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The Los Angeles Rams traded OL Greg Robinson to the Detroit Lions for an undisclosed draft pick in the 2018 NFL Draft, the team announced on Wednesday, June 15. "Since we drafted Greg, he has been committed to our organization, his teammates and community outreach," Rams General Manager Les Snead said. "We appreciate his dedication and the effort he's put forth over the past three seasons. We wish him the best as he embarks on this new chapter." Robinson was drafted No. 2 overall by the Rams in...
Thomas Wilcox, a sophomore at Culver City High , just completed his Eagle Project. His project, Joseph Tachiki's Backpacks for Kids, provided 80 backpacks filled with school supplies for homeless students who enter Culver City Middle School. The project was named after his best friend, who was also on his way to become an Eagle Scout, who passed away unexpectedly last September. Thomas's goal was to raise $1300, however, due to generous donation from family and friends, he raised over $2800...
On the first night of two shows at the Hollywood Bowl, Dead & Company had a chemistry that was palpable. As soon as founding Grateful Dead member Bob Weir started singing "Shakedown Street," the first song of the concert, audience members knew that they were in for a treat and a night filled with magic. Two other founding members on drums, Mickey Hart and Bill Kreutzmann, got help from John Mayer on lead guitar and vocals, Jeff Chimenti on keyboards, and Oteil Burbridge on bass. I have a...
Two concerts that you don't want to miss are landing at TheRose in Pasadena and the Canyon Club in Agoura Hills in the month of June. On June 16 at The Rose, the esteemed Canadian folk-music legend Gordon Lightfoot, with 50 years in the music business, will be treating his adoring fans to his poetic songwriting and vocal excellence. He resides with some very exclusive company atop the list of all-time greats having recorded 20 albums with five Grammy nominations. His songs, airing regularly for...
The 14th Annual Fox Hills Park Clean up will take place this Saturday June 10 from 9:30 am to noon. The volunteers will be planting and cleaning the park! Gloves, Tools and Lunch will be provided. Those who wish to help should meet at the benches by the playground. The Fox Hills Neighborhood Association asks that if you have extra travel toiletries we are collecting them for the Culver City Homeless Commission. Please RSVP at aboutfoxhills@yahoo.com For more information go to their website at: www.FHNACC.org...
Intermediate and high-performance summer volleyball camps for youth will be conducted by the Culver Volleyball Club at the Culver City middle and high school gyms. Youngsters in session one, June 19-22, 4-7 p.m., will learn fundamentals of passing, serving, setting & hitting. The camp is intended for players without experience to those with light experience hoping to start club or competitive school teams, according to camp director Marty Siegal. Youth with limited experience in school or beach volleyball to those with one or two years club exp...
Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors Chairman Mark Ridley-Thomas issued the following statement regarding an ordinance prohibiting all cannabis businesses and activities in the unincorporated areas of the County. The ordinance also imposes reasonable regulations on personal cannabis cultivation while businesses are further studied for potential regulation. “ Many of us here face a great task — that of implementing Prop. 64. The ban does not mean that we are reinstating the war on drugs or that we are opposing the vote of the people. We are...
Griffin Deary of Culver City graduated from Wesleyan University with a BA degree in Computer Science and English. Wesleyan University is a private, non-sectarian liberal arts university in Middletown, Conn. Founded in 1831, Wesleyan offers its 3,000 undergraduates and 200 graduate students a demanding educational environment characterized by boldness, rigor and practical idealism. At Wesleyan, distinguished scholar-teachers work closely with students in more than 45 fields of study. Located two hours from both New York and Boston, the campus...
Kayla White of Culver City was recently initiated into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation's oldest and most selective all-discipline collegiate honor society. White was initiated at USC. White is among approximately 30,000 students, faculty, professional staff and alumni to be initiated into Phi Kappa Phi each year. Membership is by invitation only and requires nomination and approval by a chapter. Only the top 10 percent of seniors and 7.5 percent of juniors are eligible for membership. Graduate students in the top 10 percent of...
Just remember, Our Gasoline Tanks should not be Sacramento’s piggy bank.!!! Perhaps you’ve heard, but I haven’t; what is happening with the prison at Guantanamo? Unprecedented, misguided, counter-productive, and potentially extremely harmful, cried the Association of National Advertisers in 2016. Barack Obama’s Federal Communications Commission (FCC) had just prohibited internet service providers (ISPs) from selling your browsing history, but the association needn’t have to worry. On April 3,...
Nine players in the history of major league baseball have hit 600 home runs in their career But only one hit No. 600 with a grand slam. That happened last week when the Angels’Albert Pujols hit a towering drive down the left field foul pole at the Angels’ stadium, a ball that barely escaped being foul. Pujols had hit 598 and 599 earlier in the week. Pujols, the Angels’ first baseman, became the fourth youngest player to hit 600 major league home runs. He joined Sammy Sosa as the only playe...
Hall Of Fame former Dodger manager Tommy Lasorda underwent surgery to have his pacemaker replaced last week and attended the Dodgers' game against Washington Monday night. Lasorda, 89, has had heart problems in recent years. He's still active with the Dodgers' organization, frequently making speaking appearances for the club....
Magic Johnson trying to bring in players to the Lakers and Jerry West doing the same for the Clippers. That surely would appeal to fans of Los Angeles' NBA teams. It could happen. Johnson has already been hired by Lakers owner Jeanie Buss and West recently met with Clippers owner Steve Ballmer and coach/general manager Doc Rivers. Nothing is official but West would like to join the Clippers after the Lakers passed up their chance to welcome him back. There won't be many quotes in this story beca...
The 2016-17 Culver City High student athletes culminated another successful school year on and off the field. The highlight of the season started in the Fall 2016 when the girls volleyball team won the CIF Division 5 Championship at Cerritos College in November. It was the seventh CIF Championship for Culver High and the first since the girls basketball team won the 2013-14 CIF basketball crown. The girls beat La Reina High in four sets: 25-22, 25-18, 25-20 and 26-24 to win their first CIF...
The Los Angeles Rams finished their organized team activities this week and will start their mandatory minicamp next week under new head coach Sean McVay. If the first few weeks of workouts are any indication the new coaching staff has created a more positive attitude within the ranks of the players. The players appear to be more focused and the coaching staff has a better command of moving the players from station to station during workouts. Everyone appears to be on the same page which...
Although the Los Angeles Sparks are the defending WNBA champions, they are still trying to find the right combinations on defense and offense this season. With six new players on the roster it's going to take time to reach that championship level. With a 34 game regular season the time is now. "This is the first time we have had all of the players ready," said Sparks coach Brian Agler, after the Sparks beat the Chicago Sky 79-70 last Tuesday at Staples Center. The win was Agler's 300th WNBA...
Sam Elliott. The minute you hear the name an indelible image appears in your mind. The now silver moustache, the loose finger-ready hair, a tall lanky physique, the languid deep slightly graveled voice, a slow deliberate cowboy swagger. Since 1969, Sam Elliott has graced the big and small screens, from episodic television one-offs to his first film role in “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid”. He has played everything from bikers to hippies to military legends to cowboys in films like “Mask”, “L...
Fiesta La Ballona, Culver City’s “Party In The Park” will be held August 25-27 at Veterans Park located at 4117 Overland Avenue. The popular Culver City event features carnival rides and games, live performances, over 100 booths spotlighting local organizations as well as featuring artisan wares and other vendors, a petting zoo and pony rides, a beer and wine garden, food trucks and a food court, and other special events. Fiesta La Ballona is bicycle-friendly and strives to be a zero waste event. Admission is free. Fiesta La Ballona is part...
proceed on their mission to Origae-6 or locate the source of the signal? Needless to say, they optto locate the signal and then, on discovering it is coming from a planet much closer to them than six-years out, decide to go to the surface and investigate. With the Covenant’s pilot Tennessee and a few other crew left on the Covenant, Christopher, Faris (Tennessee’s wife), Daniels, Lope, and Walter, along with a few others head down to the planet. Suspiciously, a space storm separates the Cov...
