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By Fred Altieri Observer Reporter The moment became clear as the collective lights radiating down through the darkness from the towering Century City structures serving as illuminated curtains of cement, steel and glass. They stood guard over the neighboring campus and football field of Beverly Hills High located at the corner of Spalding and Olympic. "Culver City Football, Ocean League, 20 'CC' 13, Champions" read the blue-printed white t-shirts sharply sported by the Centaur players minutes...
By Mitch Chortkoff Sports Editor For most of the season St. Francis was rolling. But losses in its last two games moved the team to third place in the Mission League. Often in the CIF playoffs a third place team will be assigned a road game against a league champion. So that's what we have here Friday night. But, clearly, St. Francis is better than most third place teams. It lost to a pair of powerhouse teams, Serra and Chaminade The game will start at 7 pm. Playoff games are supposed to start...
September LOSS - West Torrance 36 – Culver 15 WIN - Culver 41 –Peninsula 27 LOSS - Redondo 28 – Culver 14 LOSS - Paramount 34 – Culver 13 October LOSS - Bishop Amat 48 - Culver 26 WIN –Culver 27, Hawthorne 7 WIN --Culver 16, Inglewood 7 WIN –Culver 17, Santa Monica 14 November WIN –Culver 48, Morningside 0 WIN -Culver 49, Beverly Hills 14...
Nearly 50 war veterans and current service members were treated to a tri-tip dinner at the Culver City Elks Lodge last week, part of the Elks' celebration of Veterans' Day weekend. About a half-dozen teens from Culver City Boy Scout Troop 113 joined in the festivities. Many of the vets are also members of the local Lodge. Others came from the VA Medical Center in Westwood and the Los Angeles facility of The Fisher House, a worldwide network of homes that provides free or low-cost housing and...
Casting has been announced for The Second City's "A Christmas Carol: Twist Your Dickens!" which begins previews December 8 at the Center Theatre Group/Kirk Douglas Theatre in Culver City. Opening night is December 12 and performances run through December 29, 2013. "A Christmas Carol: Twist Your Dickens!" is written by Second City alumni Peter Gwinn and Bobby Mort (both formerly of "The Colbert Report"), and is directed by fellow Second City alum Marc Warzecha. The cast is made up of a talented...
The Culver City Chamber of Commerce's Meet the Candidates for the 54th Assembly District Election at its Good Morning, Culver City, is set for November 20. The event will be held at the Four Points by Sheraton, 5990 Green Valley Circle, in Culver City. The presentations will begin at 8 am. Christopher Armenta, John Jake and Sebastian Ridley-Thomas are the three candidates in this primary election to fill the vacant 54th Assembly District seat. The candidates will give their opening statement...
The Los Angeles Kings have been bringing their “A-Game,” playing without the services of sharp-shooters Jarret Stoll and Jeff Carter. Since both players have been out of the lineup with injuries, the Kings still managed to pull out victories against the Buffalo Sabres and Vancouver Canucks. Since the Sabres are in last place in the Eastern Conference, the win over the Canucks had more meaning since they are currently battling for the fourth spot in the Pacific Division in the Western Con...
Culver City Unified School District Superintendent David LaRose will be the featured speaker at the Friends of the Culver City Youth Health Center's annual meeting on Thursday, November 21. It will be held in the Culver City High library, 4401 Elenda Street, at 7 p.m. LaRose will share his philosophy of considering the whole child as a way to nurture each one toward success. He has been an inspirational force in the school district since his arrival 1½ years ago. His support of the Health...
DISH Network Corporation announces that its subsidiary, Blockbuster L.L.C., will end its retail and by mail DVD distribution operations by early-January 2014. The company will close its approximately 300 remaining U.S.-based retail stores, as well as its distribution centers. Locally the closure will affect the store in Palms on Venice Boulevard just outside Culver City. "This is not an easy decision, yet consumer demand is clearly moving to digital distribution of video entertainment," said...
The California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) has introduced a new dynamic and interactive version of the Driver Handbook for the Apple iPad tablet to help new drivers prepare for DMV's written exam. "We transformed our traditional driver handbook into a dynamic and interactive experience," said DMV Chief Deputy Director Jean Shiomoto. "This new iPad version of the DMV handbook offers customers innovative educational materials to help improve driver safety on California's roadways and...
The Culver City High girls volleyball team has won the Ocean League championship. Santa Monica High hsd a long streak of winning the championship but Culver City defeated Santa Monica on Oct. 30, 25-15, 25-20 and 25-14. 'We have senior leadership and a great overall team," said Culver City coach Joe Manzo. Culver City will now seek to win its first CIF championship....
By Mitch Chortkoff Sports Editor After USC routed California Saturday, scoring 62 points, I began hearing from Trojan fans who asked the same question. They wanted to know if Ed Orgeron has a chance of remaining as the Trojans' coach beyond this season. I consider it a worthwhile topic because I've respected Orgeron since he became a Trojan assistant coach, became a head coach at Mississippi, then returned to the Trojans as an assistant and recruiting co-ordinator. It's obvious he's been an...
Culver City High and AVPA's Blurred Vision Theatre Company will present its second weekend of Reginald Rose's Twelve Angry Jurors. A "co-ed" adaptation of the well-known drama 12 Angry Men, the play follows the deliberations of a jury at a murder trial. A seemingly open and shut case slowly comes unraveled as the jury's lone dissenter - played by Henry Fonda in the well-known film adaptation - holds steady in the face of opposition and works to gradually win others to his side. Reason and...
Nine new area sports and business leaders have been elected to the Los Angeles Sports Council's board of directors for a two-year term. Joining the 84-member board are: Christopher Brearton, Managing Partner, O'Melveney & Myers LLP Jack Caress, President, City of Los Angeles Triathlon Tamara Christopherson, President, Southern California Olympians Vincent Malcolm, President, Los Angeles Sparks Brandon Martin, Director of Intercollegiate Athletics, Cal State Northridge Thomas Nussbaum, Partner,...
UCLA Government and Community Relations candidate forum for the 54th Assembly District Special election has been cancelled...
By Neil Rubenstein Observer Columnist Perhaps I should be smiling and full of good cheer. Yes, my friend, Social Security for 2014 will increase by about 1.5% starting in January. The very wild gypsy lady told me Medicare will go up big time, wiping out any additional pesos the government put on my monthly direct deposit check. Presently I'm looking at my property tax statement for 2013-2014. I have often wondered why it comes so late in the year and must be paid in no more than two...
By Bosmat Eynav Sports Columnist Much has been said in the past two weeks about a certain controversial step taken by 'Doc' - the Los Angeles Clippers coach. To remind you, when the Clippers are playing on their home court at Staples Center he went ahead and replaced all the Lakers' banners with photographs of his team. This clear and obvious move does not justify the media's strong responses. The way I see it, it's like a father's intention to make his son believe in himself... that's how Doc c...
Los Angeles D-Fenders have hired former Laker Luke Walton as a player development coach, it was announced by team President/CEO Joey Buss. "We are very excited to add Luke to our staff," said Buss. "His championship experience will help build upon the winning culture that has been established with the D-Fenders. His extensive and successful NBA career will allow him to instill the work ethic it requires for our players to reach the NBA." "Luke has been a consummate professional throughout his ca...
Most of us are familiar with the story of CARRIE; be it through Stephen King’s novel or the classic 1976 Brian de Palma film starring Sissy Spacek, complete with the now iconic blood-drenched imagery etched into our collective consciousness. Such a classic, it begs the question: Why? Why a new version? Why a remake? Why a reimagination? The answer is because this new 2013 CARRIE from director Kimberly Peirce is just that - a reimagination that harkens back to the original source material - K...
November 12, 2013 Here are some highlights from the City Council meeting of November 12. At this meeting, the City Council: • Presented a Proclamation in honor of Veterans Day 2013. • Received a presentation from Southern California Edison regarding Edison’s emergency response plan and the recent fires in the Blair Hills neighborhood of the City. • Accepted an award from the American Society of Civil Engineers for the City’s Jefferson Boulevard Pedestrian Access Improvements Project at Hetzler Road. • Adopted Resolutions calling for the hol...
An exploration into sibling relationships set in a world of life on the wrong side of the tracks comes to us compliments of real-life brothers, Alan and Gabriel Polsky, who make their feature co-directorial debut with THE MOTEL LIFE. Although losing some depth and gravitas due to a scantily developed backstory, the emotional strength of the film is buoyed by a superlative performance by Emile Hirsch buttressed with perhaps the most potent work we've ever seen from Stephen Dorff. Frank and his...
Sadly, the timing of release of 12-12-12 couldn't be more appropriate in light of the recent devastation in the Philippines. As we reflect on one disaster and take pride in the generosity of America and the world in helping with that recovery, we are collectively faced with yet another that requires even more global attention. Mere weeks after Superstorm Sandy devastated the Northeast coastlines of New Jersey, New York and Connecticut, a six-hour concert/telethon was put together by the Robin Ho...
