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LeAnne Schwartz, owner of LA Spice, closed the café portion of the business on Sunday citing the growing need to focus on her core catering business, Spice Catering. In a message to their customers she said, "We would like to thank you for your business and friendship with LA Spice Cafe over the past two years and to let you know that we have decided to re-organize our business and focus solely on Catering. So, with sadness, we will be closing LA Spice Cafe on March 1. "We have many wonderful...
Grand Theft Auto: On March 1 Officers responded to the 11400 block of McDonald to investigate the theft of vehicle. The officers met with the victim who explained he parked his 2001 Chevy cargo van in front of his residence on February 27 at about 4 p.m. When he returned to the area on March 1 at about 2 p.m. he learned his vehicle had been stolen. Commercial Burglary: On March 1 at about 2:45 a.m. officers responded to burglar alarm call in the 3800 block of Overland Ave. When the officers...
On February 27 Assembly member Sebastian Ridley-Thomas talked small business with a group of Culver City Chamber Small Business members along with the California Small Business Association. The meeting held in the Assembly member's Culver City offices covered the wide array of small business issues facing all California small businesses from regulatory issues, worker's compensation premiums, changes in unemployment regulations and workforce housing. Ridley-Thomas briefed Culver City small...
Registration for Spring 2015 Recreation Classes begins March 7 for resident customers. Non-resident customer registration begins the following week on March 14. Be sure to check out the Spring 2015 edition of the Culver City Living recreation brochure online at www.culvercity.org/CulverCityLiving. You'll find information on the latest programs and activities being offered for all ages. Please call (310) 253-6650 for more information....
The Culver City Sister City Committee invites the public to welcome two delegates from our sister city of Kaizuka, Japan, who will be here to participate in the Los Angeles Marathon. Mr. Yuki Otsuka and Ms. Noriko Komatsu will be spending a week in Culver City during which they’ll be touring, shopping and meeting with city officials. The visit is part of a program in which Culver City and Kaizuka have sent runners to each other’s annual marathon for over two decades. A potluck welcome dinner is being held on Friday, March 13, and local res...
By Fred Altieri Sports Reporter Truman Capote might as well have written the final chapter of the 2014-15 Culver City High girls basketball story. Leveraged and borrowed and reconstructed words and phrases from his 1956 classic short story "A Christmas Memory" help wrap up a meaningful season and some distinctive careers. "Just tonight the final score dissolved into distant memories. And when it happened the Culver basketball girls knew it. The scoreboard saying so merely confirmed a departure,...
Assembly Member Sebastian Ridley-Thomas has introduced a bill to indefinitely extend the authority of the Baldwin Hills Conservancy (BHC) to preserve and protect the group's work to create open space and expand parkland for residents' recreational use in his 54th Assembly District. Assembly Member Ridley-Thomas' bill would delete the January 1, 2018 sunset clause from the BHC's enabling statute that was chaptered in 2000. Ridley-Thomas said, "The Baldwin Hills Conservancy should never be...
Are you looking for a fun social evening with a Las Vegas flavor? The Culver City High Booster Club invites local residents and surrounding community members to their 13th annual "Casino Night" fundraiser on Saturday March 7 from 6:30 pm to 11:30. This entertaining event will be held at Vets Auditorium and the money raised goes towards Culver High clubs and athletics. The boosters will transform the auditorium into a Vegas-style casino complete with gambling tables, chips, and slot machines....
By Neil Rubenstein Observer Columnist Theodorsia and I are looking forward to Saturday, March 14 when from 6 p.m. to 7:30 Dr. Jeffery Clements, author and publisher of APHELION, will review, discuss, and sign his powerful science fiction thriller. This event will be held at the Mayme A. Clayton Library and Museum, 4130 Overland Avenue, Culver City, endorsed by Congresswoman Karen Bass and hosted by Dr. T. R. Porter, Los Angeles Unified School District Charter School Coordinator. This event will...
Dear Editor, Thank you for the wonderful article on our upcoming Feb. 28, 2015, concert. It means much to the orchestra. Regards. Matthew Hetz, Executive Director/President Culver City Symphony Orchestra...
By Mitch Chortkoff Sports Editor Kobe Bryant was outraged. Byron Scott was outraged. Mitch Chortkoff was outraged. How can a mere sportswriter include himself on a list of competitors outraged by the antics of three Lakers – Nick Young, Jordan Hill and Carlos Boozer who thought they were being clever in clowning while a teammate was being interviewed on television after the Lakers defeated the Boston Celtics in overtime last week? Well, you see, this sportswriter traveled with Laker teams for 2...
Commissioner Adam Silver released the following statement regarding the passing of NBA pioneer Earl Lloyd last weekend at the age of 86. “The NBA family has lost one of its patriarchs. Earl Lloyd, the first African-American to play in an NBA game, was as inspirational as he was understated. He was known as a modest gentleman who played the game with skill, class, and pride. His legacy survives in the league he helped integrate, and the entire NBA family will strive to always honor his memory. Our deepest condolences to the Lloyd family.” Llo...
Manager Don Mattingly has announced that Clayton Kershaw will be the starting pitcher for the Dodgers' opening game of the 2015 season, April 6 against the San Diego Padres at Dodger Stadium. It will be the fifth straight year that Kershaw has pitched the Dodgers' opener. Hall of Famer Don Sutton holds the club record with eight opening day starts....
The California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) announces the release of the 2015 Driver Handbook for the Apple iPad tablet. The book is available in English and Spanish, and can be downloaded free, through the iBooks application bookstore. Print publication copies of the 2015 California Driver Handbook are also available at DMV field offices, statewide. This year marks the 100th anniversary of the California DMV and this milestone is commemorated on the front cover of both, the electronic...
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - Switching gears from previous seasons, the NASCAR® Sprint Cup Series™ will run three consecutive races on the west coast – and NASCAR has loaded up an RV for an epic road trip. "#NASCARGoesWest presented by Camping World®" officially kicked off this week in Las Vegas as members of the NASCAR digital and social teams packed up an RV and headed to Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Chuck Bush and Matthew Dillner of NASCAR.com will host the ultimate NASCAR road trip that wil...
The Republican Party County Central Committee 54th Assembly District Board meets every second Tuesday of the month. This month's meeting will be held on March 10 at Lenny's Deli, 2379 Westwood Blvd. from 7:30 pm to 9. Guests are welcome. For further information contact: Amir Zendehnam (925) 451-0827 or call Lady Cage-Barile (323) 251-5682. Please visit the website at: www.cagop54.com...
Culver City High School Academy of Visual & Performing Arts (AVPA) presents...A Chorus Line, the ultimate celebration of the American Musical. Share in the story of 17 dancers competing for a few coveted spots in the chorus of a Broadway musical. Through the audition they bare their souls while sharing stories of their childhood, ambitions, fears, and experiences in show business. This groundbreaking Pulitzer Prize-winning musical is for anyone who has ever put it all on the line, whether it is...
Time for rebirth and rejuvenation with another trip to Jaipur, India to visit with "The Dames"(Judi and Maggie, collectively, as they are referred to by screenwriter Ol Parker) and company, all of whom we find are still happily residing as their respective characters at the Best Exotic Marigold Hotel. When we last saw our favorite group of British retirees, each had left their native England to head to what was advertised as a luxurious retirement hotel in Jaipur - the Best Exotic Marigold...
By Sandra Coopersmith Features Writer Douglas Schwartz, the innovative and iconic writer/director/producer who celebrates his 70th birthday this year and is known for "Soul Surfer," "Baywatch," "Baywatch Hawaiian Wedding," "Manimal," "The Wizard," "Thunder in Paradise" and "Sheena," is not resting on his laurels. Far from it. That's not surprising, since entertainment is in his DNA. His father, Al Schwartz, and uncle, Sherwood Schwartz, were a writing team in TV's famed 1950s golden age. Al,...
Linda L. Motyl passed away on February 17, 2015 at Southern California Hospital. She is survived by her husband of 50 Years, Vince Motyl, her children, Debbi Catallini (Jeff), Theresa Todd (Mike Puebla) and Vincent Motyl III, her grandchildren, Brandon and Brianna Catallini, Nicole Chan (Kenny) and Shawn and Kassandra Ody, and her great grandchildren, Cynthia and Phillip Chan. Linda was born in Culver City, California on July 31, 1944. She grew up in Los Angeles and graduated from Venice High...
By Lynne Bronstein Observer Reporter In an action that proves the times are indeed changing, the Culver City Council approved support of an amicus (friend of the court) brief from Mayors for the Freedom to Marry that would lend support to several marriage cases currently before the United States Supreme Court for review. The support was approved by four of the five council members with Mehaul O' Leary abstaining. The amicus brief has been circulating around the United States and has gained...
El Rincon Elementary School celebrated "Random Acts of Kindness Week," February 10 – 13. During that week, students were encouraged to think about the special ways they could practice kindness towards others, themselves and the community. For each act of kindness they turned in a leaf to fill in the Kindness Tree in the school auditorium. In addition to morning assemblies focused on Kindness, for the first time students were invited to create Valenkind Greetings for the elderly in Culver C...
Ringing my bell with laughter is THE WEDDING RINGER. Directed by Jeremy Garelick and co-written by Garelick and Jay Lavender, THE WEDDING RINGER goes into what is, in many respects, virginal best man territory, putting Kevin Hart and Josh Gad together for one of the best bromances ever and some of the biggest laughs you'll see on screen. Calling on the likes of Kaley Cuoco-Sweeting, Ken Howard, Mimi Rogers, Olivia Thirlby, Jenifer Lewis and Cloris Leachman, comedy veterans rush the end zone and...
Actor Harrison Ford was seriously injured Thursday afternoon when his vintage plane crashed on Penmar Golf Course near the end of the runway at Santa Monica Airport. The golf course is located in Mar Vista. Observers commented that Ford skillfully steered the stricken plane away from homes and landed on the course away from golfers. No one on the ground was injured. Ford, a veteran pilot, was taken to the hospital with what were first described as critical injuries, however further reports list...
