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For a no brainer of a raunchy and rowdy good time any time of the day or night, “Beerfest” is always a winner, although perhaps more so now that it’s on DVD. Given that, it stands to reason that the same Broken Lizard team delivering that frothy fun would have a uniquely entertaining take on a story about sperm banks and a hot topics in films of late, fertility and impending fatherhood. Sadly, what I am now writing pains me to no end as but for a few shining moments that give birth to some...
Students Share Their Experiences With the budget done and other big issues winding down for the summer, the City Council took some time at its Monday night meeting to honor locals who had given their time and energy to Culver City. Several students in the Culver City Sister City Youth Ambassador program received citations for their work this past year, representing Culver City on trips to the sister cities Kaizuka, Japan and Uruapan, Mexico (the two other sister cities are Lethbridge, Canada...
Vista Del Mar Benefit Scheduled Distinguished event co-chairs Stanley Black, Bob Barth, Lyn Konheim, Rick Wolf and honorary committee chair, Donald Sterling invite the community to celebrate the triumphant spirit of this year’s Olympics on September 10 at The Beverly Hills Hotel for cocktails, dinner, entertainment and sweepstakes with proceeds to support Vista Del Mar. Master of Ceremonies, Olympic medalist Mitch Gaylord and several VIP’s from the worlds of sports and Olympics will guide the evening’s entertainment, including an inspi...
Recovery International provides tools and practice in changing thinking habits so individuals can gain personal control over distressing emotions and improve life-coping skills. This worldwide non-profit organization, founded in 1937, holds weekly meetings every Monday , 6 p.m. at SHARE! 6666 Green Valley Circle, north off Centinela (2nd building on right). Also another RI meeting takes place on Tuesdays, 6:15 p.m., at Beit ‘Tshuvah, 8831 Venice Blvd., Los Angeles (near Culver City). For more information, call (310) 306-6766 or (310) 3...
July 31 through August 6 Stolen Vehicle: On August 1 at 6:45 pm officers responded to the 12700 block of Washington Boulevard regarding a GTA investigation. The officers met with the victim who told them the following; he parked and locked his 2006 Chevy Silverado at 3:20 pm. When he returned at 6:15 pm his vehicle was missing. Car Burglary: On August 2 at 10:50 am a victim called the police department to report her 2002 Honda was burglarized. The victim said at 10:05 am she parked and locked her car in the 9800 block of Jefferson Boulevard....
Franchise Tax Board (FTB) is implementing an automated dialer for outbound collection calls to contact personal income tax (PIT) and business entity (BE) taxpayers in an effort to prevent collection actions such as tax liens, bank levies, and wage garnishments. This new customer service effort allows FTB to contact more taxpayers and provide them options to resolve their outstanding tax liabilities before collection actions take place. Taxpayers who received a final collection notice and did not respond within the given timeframe may receive a...
The Culver City Historical Society will host noted anthropologist and archeologist Dr. Charles Rozaire at a special meeting on Saturday, August 18 in the society’s Archive and Resource Center (ARC) from 1-3 p.m. Dr. Rozaire grew up in Culver City, attended Culver City Grammar School, and received his BA, MA and PhD at UCLA. He will share his perspective on Native Americans and the early history of the land that became Culver City. During his career, Dr. Rozaire served as Curator for the Southwest Museum, Curator of Archeology for the Los A...
We may be entering some of our hottest days of summer as we move into August but fear not once again the Culver City Senior center has plenty of activities to beat the heat. If your birthday is in August you’re in for a treat. If you enjoy music this month will be especially enjoyable. On Thursday, August 16 The Golden Age of American Music will continue with an afternoon of George and Ira Gershwin at 1 pm. On Friday, August 17 at 1 pm the center will be hosting Sing Along With Dolly where you can sing some of your favorite songs with f...
For only the second time in Westchester Babe Ruth’s 56-year history it has qualified a team for the Babe Ruth World Series. The Westchester Babe Ruth 14U team (players league age 14 or younger) won the local district championship by defeating El Segundo (twice), and South Torrance. Torrance also participated in the local district Championship. The team then won the Southern California title by beating La Crescenta (twice) and Heartwell. Simi Valley also qualified to play in the Southern California Championship. Last week, Westchester won the P...
Culver Completes Play In Summer Baseball League A youthful Culver City High baseball team completed play in the South Bay Summer League, finishing in the middle of the pack. Mira Costa, which was the No. 5 seed, won the championship with a 17-7 victory over Palos verdes. Earlier in the playoffs Mira Costa edged Culver City, 4-3. Three Culver City players were chosen for the league’s all-star game. All three, Nathaniel Matthews, Daniel Hennessy and Juan Alcala played in the game at Marine Park in Manhattan Beach....
Before they were solid gold “action heroes”, both Jason Statham and Dolph Lundgren were bona fide Olympic superstars. Statham, once ranked 12th in the world in platform diving, competed in the 1992 Olympics for Great Britain while the strapping 6'5" Swedish born Lundgren was Team Leader of the 1996 US Pentathlon Team in the Atlanta Games. Naturally, with the Olympic in full swing, during the recent press day for EXPENDABLES 2, I couldn’t resist getting their thoughts on the games and athle...
