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By Neil Rubenstein Observer Columnist Oh, Maria, do you think I can qualify for a payday loan if I don’t have a job? Or perhaps for a reverse mortgage, the one Fonzie from Happy Days pushes on television 24 hours a day? Hmmm . . . Should I go to Wells Fargo and apply for a home equity loan? I hope you know who still works there. No, I don’t need the money to travel to China and see the American jobs we lost; no, I don’t need a new car although a Tahoe would be nice, but why enrich the oil compa...
By Fred Altieri Observer Reporter It was a bittersweet week for Culver City High baseball when their 2014 Ocean League season ended just as it had the previous year: finishing in second place behind archrival Santa Monica High but easily qualifying for the CIF Southern Section Division III baseball tournament. The Centaurs will have to motor north to the desert area of Lancaster / Palmdale to take on the Quartz Hill High Rebels this Friday afternoon in first round action. Their quest for the lea...
The world premiere of Kimber Lee's "different words for the same thing" has opened at the Center Theatre Group / Kirk Douglas Theatre in Culver City. Performances continue through June 1, Directed by CTG Associate Artistic Director Neel Keller (who directed "The Nether" at the Douglas last season), "different words for the same thing" features acclaimed stage and screen actors Sam Anderson ("Blackbird" at Rogue Machine, "Lost"), Jackie Chung ("brownsville song (b-side for tray)" at Actors...
Culver-Palms United Methodist Church's annual yard sale will be held from 9 am to 3 pm on Saturday, June 7. Now is the time to look around for clean, usable shoes, clothing and household goods and donate them for the sale. The following items are all needed for the sale: CLEAN clothing, toys, books, furniture, shoes, large and small appliances in working condition and household goods of all kind. Jewelry is especially welcome. Receipts for your tax-deductible donations will be issued. Donated...
By Sandra Coopersmith Features Writer Curiosity and enthusiasm are certainly primary colors in the engaging personal palette of David Arthur Katz. "I've been working as a digital artist for almost 25 years," this longtime Culver City resident said. "There's nothing more satisfying in the middle of the day than to just get on the computer and start working. I never know what's going to come out of it and I really like sharing it with others." Clearly, what comes out of it is colorful,...
The Culver City Fire Department, in partnership with Southern California Hospital, the American Heart Association (AHA), and Westfield Mall will be holding a Free "Sidewalk CPR" public awareness event on Thursday June 5 from 10 am to 12 pm to commemorate National CPR Week (June 1-7, 2014). The event will be held at two different locations in Culver City. One site will be in front of Culver City Fire Station #1 and the second site will be on the second floor of the Westfield Mall outside of the...
Internationally known muralist and street artist Fintan Magee, whose larger-than-life work has graced walls from Colombia to Denmark to Australia, will soon be putting his handiwork up on the side of a Culver City building at Lindblade and Sepulveda. Magee will spend approximately five days painting the mural, after which he will move to Culver City High, where he will paint a second mural on the campus and work mentoring students from the school’s Academy of Visual and Performing Arts (AVPA) as they paint their own mural. He will also teach a...
By Steven Lieberman Observer Reporter It has been a miraculous run for the Los Angeles Kings so far in the playoffs. In round one, they managed to pull off a reverse sweep of the San Jose Sharks, winning that series 4-3 after losing the first three games, and then finishing off the Anaheim Ducks, 6-2, at the Honda Center in the seventh game of the second round -- an away-game in a hostile environment. This is the first time the freeway rivals met in the playoffs. Ducks superstar Teemu Selänne di...
By Mitch Chortkoff Sports Editor As Donald Sterling prepares for a lawsuit against the NBA that could last for many years he has dismissed his longtime council and chosen an old ally. The firm of Manatt, Phelps and Phillips is out. Veteran anti-trust lawyer Maxwell Blecher is in. Sterling is 80. Blecher is 81. Blecher last represented Sterling when he moved the Clippers from San Diego to Los Angeles in 1984. Blecher sent a letter to the NBA last week that said Sterling will not pay the $2.5...
By Sandra Coopersmith Features Writer One would think that in this economy, where hardly a day goes by that we don't read about cutbacks, companies would be putting the brakes on expansion. Westside Brake & Tires, however, is in acceleration mode. This family-owned business was founded in West Los Angeles in 1988 and relocated to 4155 S. Sepulveda Blvd., Culver City in 1996. It stocks well known brands and models of tires and wheels and offers a fully equipped service department with certified...
A night of Bingo is usually a hilarious event when it happens at Hamburger Mary's. Plus, it's a chance to win cool prizes! The public and friends of Culver City's Rotary Club are invited to attend May 28, 7 pm to 9 at Hamburger Mary's, 8288 Santa Monica Blvd., West Hollywood. Bingo cards are provided for a suggested donation of $10 and game winners receive a prize valued at a minimum of $50, with 100% of the donations collected from the "sale" of Bingo Cards going directly to Culver City Rotary...
By Lynne Bronstein Observer Reporter At its 16th annual "Tribute to the Stars" awards banquet on May 3, the Culver City Education Foundation honored volunteers who made a difference for the Culver City Unified School District (CCUSD). Among those honored as a See's Candy Volunteer of the Year was a Los Angeles poet, Brendan Constantine, who taught a writing workshop for students at Culver Park High. Constantine is arguably one of the busiest poets around. In addition to doing readings around...
One of the most marvelous movie-going experiences of the year, with WORDS AND PICTURES screenwriter Gerald Di Pego and director Fred Schepisi create a film that wafts over you, making the heart smile. The dialogue is smartly written and constructed, as well as intelligent and witty. And watching leads Clive Owen and Juliette Binoche is like looking at a magical meld of Cary Grant and Ingrid Bergman in "Notorious" with the loving needling they then brought decades later with "Indiscreet". The...
I don’t know about you, but when the opening shot of a film boasts Emma Thompson hoisting a very large and very shaken martini immediately followed by Pierce Brosnan sidling into frame and elegantly sipping the same, you’ve more than got my attention. Add a beautifully intimate and colorful garden wedding and crisp, sharp sunlight cinematography to the mix, and I’m hooked. Then garnish with some quick-witted snappy dialogue, and I know I’m in for a treat. And a treat is exactly what THE LOVE PU...
