Articles from the August 12, 2010 edition


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  • Tales From Earthsea

    Debbie Lynn Elias|Aug 12, 2010

    For years the work of Studio Ghibli and Hayao Miyazaki has been renowned the world over. With a simple philosophy of good storytelling and engaging hand-drawn anime encompassing various artistic palettes and techniques, Miyazaki set the bar high for a standard of excellence - a bar that he always met and often surpassed. We now have the pleasure of welcoming a new Miyazaki to the fold, Hayao's son Goro who, with his debut feature, TALES FROM EARTHSEA proves that the apple doesn't fall from the...

  • Starting just this week, "Itty Bitty Sports" is back at the Culver-Palms Family YMCA

    Jozelle Smith|Aug 12, 2010

    A just reward for all of her hard work: Culver City Rock & Mineral club member Sue Acosta won the raffle grand prize of $100 at the club’s recent “Fiesta of Gems,” and the consensus is that if anyone deserves it, Sue does! The upcoming Fiesta LaBallona weekend marks a busy time for these rockhounds – they’ll be sharing a booth with the Culver City Scout House (where they’re Workshop is based) and the club BBQ will take place on Saturday, August 28 at Carlson Park. The BBQ runs from 10 a,.m. to 4 p.m., so members, friends and families ca...

  • Agency Approves Affordable Housing Project

    Lynn Bronstein|Aug 12, 2010

    It took two-plus hours, 18 speakers, 11 written comments, and a lengthy question and answer session with City staff, but the Culver City Redevelopment Agency approved an affordable housing project agreement at 4043 Irving Place at its August 9 meeting. The agreement stipulates that the Redevelopment Agency Board will provide the developers, 4043 Irving Place Investors, LLC, with approximately six million in funding for the creation of a 12-unit project, with nine units at a “moderate” rental rate and three units at a “low-income” rate. While e...

  • Get Used To The New Pac-10

    Mitch Chortkoff|Aug 12, 2010

    Practice has begun for the Pac-10 football season and we all have some adjusting to do. The day Pete Carroll left USC we knew a lot would change. Very quickly, we've seen the landscape has been considerably altered. It's different already. Carroll is gone, enough players have left sot there are only 71 Trojan players on scholarship and Oregon is favored to win the 2010 conference championship. My media friends who attend Trojan practices tell me the environment has changed, There's tighter...