Game 6 and then fell flat in Game 7. So the Houston Rockets advanced to the Western Conference playoff finals, a place where the Clippers have never been. The talk show guys have been running wild in the last few days. One even suggested the Clippers hang banners in Staples Center for winning the...
By Mitch Chortkoff Sports Editor When the Lakers moved up from their original No. 4 slot in the NBA draft lottery Tuesday to No. 2 Kobe Bryant made an observation. 'We played like crap this season so it's fitting that we moved up," he said. There's no assurance the Lakers' good fortune will trigger a major rise in the standings but it's the best news they've heard in awhile. Unless they decide otherwise the Lakers will get either Jahlil Okafor of Duke or Karl-Anthony Towns of Kentucky, the...
A longstanding resident of Culver City, where she raised five children on Wagner Street in the Vets Park neighborhood, Betty Gutierrez died fittingly on Mother's Day, peacefully with her family by her side. She was 78. Gutierrez was her children's biggest supporter often seen with her cowbell and cheering loudly at their sporting events. She was a loving grandmother to five granddaughters. Gutierrez is survived by her children, Carla Mathers, Jesse Shumake, Yvonne Gutierrez, Albie Gutierrez and...
On May 7 the Culver City Middle School Girls' Softball Team's season came to an end with a win in the Championship Game. The Panthers finished with a 10-0 season and capped it with the Delphic League Championship. The first Delphic League Championship ever for Culver City Middle School. Led by 8th grade pitcher Marisa Mejia, the Panthers defeated Harvard Westlake, 14 to 2. Mejia, the daughter of second-year coach Jose Mejia, baffled Harvard Westlake, striking out 11 batters. She allowed one...
During the Los Angeles Senior Fraud Awareness Day Program on May 14, 2015 at Felicia Mahood Multipurpose Senior Center in West Los Angeles our Features Writer, Sandra Coopersmith, received certificates of recognition from the City of Los Angeles and the California State Assembly for the public service provided by her two-part story last year about Adrienne Omansky's Stop Senior Scams Acting Program that also included fraud prevention advice from representatives of Los Angeles county and city...
By Lynne Bronstein Observer Reporter What might have been a routine procedure of passing Consent Calendar items one by one turned into a major discussion at May 11's City Council meeting thanks to an item dealing with a local playground. The item, C-5 on the agenda, dealt with the Syd Kronenthal Park Playground Rehabilitation Project. The park was recently the subject of improvements by the R.E. Shultz Construction Services Company. The Council was ready to approve the work done when a number...
On April 26, 2015 Culver City 7-11 Franchisees Fawad Ursani, Brian Yi, Anil Ali, Nikhil Dhawan, and Matt Domeno partnered with SEI to host the Culver City Little League Picture Day. This is the 5th year that these five franchisees have put smiles on the faces of hundreds of Culver City parents and children by handing out free donuts, cookies, coffee, juice, and snacks. Their generosity and dedicated community involvement truly model outstanding community servant leadership! From left: Brian Yi,...
With more than 20 films opening this weekend or expanding wider in release, there’s something for everyone. From George Miller’s post-apocalyptic MAD MAX: FURY ROAD, the next chapter in the “Mad Max” franchise which originally catapulted Mel Gibson into the limelight and now elevates Tom Hardy even higher in the cinematic spectrum, to those fabulous acapella Bellas of Barden in PITCH PERFECT 2 to the Dolph Lundgren produced and written (and starring Lundgren and Tony Jaa) SKIN TRADE with a...
Community Development • Culver Village Business District – The Culver Village Business Association held its Second Annual Bunny Hop on Saturday, April 4. Participating Culver Village businesses handed out treats, prizes and specials for children and families attending this family-friendly event on Sepulveda Boulevard between Culver Boulevard and the Culver-Palms Y. • Hayden Tract Spur – The City and the Hayden Tract Owners Association have executed right of entry forms. The City held a meeting o...
By Sandra Coopersmith Features Writer The Jewish teaching, "According to the effort is the reward," was evident on Saturday, April 25 as an aura of community, joy, light and love enveloped Temple Akiba, a Reform synagogue at 5249 S. Sepulveda Blvd. The time had finally come for a Rededication Celebration following the extensive renovation commenced in late 2013. The temple, a presence in Culver City for over 60 years and its only Jewish house of worship, now visually exemplifies its mission as a...
This week brings a stunning array of new releases, most in limited release, but all definitely worth more than a look. A particular standout is THE AGE OF ADALINE. Boasting exquisite tonal beauty, THE AGE OF ADALINE is gorgeously lensed by David Lanzenberg and stars Blake Lively in the title role, along with Michael Huisman, Ellen Burstyn, Kathy Baker and a powerhouse emotionally laden performance by Harrison Ford. Directed by Lee Toland Krieger from script by J. Mills Goodloe and Salvador...
