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By Lynne Bronstein Observer Reporter Congresswoman Karen Bass (D. 37th District) believes in listening to her constituents. To that purpose, she holds periodic public forums such as the one held November 22 at the Culver City Teen Center. Given the issues that Culver City is most concerned with, there was no secret that this meeting would be mostly about airplane noise and pollution and what the Federal Government can do to control it. The Teen Center was packed and in the back of the room,...
Meghan Sahli-Wells will kick-off her re-election campaign for Culver City Council on Saturday, December 5, 2 pm, at the home of Bonnie and Matt Seeberger: 10714 Hepburn Circle in Culver City's Studio Estates neighborhood. Sahli-Wells welcomes all who are interested to attend the event, find out more about her campaign, her past service and her vision for the future of Culver City. She is running for one of three City Council seats in the election scheduled for April 12, 2016. Sahli-Wells has ser...
Beyond the Wall: Art and Artifacts from the GDR, The Wende Museum's TASCHEN publication, was awarded First Prize in Books by the American Alliance of Museum's 2015 Museum Publications Design Competition. https://photos.prnewswire.com/prnvar/20151119/289614 This encyclopedic volume with more than 900 pages and illustrations of some 1800 objects from the Museum's East German collections will be featured in the November/December issue of Museum, AAM's bi-monthly publication. For more than 26 years the AAM has recognized and encouraged excellence...
City Council candidate Marcus Tiggs will be hosting a meet and great at Tellefson Park on Saturday, December 5 from noon to 2 pm. The elecTiggs Team encourages nearby residents to stop by. Bring an appetite, issues and concerns. This park event is the first in a series leading up to the April 12, 2016 election. More information may be found at www.electiggs.com or email at: info@electiggs.ocm...
By Mitch Chortkoff Sports Editor Dave Roberts, welcome to the Dodgers and you’d better win a World Series during the next three years. That is plainly what the new Dodger management expects from their manager who has agreed to a three-year contract. After all, Don Mattingly’s Dodgers won a division championship three straight seasons and had a winning record in all of his five years and then was replaced. No World Series win, you see. Rumors began Sunday and the Dodgers officially announced the...
By Neil Rubenstein Observer Columnist Let’s say you are in River Edge, New Jersey and let’s say it’s between 11 p.m. and 5 a.m. Well, let’s say you’d better drive to another town because by ordinance the 7-Eleven is closed. I know 7-11 is normally open 24/7 but when 500 residents sign a petition citing quality of life concerns, strange things happen at city hall. New York City is limited by state law to 150 red-light cameras and 140 speed cameras. What’s a speed camera? Many of us just do not...
The Pacific Art Guild will meet Wednesday, December 2 at 7 pm in the Community Room, Westchester Civic Center, 7166 W. Manchester Avenue. Guests are welcome. The guest artist will be Al Setton. His paintings capture California's joyful, energetic, laid-back ambiance and are reflective of his roots in the Mediterranean. He now works in watercolor and acrylic on paper in a large format, visually recording his emotional response to people and the outdoors. He attended the California Art Institute and has exhibited widely throughout the...
The Angels announce that Ron Roenicke has been named as the Club’s third base coach. Terms of the deal are undisclosed at this time. At the same time, Gary DiSarcina will take over as first base coach, Alfredo Griffin named infield coach and Steve Soliz as catching & information coach. Keith Johnson will manage triple-A Salt Lake for the 2016 campaign. Earlier this offseason, the club named Charles Nagy pitching coach, Dave Hansen hitting coach and Paul Sorrento assistant hitting coach. Roenicke, 59, returns to the Angels after previously s...
Mets manager Terry Collins will be honored at the annual Professional Baseball Scouts Foundation’s “In the Spirit of the Game” Fundraiser Saturday, Jan. 16, 2016 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. He will receive the Tommy Lasorda Managerial Achievement Award. In addition to Collins, popular television talk show host Larry King will receive special recognition for all he has done for the game and the Professional Baseball Scouts Foundation and former Dodgers base-stealing wizard Maury Wills will receive the Player Lifetime Achievement Award. King...
By Steven Lieberman Observer Reporter Legendary 1960’s bubblegum rocker Tommy Roe, made a rare appearance recently at the Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts (CCPA) and came equipped with all the songs he wrote and sang that made him famous. Songs like “Dizzy,” “Sheila,” “Hooray For Hazel,” “Sweet Pea,” among many other chart toppers. This was a rare performance because Roe retired from touring years ago and it took his friend and now tour manager and bandmate, Rick Levy, to inspire him to...
Community Development Department • Kippy’s Ice Cream – Building plans were submitted on November 2 for a new ice cream shop at 11953 Washington Boulevard #B. • Velvet Inc. – Building plans were submitted on November 4 for a new retail space at 8810 Washington Boulevard (The PLATFORM). • Costco Wholesale – Building plans were submitted on November 5 for a remodel and addition of 31,023 square feet to the existing Costco store including a new tire center, exterior food service, seating area,...
By Myke Williams Sports Reporter Here we go again. The big game on Saturday has turned into a huge game for the UCLA and USC football teams. The winner will grab first place out of the jaws of an up and down season and meet Stanford in the Pac-12 championship game next month in Santa Clara. Kickoff for this cross-town rivalry game is set for 12:30 p.m. and the game will be televised by Channel 7. USC will be looking to stop UCLA’s three game winning streak and the Trojans’ senior quarterback Cody Kessler hopes to pull rank on UCLA’s fresh...
By Steve Finley Culver City has a lot to be thankful for during this Thanksgiving week. It has a great school system, beautiful tree-lined neighborhoods, safe parks, an upscale mall, attractive shopping centers and Mike Cohen. Cohen, who is affectionately called Mr. Culver City, has earned that nickname through hard work and dedication to the city. He retired last year as the Sports Editor of the Culver City News and as one of the city’s top real estate agents. Although he officially retired h...
Residents must register at www.sbesc.com, to get on the list for the free barrels. Once registered, residents will be instructed where and when to pick up their barrels at The Culver Studios on December 12. Be sure to bring proof of residency that day. Or people can call the South Bay Environmental Services Center for more information: 310-371-4633. The Culver City Rotary Club is in partnership with West Basin Municipal Water District and is providing the labor for the distribution event. The Culver Studios is hosting this event. Homeowners...
Enjoy a scrumptious meal and celebrate the coming holidays on December 9 at 11:30 am at the American Legion Hall at 5309 S. Sepulveda Blvd. in Culver City. In addition to the Bill Winn Ribs we will be serving Turkey and Ham with all the trimmings and a pasta dish for vegetarians along with a variety of desserts. We'll have music, stretch ticket drawings, lots of community interaction and more for $25 per person. Culver City Rotary has been serving the Culver City community for over 85 years. Proceeds from the luncheon will be used to support...
There have been sightings of coyotes in the areas around Syd Kronenthal Park, Culver Crest and the Lindberg Park neighborhoods. Police are warning residents that cats should be kept indoors at all times. Dogs must be kept under direct supervision and restrained on a chain or leash, not exceeding six feet in length, while being walked in any public area. Further Police advise that Coyotes are wild animals. Do not entice or approach them. Never feed them and they are smart, fast, and will take...
BY JOHN HARTMIRE Editors Note: John Hartmire grew up in Culver City and was Editor of the Culver City News before moving to Northern California to be closer to his family. When you asked Syd Kronenthal how he was doing, he invariably an¬swered with a smile, "When I think of the alternative, I'm great." For anyone who grew up in Culver City remembering summer days spent swimming in the Plunge, or those surprising and lasting friendships forged with the college-aged yellow-shirted staff who monito...
By Fred Altieri Sports Reporter The slivery new moon in the cool November sky signaled an end to the 2015 Culver City High football season. Coincidentally, it was Friday the 13th as the Centaurs lost their CIF first round Western Division playoff home game, 45-20, to the Pacifica High Tritons at Jerry Chabola Stadium. The game started off as a slugfest when Pacifica and Culver traded two touchdowns each in the first quarter. It ended as a fleeting memory for the Centaurs. Seven turnovers,...
Scott Wyant has joined the race for one of three seats on the Culver City Council next April. Wyant has lived in Culver City with his wife Leslie for 26 years. They chose the city because they found the level of community connection and safety to be unparalleled. Their daughter, Molly, attended the city's public schools, and they have remained deeply involved in city affairs. Wyant is finishing his second term on the Planning Commission, where he has served with distinction for seven years....
Guards Jonah Mathews and De’Anthony Melton and forward Harrison Henderson have signed National Letters of Intent (NLIs) to play basketball at USC it was announced by head coach Andy Enfield. Mathews, of Santa Monica High, is ranked the No. 70 recruit in his class by ESPN. He was also ranked the No. 72 overall prospect and the No. 1 shooting guard in California by Scout.com. The 6-3, 180-pound guard led Santa Monica to the CIF Southern Section playoffs with his outstanding shooting and all-around game. Mathews comes from a basketball family a...
