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  • Culver's Lawrence Lau earns dean's list at Tufts

    Aug 4, 2016

    Tufts University recently announced the dean's list for the Spring 2016 semester. Among these students is Lawrence Lau of Culver City, class of 2018 Dean's list honors at Tufts University require a semester grade point average of 3.4 or greater. Tufts University, located on four Massachusetts campuses in Boston, Medford/Somerville, and Grafton, and in Talloires, France, is recognized among the premier research universities in the United States. Tufts enjoys a global reputation for academic excellence and for the preparation of students as...

  • Open Your Wallets, The Taxman Cometh

    Aug 4, 2016

    I took a look at the Culver City Council’s “proposed Parcel Tax” to help pay for our part of the unfunded, federal mandate from the 1972 Clean Water Act. I also watched the council meeting as they discussed whether to put this tax on the November ballot. Culver City’s Tax Base At last count (2015), there were 10,375 single-family residents in CC, about 1500 residential income properties, and 1,500 commercial-industrial properties. So according to the city's proposed local parcel tax, the 10,375 homeowners would raise a little over a million...

  • The Bruins Will Go Where Rosen Takes Them

    Steve Finley|Aug 4, 2016

    The UCLA Bruins football team will go into the 2016 season with a lot of question marks but one question they already have an answer to. They have one of the best quarterbacks in the nation in sophomore Josh Rosen. Now can the rest of the Bruins play consistent football for 12 games? “Josh has a chance to be very special,” said UCLA head coach Jim Mora during Pac-12 Media Day last week in Hollywood. “He has great arm strength. He is smart and he has a great feel for the game. He can make all o...

  • Library Presents We Tell Stories

    Aug 4, 2016

    We Tell Stories, LA’s acclaimed children’s storytelling theatre company, celebrates the County of Los Angeles Public Library’s Summer Reading Program, “Read for the Win / Lee Para Ganar!” with six different performances. They will reflect the folklore of various countries and cultures at the Culver City Julian Dixon Library. Shows are interactive, multicultural, and educational, blending laughter and literacy together for fun-filled afternoons for parents and children alike. The Culver City Julian Dixon Library is located at 4975 Overland...

  • "Young Frankenstein" Auditions Scheduled

    Aug 4, 2016

    Kentwood Players will hold open auditions for the musical “YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN” with book by Mel Brooks and Thomas Meehan, music and lyrics by Mel Brooks, on Saturday, September 10 from 11 am to 2 pm and Sunday, September 11 from 6 pm to 9 pm. Callbacks by invitation only will be held on Monday, September 12 at 7pm. This is a non-equity, non-paid production led by Director/Choreographer Alison Mattiza and Musical Director Catherine Rahm, produced by Lori A. Marple-Pereslete by special arrangement with Musical Theatre International. Per...