Articles from the June 4, 2015 edition
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Carol Layana Sucumbs at 80
Carol Layana longtime Culver City resident and Associate Publisher of the Culver City Observer has died after a brief illness. Layana had a long career with the Culver City News and Culver City Observer. She rose from the ranks of the circulation...
Services Scheduled For Carol Layana
Services have been scheduled for Carol Layana who passed away on Monday. Services will be held on at 11am on Monday June 22 at Saint Augustine Church, 3850 Jasmine Avenue in Culver City. A...
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'Losing the West' Aims to Lasso Awareness
By Sandra Coopersmith Features Writer Look up "dedication," commitment," "resourcefulness" and "perseverance" and you may just find a picture of Alex Warren. This Santa Monica resident is the very def...
CicLAvia – Culver City Meets Venice Presented by Metro
Fresh off a tremendous first event in Pasadena, CicLAvia announces that Culver City and Venice will be the coolest spots of the summer when CicLAvia returns to the Westside for the first time since...
Awards Banquet Completes Culver Baseball Season
By Fred Altieri Sports Reporter It was a packed house on Monday evening as the Culver City High baseball program held its annual awards banquet at the Elks Lodge #1917 just east of Sepulveda Blvd. on...
Cast Named For 'Girlfriend" At Douglas Theatre
Casting is set for "Girlfriend," which will begin previews at the Center Theatre Group/Kirk Douglas Theatre in Culver City on July 12 with the opening slated for July 19. Featuring a book by Todd...
Playwriting Prizes Are Available
As a part of their new partnership PLAY LA, Center Theatre Group and Humanitas will be accepting submissions starting June 1 for the Humanitas/CTG Playwriting Prize, which supports Southern California playwrights. Submissions will be accepted until...
Warriors vs. Cavaliers: A Classic NBA Final
By Mitch Chortkoff Sports Editor There’s a suggestion going around on radio sports talk shows that LeBron James should play for a different NBA team every year to spread out the championships. It’s si...
AT&T Pays Huge Fine After Customer's Accounts Raided
By Neil Rubenstein Observer Columnist The Federal Communications Commission is about to raise the fees on Internet service. So, what else is new? I do not give the bad guys a chance when it comes to...
Angels Haven't Clicked But They're Not Far Behind
By Mitch Chortkoff Sports Editor Because this newspaper is on the Westside we tend to care more about the local teams. More Dodgers coverage than Angels, for example. But it was different last year...
Annual Garden Club Show Coming This Month
The Culver City Garden Garden Club, a non-profit organization founded in 1953, will hold its 62nd Annual Show & Plant Sale on Saturday, June 27, 11 am to 4, and Sunday, June 28 from 10 am to 4 pm. It...
Police Chief Bixby To Speak At Democratic Club
Scott Bixby, Culver City's Chief of Police will be speaking at this months Democratic Club General Meeting at 7 pm on Wednesday, June 10. The meeting is free and open to the public at the Rotunda Room...
Culver Spelling Champion Shares His Experience
(MOTHER'S NOTE) We are so amazed and proud about how far he went, and grateful for the community support. He intends to try again next year as an eighth grader. --- Deborah Komatsu By Cooper Komatsu...
Between You And I
(EDITOR'S NOTE) Kimberly Berg will write a weekly column for the Observer beginning today. She was born with the ability to read energy fields. She works as an intuitive coach while creating psychic...
City Manager's Update
By John Nachbar City Manager City Manager’s Office • Los Angeles Mayors Convening – On May 4 the City Council, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti, and Sony Pictures Entertainment welcomed a group of Lo...
NOT HERE-McMansions
By Lynne Bronstein Observer Reporter Residents of Culver City are becoming part of a growing movement against what is called "Mansionization" of neighborhoods-the building of residences that are too...
