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LACMA Public Programs August Through the mic series: freestyle fellowship and breakestra Jazz at lacma: reinhold schwarzhald & Patrice rushen Animation august: bolt Talks & Courses Gallery Discussion: The Art of Looking Thursday, August 9 | 12:30 pm BP Grand Entrance | Free with museum admission, no reservations Join museum educator Elizabeth Gerber for a one-hour facilitated gallery discussion exploring the figure in contemporary photography. Meet the Artist: Ohie Toshio Tuesday, August 14 & Thursday, August 26 | 2:00 pm Pavilion for Japanese...
Exceptional Children’s Foundation Announces Merger The Exceptional Children’s Foundation of Culver City announces its pending merger with the Jeffrey Foundation. ECF is the only organization of its kind in California which provides a continuum of lifespan services for infants, children and adults with developmental disabilities, supporting clients and their families through all stages of life. The Jeffrey Foundation, founded by Alyce Morris in 1972, is dedicated to improving the quality of life for special needs children and their families thro...
Two young men were still at large this week after robbing the Centinela Feed & Pet Supplies store and its employees at 5299 S. Sepulveda Boulevard, making off with a reported $3,000 and pistol-whipping the store’s security guard. The robbery occurred shortly before the store’s 8 p.m. Sunday closing time. The security guard, who was not identified, was treated at Brotman Medical Center for head pains and then released. He is expected to fully recover, a hospital spokesperson said. The two suspects were each described as black males in their lat...
Holly Mitchell Bill Will Add New Doctors A new law authored by Assemblymember Holly Mitchell (D-Culver City) establishes a pilot project allowing graduates of approved foreign medical schools to engage in “hands-on” training while being instructed in patient care by licensed California physicians. AB 1533, which applies to UCLA’s International Medical Graduate (IMG) Program, was sponsored by the University of California and the Medical Board of California, and passed with unanimous, bipartisan support. Now signed by the Governor, AB 1533 allow...
Council Delays Fracking Symposium At its meeting Monday night the Culver City Council rejected a request to endorse a symposium on the controversial practice of hydraulic fracturing (fracking) that would have been scheduled for August 4. However, the Council did not rule out approval of a symposium for a future date after PXP (Plains Exploration and Production) Oil Company completes its promised study of fracking. The request was made by anti-fracking activist Tom Camarella, who was seeking...
July 17 through 23 Residential Burglary: On July 17 at 8 pm officers responded to the 4000 block of Globe Avenue regarding a burglary investigation. The officers met with the victim who told them the following; she left her residence at 9 am and left with the one window opened. When she returned at 7:40 pm she discovered her front door opened and her property missing. Burglary from a Vehicle: On July 19 at 7:25 am, a victim called the police department to report his property had been stolen from her vehicle. The victim said he parked and...
The Culver City Police Department is adding a new way to communicate with the community. It will utilize a communications service that allows for sending important valuable community information directly to residents using the latest technology. The system is named NIXLE and is very easy to use. The NIXLE Community Information System allows the police to create and publish messages to be delivered to residents instantly via cell phone text message and /or email. Notification can also be accessed online at the NIXLE’s web site at h...
Seismologists say a mild earthquake widely felt throughout Southern California Wednesday was centered near Culver City in the Kentwood area of Westchester. The magnitude-3.7 quake struck at 3:18 a.m. The epicenter was two miles east-southeast of Marina del Rey Near Kentwood Elementary School. Dozens of residents from as far away as Riverside and the San Fernando Valley logged onto the USGS website to report feeling the quake. Two hundred six Culver City residents reported the event on the USGS website. Firefighters in Culver City rolled out of...
As we head into the final vestiges of summer, movie distributors are sating our craving for good storytelling and filmmaking (not to mention the need to be in air conditioned comfort), flooding us with small movie gems, each glistening like a pebble on a sunlit beach. So while the kids are off at camp or the neighbor’s pool, spend a little adult time with some of these bits of movie magic. RUBY SPARKS Magic is the operative word with Fox Searchlight’s RUBY SPARKS. Written by the singularly uniqu...
By Mitch Chortkoff Sports Editor Twelve players from Culver City High’s 2012 Ocean League baseball championship team have graduated. As a result, Coach Rick Prieto is using the Centaurs’ summer league contests to inspect young players who hope to form the nucleus of next season’s team. The Centaurs annually participate in the South Bay Summer League against strong opposition. So far Culver has a 4-7 record, good for fourth place. “We’re holding our own,” said Prieto. “We’re giving our returning players and incoming freshmen an opportunity to...
The Westchester Babe Ruth (14-year old and under) baseball team defeated La Crescenta 7-5 earlier this week to win the Southern California State Baseball championship. Westchester beat Torrance, El Segundo (twice), Heartwell and La Crescenta (twice) on their way to the state crown. Behind stellar pitching and an explosive offense, Westchester outscored opponents 27-11 in the last three games. The team is comprised of players from Westchester, Inglewood, Santa Monica, Culver City, Brentwood, Marina del Rey, Ladera, Playa Vista, and Playa del...
