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The Carl Verheyen Band, featuring renowned guitarist John Jorgenson, will play their unique blend of country, blues and rock music in the latest installment of Culver City’s Boulevard Music Festival on the City Hall courtyard July 19. The free concert will begin at 7 p.m. Verheyen is perhaps best known for his work as a guitarist in the rock group Supertramp. He is also an adjunct professor of studio jazz guitar at USC’s Thornton School of Music. John Jorgenson is a skilled guitarist and pianist. He has performed with artists ranging from Wil...
Over five years, from 2011-2012 to 2015-2016, the Culver City Unified School District deficit spent $9 million more than it received in funding. If that wasn’t fiscally scary enough—hold on to your hat, Cousin Clem—in the past two years, the School Board has deficit-spent more than $9.1 million. And now, the District wants local taxpayers/homeowners to pass a new parcel tax to bail them out for their past years of deficit-addicted spending indiscretions. Does it really make sense for us to pa...
By Sandra Coopersmith When it comes to hands-on involvement in helping the poor and homeless, Paul Ehrlich, whom I would definitely rate as one of the good guys, is no slacker. Every Saturday morning his dining room table transforms into a work station where sandwiches are made and bagged along with a bottle of water, piece of fruit and some kind of dessert for distribution to the poor and homeless he encounters along his route that day. Leftover food and any merchandise that has been donated (c...
Is recuperating His Column will resume when he returns...
The FBI announced the person who to robbed the downtown Culver City Branch of Bank of America was linked to 3 more bank robberies over the weekend in the cities of Gardena, Norwalk & Pasadena. Now wanted for a total of 6. They call him the "Twirly Head Bandit." He earned the moniker due to a squiggly design carved into his short hair. According to an online Pasadena newspaper he showed up at Citibank, 161 W. California Ave. on Friday morning and passed a teller a note demanding money, Pasadena...
World premiere of Mutt House - Ryan McCartan (recent Fox remake of The Rocky Horror Picture Show, Disney Channel's Liv and Maddie, Off-Broadway's Heathers: The Musical) heads the cast of a fun and furry musical tale for animal lovers of all ages. Featuring 20 original songs and a cast of 10, Mutt House is the story of quirky outsider Eddie Corbin. Bullied all his life, Eddie has finally found a place to call home - a neglected downtown animal shelter. When the city threatens to close the...
On Saturday, the Centaurs returned for the tournament portion of the Bonita “Air Assault” passing contest with the officials determining the top seeds and who the Centaurs would play in the first round. The No. 1 seed was the Valencia Vikings and the No. 2 seed was the Hart Indians. Both schools compete in the same league and are bitter rivals but are unquestionably two of the best teams in Southern California. Since there were 30 teams in the tournament, the first two seeds received a bye in the first round. Culver City was undefeated in poo...
It was night and bright lights for the Los Angeles Football Club's 4-1 entertaining win over visiting Orlando City SC to remain unbeaten at Banc of California Stadium. Goalkeeper Tyler Miller received game-player accolades as he spearheaded an effective defense, allowing the offense to continually strike for a 2-0 halftime lead. In what's becoming a recent norm, LAFC forward Adama Diomande scored two goals and had another denied on a referee's call. "A good win here today. We're doing a great...
The Culver Sister City Committee will welcome high school students and chaperones from Iksan South Korea, one of Culver's international sister cities, for a potluck on July 22 at 4 p.m. in Carlson Park. All Culver residents are invited to meet the visitors and bring either appetizers, a salad, fruit or an entrée to enhance the meal. Lawn chairs and blankets are encouraged. Iksan students will be living and learning in Culver City through July 31. Activities for students and host families include in-depth touring of the community. Host...
Olivia Thomas Age: 9 It was a bright and sunny day as I left my home in my dress from Nordstrom, and my golden shoes, to head to the Blue carpet premier for Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation. As my mom and I drove there, we practiced my interview questions. I was so excited to go and be a Kid Scoop Media Reporter for the day! When I got to the premier, we met the team from Kid Scoop Media in front of three huge buses decorated in Hotel Transylvania 3 pictures. I did the video intro for the...
Dear Editor, My parents always taught me that when you’re angry about something, you have to take a step back, sleep on it, and decide if you are still angry enough to say what you wanted to say. It’s something I have followed all my life and it’s why I have waited to write about my thoughts and feelings regarding the June 25th City Council meeting. I have read the comments on Facebook, talked to some friends about what happened, and I am finally at the point where I am no longer angry, but I...
Culver City Observer Editor and Sports Editor Mitch Chortkoff has died after a short illness. The announcement was made by Observer Publisher Stephen Hadland on Wednesday afternoon. Chortkoff covered the Los Angeles Lakers for the Los Angeles Herald Examiner and Copley Press. His column appeared in the Daily Breeze and Santa Monica Evening Outlook. He traveled with the Lakers for over 20 years. Services are planned for Monday with details to follow. A complete story will appear in this week's...
