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LA-based Pop/RnB singer Malavika's debut single, "Jackpot" isan upbeat and audacious girl power anthem produced by German pop-producer Moritz Braun, with elements of jazz, funk n soul, modern pop, including indian instruments like the “Bhapang” - a tribute to Malavika's Indian heritage. The song will be included on her upcoming EP, released later this year and she also plans on doing a national tour. Citing Michael Jackson, TLC, and En Vogue as her inspirations, Malavika's soaring vocals and perfectly stacked harmonies are going to make her...
Center Theatre Group Will Remount Three Local Productions for Block Party Celebration Center Theatre Group received submissions from 53 local theatre companies for the second annual Block Party: Celebrating Los Angeles Theatre at the Kirk Douglas Theatre in Culver City. Block Party will continue to highlight some of the remarkable work being done on stages throughout Los Angeles by fully producing three previously staged productions. For a full list of the theatre companies who submitted an...
Last weekend when the Dodgers made it 29 wins in their last 33 games Clayton Kershaw and Justin Turner asked the same question. “Has this been a five-week hot streak or is this who we are?”“Í don’t think it’s fair to us to say it’s just a five-week hot streak,” said Turner. After winning nine straight games – six of them on the road – the Dodgers started this week with two wins against the White Sox in Chicago and they’ll complete the week with a four-game series at Dodger Stadium against Atla...
Frank Tapia joins First Bank's Business Banking Group in Southbay, Greater LA area Frank Tapia has joined First Bank as a Vice President of Business Banking for the Southbay and Greater Los Angeles area. His office will be located at First Bank's Torrance branch (21705 Hawthorne Blvd). In his new role Tapia will manage the business portfolio for his assigned branches while growing them organically and acquiring business clients. Prior to joining First Bank Tapia served as CFO for a private...
The following Culver City-area entrepreneurs joined a group of high-performing franchisees who were recognized during an Awards Extravaganza event at the recent SERVPRO® Annual Convention. More than 2,500 owners, key staff, and corporate representatives attended the annual event which was held at the Sheraton Seattle Hotel, June 24–28. * Gary Yang, Owner(s) of SERVPRO of Culver City/Baldwin Hills, who can be reached at (310) 558-9422 or gyang.servproculvercity@gmail.com, received the D...
On July 26 eight middle school students and three chaperones from Culver City’s Sister City of Kaizuka, Japan, will arrive here for a ten-day visit as part of a longtime ongoing exchange program between the two cities. During this period the visitors will partake in a variety of activities, including a visit to Culver City schools, tours of City Hall, the police and fire stations and Sony Studios, a swim at the Municipal Plunge and a hike to the Baldwin Hills Overlook. All Culver City residents are invited to attend two of the events that will...
The One Book, One City, Jr program, sponsored this summer by the Culver City Friends of the Library and based on the book Wimpy Kid Movie Diary by Jeff Kinney, is off to a great start. The first of three movie making workshops, conducted by Josh Blake, was well-attended and well-received. The second workshop, for kids grades 4-9, will be held on Saturday, July 22 at 2 pm in the meeting room of the Culver City Julian Dixon Library. The first workshop focused on storytelling and imagination, and the second workshop will deal with more specific...
Mayor Eric Garcetti was inaugurated for a second time Saturday under a dusk sky on the steps of Los Angeles City Hall. The packed event included performances by the Los Angeles Master Chorale, a jazz band, and ping pong and fencing from 2024 Olympic hopefuls. But the shining performance of the night didn’ t come from any of those: it came from the Mayor himself. Fresh off of being named by the New York Times as a person the Democratic Party may be courting for a run at the presidency in 2020, Mayor Garcetti did not shy away from speaking about...
Paula Amezola De Herrera, 41, of Culver City has been appointed to the California Board of Vocational Nursing and Psychiatric Technicians by Governor Jerry Brown. Amezola De Herrera has been a master of public health career services coordinator and advisor for the University of Southern California, Keck School of Medicine since 2015. She was a program and financial manager for the University of Southern California, Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism from 2009 to 2015, a program and evaluation manager for the Cancer Information...
Mariko Rooks of Culver City High is one of 13 students from LA-area schools selected to receive a $10,000 college scholarship as a 2017 Milken Scholars program recipient. The Milken Scholars program provides the scholarship but more importantly, they receive a lifelong mentor/support system that includes ongoing career-related counseling, assistance in securing internships, opportunities for community service and a fund to assist their pursuit of post-undergraduate career goals.. Mariko Rooks...
Culver City resident and Azusa Pacific University student Amber Wacker has made the academic Deans' List at APU. A Graphic Design Major, Wacker is honored for a spring semester 2017 academic standing of a 3.5 or better grade-point average. Wacker is joined by 1,953 other students receiving the same honor. Azusa Pacific University is an evangelical Christian university committed to God First and excellence in higher education. With 77 bachelor's degrees, 45 master's degrees, 18 certificates, 16...
1 Cherries - much better than you thought. 2 But you must read the warnings! (see below cherries) I ate a cup of cherries for dessert. I'd forgotten how wonderful they taste. I felt very full, satisfied. I woke up feeling over-full, you know, like you had a great party and now it was payback. I remembered what I'd eaten; nothing would do that. Was it the cherries? So I looked them up to see what was in them, and got a surprise. What if you could give yourself an injection of something that's ant...
Dear Editor, As many residents learned last week the new operator of the Inglewood Oil Field, Sentinel Peak Resources, dropped its request that Culver City delay its release of the draft Oil Drilling Regulations, Specific Plan and Environmental Impact Report. Further, SPR declared that they would no longer negotiate during meetings that included our city staff, consultants and the two-member Culver City City Council subcommittee that focuses on oil drilling. With each passing day during the...
Dear Editor: On Saturday, July 8 my son and I planned to drive to Solvang, California for 24 hours of relaxation. As we reached Santa Barbara, intending to drive to Solvang via Highway 154, we were stopped because a fire had erupted in the area of Lake Cachuma. When we finally reached Solvang, we contacted the Santa Barbara authorities in order to help with evacuations. On Sunday the fire had grown considerably in two locations in Santa Barbara County. As we drove back to Culver City on Route...
10,000 Daily Riders wasn’t Expected For Another 13 Years Metro’s Expo Line, the 15.2-mile light-rail line that runs from 7th and Figueroa in downtown Los Angeles to Santa Monica, has reached a daily average of more than 64,000, according to Metro’s most recent numbers. The ridership for the month of June indicates the Expo Line achieved a ridership goal originally projected to be reached in 2030. The first phase of the light-rail line, which travels from downtown Los Angeles to Culver City, reached the projected 2020 ridership of 27,000 in Au...
Kid Scoop Media attended the Culver City Food & Wine Festival at the Courtyard Marriott. This was one of the many events marking the Culver City Centennial. There was definitely a celebratory atmosphere with live music playing and lots of food and drinks to try, like Harmless Harvest Coconut Water, which hit the spot. We started off eating at the Wild Craft booth where we tried their vanilla bean panna cotta. It had a very creamy texture with a hint of lavender adding to the sweet taste. Next, we went to the Pitfire booth where they gave us...
The Culver City Fire Department took delivery of a new Pierce fire truck this month. The 2017 Pierce Arrow XT 100' Tiller will take the place of the 2003 American La France Tiller in the coming weeks. The 2003 frontline truck will be moved to reserve status and the 1990 Spartan LTI reserve truck will be retired from service. The new truck will be on display in front of City Hall prior to the City Council meeting on Monday, July 24. The CCFD is inviting the public to stop by to see it between 4...
The Los Angeles Sparks of the WNBA are happy to be at home inside the Staples Center. They are 15-5 overall and 10-0 at home. They look like the NBA champion Golden State Warriors when they play at home. They are starting to dominate teams and they are doing this with smiles on their faces. Regardless of what you do you have to enjoy what you do, said Sparks head coach Brian Agler last Monday after their win over Indiana. It’s nice to see our players not only having success but it’s good to see...
The CIF Southern Section and the NFHS Network are excited to announce the extension of their partnership with a renewal of the streaming rights agreement for local high school sports as announced by CIF-SS Commissioner of Athletics Rob Wigod and NFHS Network President Robert Rothberg. The new three-year deal will commence with the 2017-18 school year and will extend through the 2019-20 season. This agreement includes the NFHS Network School Broadcast Program for CIF-SS member schools. Participating schools will be able to broadcast their own...
The Dodgers will host 17 special event nights during the second half of the season, with themed programming during pregame and throughout the game, and exclusive items for those that purchase the ticket packages at Dodgers.com/Events. Since the initial special event schedule was announced, the Dodgers have added the first-ever Car Club Day (July 30 vs. Giants), Cuba Day (Aug. 27 vs. Brewers), Dia de Los Dodgers (Sept. 5 vs. D-backs) and Cal State LA Night (Sept. 22 vs. Giants), the team’s fourth college night of the year. In addition, due to p...
Mike Thomas of the Los Angeles Rams has been suspended without pay for the first four games of the 2017 regular season for violating the NFL policy on performance enhancing substances. Thomas will be eligible to return to the Rams’ active roster on Monday, October 2 following the team’s October 1 game against the Dallas Cowboys.Thomas is eligible to participate in all preseason practices and games.[Note: The NFL policy on performance enhancing substances is posted on nflcommunications.com. After logging in, click on “About NFL” from the hom...
Culver Volleyball Club finished its eight-month season with strong showings among 500 teams in the annual Summer Soiree Volleyball Tournament in Anaheim. The top ranked 16-year olds took second place, the fourth seeded 18-year olds finished fourth and the seven-seeded 14-year olds placed ninth in the four-day event during the Independence Day holiday. Coaches and players will take a short break and then prepare for the Culver City High and Middle School seasons. Club tryouts for girls 15 and older will take place August 12-13. Tryouts for...
All are welcome at a Celebration of Life. Last Friday, July 21, surrounded by family in her home in Culver City Madeline Ehrlich lost her two -month fight with lymphoma and leukemia. She was born in the small town of Putnam, Connecticut, the sixth child of eight brothers and sisters. After graduating from the Cook County School of Nursing she became a Registered Nurse and worked in a few of our country's busiest and most interesting Emergency Rooms: Cook County in Chicago, Bellevue in New York,...
