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By Mitch Chortkoff Sports Editor In a few months Kobe Bryant will begin the 20th season of his remarkable Laker career. Next season he won’t have a contract. So what does he do? There are four ways he can go – retire, sign another Laker contract, play in a foreign country or sign with another NBA team. Piecing together information I’ve received from numerous sources, I’m ruling out that he’ll cash in as a free agent and play for another NBA team. The NBA salary cap is soaring and even though Ko...
A memorial service was held on Friday August 14 in Culver City at Temple Akiba. She passed away at home on Wednesday morning, surrounded by her three daughters. Ann Alexander (Andy) was instrumental in establishing the CC Youth Health Center (now the Sandy Segal Youth Heath Center) at Culver City High in 1984. She was active in helping the center grow and raise donations to fund the center. It was a major passion in her life. She enjoyed sharing her other passions, poems and music with her famil...
Sister community Theater groups Kentwood Players and Theatre Palisades are working in tandem this summer to present all three plays in Neil Simon's Eugene Trilogy, It begins with "Brighton Beach Memoirs" by Kentwood Players from July 10 through August 15, the just added staged readings of "Biloxi Blues" at Theatre Palisades on Saturday, August 29 at 8 pm and by Kentwood Players on Sunday, August 30 at 7pm, and ending with "Broadway Bound" at Theatre Palisades from September 4 through October 11...
“The Object Lesson,” written and performed by Geoff Sobelle and directed by David Neumann, opens the Center Theatre Group’s 12th season at the Kirk Douglas Theatre in Culver City. Previews for the West Coast premiere begin September 4 and the opening is set for September 9. Performances continue through October 4. Actor-illusionist-inventor Sobelle (“all wear bowlers” and “Elephant Room”) returns to the Douglas and transforms the space into an epic storage facility of gargantuan proportion. Boxes are stacked to the ceiling and audiences are...
Angels outfielder Mike Trout celebrated his 24th birthday on August 7 owning a .305 (689/2259) average with 130 doubles, 28 triples, 130 home runs, 375 RBI and 449 runs scored in 597 career games. Below you will find a summary of some of Trout’s accomplishments prior to turning 24: • His 130 career home runs are tied with Frank Robinson for 4th all-time by a player before his 24th birthday, trailing only Eddie Mathews (153 HR), Mel Ott (153) and Ken Griffey Jr. (132). • Is one of seven players since 1920 (when RBI became an official stat)...
By Lynne Bronstein Observer Reporter How is Culver City doing with water conservation? Not too bad, as it turns out-but citizens should keep doing what they can to conserve. Scott Houston, director of the West Basin Water Board, told the City Council, in a presentation on August 10, that Culver City, given the goal of a 16 per cent water reduction rate for 2015, actually reduced water usage by 19 per cent in the month of June. . California is in the fourth year of a drought that seems...
Fiesta La Ballona carnival ride wristbands are available now for pre-sale. The pre-sale price is $20 each. That’s a $10 savings off the regular wristband price at Fiesta, which will be $30 this year. Wristbands are good for unlimited rides on Saturday, August 29 or Sunday, August 30 from 11 am to 6pm. You can purchase your wristband voucher at the Recreation Office at 4117 Overland Avenue. Summer office hours are Monday-Friday from 8 am to 7pm and Saturday and Sunday from 10 am to 4 pm. The pre-sale ends Friday, August 28 at 7 pm. Quantities a...
Culver City Unified School District announces its policy for providing free and reduced-price meals for children served under the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program. Each school and/or the central office has a copy of the policy, which may be reviewed by any interested party. Application forms are being distributed to all households with a letter informing them of the availability of free and reduced-price meals for enrolled children. Applications are also available at the principal's office and cafeteria in each...
Karina Baker of Culver City has been accepted into the Honors Program at Rochester Institute of Technology. Karina is a first-year student in the international and global studies program in RIT's College of Liberal Arts. Designed around three basic ideals of Leadership, Scholarship and Citizenship, the Honors Program is for students who seek to challenge themselves in exemplary learning experiences such as undergraduate research projects, honors seminars, and study abroad. Honors activities and courses are designed to enhance the professional...
By Neil Rubenstein Observer Columnist Save the date because you don’t want to miss this year’s Taste of Soul Festival on Crenshaw Blvd. between Martin Luther King Blvd. and Rodeo Road with food booths, live entertainment, children’s area, shopping and more. October 17 is the big day, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. I’m not a beer drinker, but perhaps you are. Cousin Neil “accidentally” walked into a warehouse where I just bet over 1,100 different brews are on the shelf from all over the world. Driv...
With the big summer blockbusters behind us, now is the time to sit back and take a look at some little gems you might ordinarily miss in your movie-going adventures. The past few weeks, I’ve shared some engaging and insightful “Must See” documentaries with you as well as a variety of narrative and animated features. This week I continue that path with a look at the inspiring and visually arresting documentary MERU and a lovely little indie which premiered at Los Angeles Film Festival now makin...
