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Friday, August 22 1:00pm Aquacade (to 5:00pm) Culver City Municipal Plunge 4:00pm Live Performances (to 9:00pm) Entertainment Tent 4:30pm Food Trucks and Food Court (to 9:30pm) Early Bird Senior Specials (to 6:00pm) Food Court Culver City Rotary Cub Pokey Jail on Wheels 5:30pm Jack FM (to 9:30pm) Beer & Wine Garden Area 6:00pm Carnival Rides and Games Petting Zoo and Pony Rides Exchange Club Beer & Wine Garden (Last Call 9:00pm) 10:00pm Fiesta Closes Saturday, August 23 8:30am Kiwanis Club...
By Mitch Chortkoff Sports Editor Now that the Clippers have a new owner, a proven outstanding coach and two of the NBA's best players they seem equipped for an outstanding season. Where does that leave the Lakers, who were targeting Kevin Love until he decided to sign a five-year contract with the Cleveland Cavaliers? The Lakers made a run at Carmelo Anthony this summer but were saving salary cap money for next summer's free a agent class, led by Love, the former UCLA star. They were counting...
Everett Hale Van Tassel was born on December 5, 1921, in Kasson, Minnesota and graduated from Amboy High School where he was active in sports and lettered in basketball. After graduation, he drove west to job search. He landed in West Hollywood and worked in different machine shops. The rest of his family joined him and he lived with his parents, sharing a room with his Grandma. His brother's family shared their duplex. He lived in Culver City since 1959. Everett enlisted in the United States...
By Steven Lieberman Observer Reporter Steve Ballmer, Clippers new owner, approached the stage at Staples Center today like a boxer making his way to the ring as all of his adoring fans lavished him with praise and high-fives. It's his first-ever Fan Fest, but you wouldn't have known it – he handled it like a champ. The only thing missing was the "Rocky" theme. After subtracting his bank account by $2 billion in order to buy the team from Donald and Shelly Sterling, the former Microsoft CEO a...
On September 4, 1924, Mr. Harry Culver opened The Culver Hotel to great acclaim in Los Angeles. All the biggest stars came out to celebrate the six-story "skyscraper," the centerpiece of Culver City, which Culver had founded just seven years prior and to which he had already lured several movie studios, including MGM and Hal Roach Studios, famous for its Our Gang and Laurel & Hardy comedies. Now, nearly nine decades later, The Culver Hotel again sparkles as the jewel of downtown Culver City....
A measure to equalize penalties for illegal crack and powder cocaine has been approved by California’s Legislature. Sentences for intent-to-sell crack convictions range from three to five years in current state law, but for powder only two to four years. Crack convictions in low income and minority communities are more common because crack is cheaper than powder. SB 1010 would eliminate the difference in sentencing, probation and asset forfeiture rules for low level powder and crack cocaine offenses. The Senate floor vote was a bipartisan 50-16...
A bill co-authored by Senator Holly J. Mitchell (D-Culver City) to put on November's ballot a water bond measure needed for drought relief has been passed by the Legislature with broad, bipartisan support. If approved by voters, the bond would allocate $7.12 billion toward statewide water supply and management operations, including $10 million for the Baldwin Hills Conservancy in the 26th District. Although an $11 billion water bond had been approved in 2009 for the upcoming ballot, it is...
The family of former Culver City Council member Ed Little announced his passing this past weekend. Little, who was 87, died of natural causes at his home in Mechanicsville, Virginia, where he and his wife Helen had recently relocated. Until May of this year, Little had served as director of the West Basin Municipal Water District, a post he resigned due to health reasons. He also owned and operated Ed Little Auto Service from the early 1950s until his retirement a few years ago. Born in Los...
By Fred Altieri Observer Sports Reporter One thing is for certain, this fall edition of the Culver City High girls tennis team will be swinging into the unknown as it takes on not only two perennial Ocean League powerhouses but also opens the season against very tough competition from familiar South Bay tennis programs. This past week, led by head coach Phil Rothenberg and assistant coach Seth Lewkow conducting drills and instruction, the girls were practicing as they have been for practically...
Fiesta La Ballona presents three days of free, live music and dancing as part of Culver City’s annual “Party in the Park” August 22-24. Fiesta is held at Veterans Park and is produced by the City of Culver City, local sponsors, and almost 100 volunteers. Veterans Park is located at 4117 Overland Avenue in Culver City and complimentary parking is available. Fiesta’s diverse performances in the Entertainment Tent will begin on Friday, August 22 at 4 pm with Ballroom Dancing from Pat Ruane & Dancers. They will be followed by Jimmy Brewster and the...
By Sandra Coopersmith Features Writer You'd think someone with "English" as a surname would be destined to teach language and, in a roundabout way, that's just what Jackie English does. After all, line dance has a specific vocabulary that uses choreographed steps to communicate its message – get up, get moving and, above all, have fun. So, if you're a senior who's ever sat on the sidelines wistfully watching others line dance, yearn no more. The delightful Ms. English, whose exuberant laugh w...
A perfect blend of classic film noir and graphic novel, SIN CITY 2: A DAME TO KILL FOR is deliciously decadent. The sequel to the 2005 "Sin City" by Robert Rodriguez and graphic novelist Frank Miller, the pair reunite nine years later for this action-packed explosion of raw and visceral lust, corruption, vengeance and violence that dazzles, delights, intrigues, and celebrates the noir thrillers of the 30's, 40's and 50's on screen and on the pulp page. Once again based in Kadie's Club Pecos in...
Fiesta La Ballona 2014 sponsorship chair Marcus G. Tiggs announced Lowe Enterprises as a first time Fiesta sponsor. Lowe Enterprises is a 42-year old full-service real estate firm specializing in office, hotel, mixed use and residential real estate properties. According to Jann Diehl, Lowe Vice. Pres. Marketing and Public Relations, "Lowe is dedicated to creating lasting, top quality properties and to giving back to area communities. Lowe is proud to sponsor the Fiesta La Ballona in support of...
