Articles from the July 14, 2016 edition
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Observer Website
I would like to express our deepest apologies for our web site being down for maintenance. We are back up now and fully functional. The site will be completely updated with important new stories no...
Skyscraper To Tower Over Culver City
The City of Los Angeles has in recent years lined the edges of Culver City with large projects dwarfing over the 40 foot height limit imposed by Culver City voters decades ago. Now comes a project so...
Culver City Man Arrested for Selling Satellite Secrets
A Culver City man was arrested this week on federal charges of economic espionage and violations of the Arms Export Control Act for his attempts to sell sensitive satellite information to a person he believed to be a foreign intelligence agent. U.S....
"The Bucket List Actors" Revue Is Coming
Right in the heart of the classic motion picture studio district "Screenland" comes a revived art form of theatrical revue. With laughter, drama and song, this is the whacky world of "The Bucket List...
Culver's Competing Well In Passing Tournaments
The Summer of '16 has been a busy but productive one for Culver City High football. The Centaurs reached the semifinals this past week in a seven-on-seven passing tournament hosted by Santa Fe High...
Walk With A Doc This Saturday
Walk With A Doc/Culver City, arrives this Saturday, July 16 at 8:45 a.m. begins at Veterans' Memorial Park near the Tennis Courts. Sarah Carpenter, MD, will speak for a few moments on two favorite...
Clippers Retain Four Key Reserves But Lose Two
The Clippers have retained four prominent reserves who had become free agents but will be without two who signed elsewhere. Jamal Crawford, Austin Rivers, Wesley Johnson and Luke Mbah a Moute are...
Unlike Kobe, Tim Duncan Retires Quietly
Kobe Bryant and Tim Duncan are future NBA Hall Of Fame players. Both have retired and both are properly being lauded for their accomplishments. But they are different kinds of people. Bryant embraced...
City Manager's Update
4th of July Fireworks Show! - The Culver City Exchange Club’s 50th Annual 4th of July Fireworks Show was held at West Los Angeles College on the evening of Monday, July 4. . Featuring: o Garden...
Pedestrian Struck By Car In Corporate Pointe
On Tuesday night Culver City Police Department closed all westbound lanes of Slauson Avenue at Bristol Parkway, Eastbound Slauson Avenue was down to one lane and Bristol Parkway was closed at Hannum Avenue while police investigated a traffic...
Culver Native Eric Mitchell Named To Dean's List
Eric Mitchell, a Theatrical Production Arts major from Culver City, has been named to the Dean's List in Ithaca College's School of Humanities and Sciences for the spring 2016 semester. From day one,...
Services Planned For Goodyear
Elaine Goodyear's celebration of life will be held at Grace Lutheran Church, 4427 Overland Avenue, Culver City, this coming Saturday, July 16 at 2 pm. In lieu of flowers donation can be made to a...
Olympic Basketball Teams Are Coming Here
If you are a basketball fan and you can’t make it to Brazil for the Summer Olympics you can still see the USA teams in action here in Los Angeles. The women’s team will play a game against another American team Monday July 25 at USC’s Galen...
Want To Be Understood? Make a Movie
A friend once stood with me inside a closet. I forget right now why we were in the closet. Oh! She was showing me her breasts, and didn't want to do it out in the open convention room. She wanted me...
Culver 16-Year-Olds Rally
The Culver Volleyball Club 16-year-olds coached by Tanner Siegal came out of the loser's bracket and avenged a loss to an Oregon team to win the 8th Annual Summer Soiree Volleyball Tournament in Anahe...
Two Superstars Are Better Than One For The Sparks
If you follow the history of basketball a few things are perfectly clear. If your team expects to win a championship you need at least two superstars to complete the journey to the top. The Lakers...
MOVIE REVIEW: CAFÉ SOCIETY
Once again, Woody Allen sweeps us up into the magic, elegance, glamour and excitement of an era long past with CAFÉ SOCIETY. But that's where the "once again" part ends as Allen pushes himself...
Bud Furillo, The Steamer; A Great Read for Sports Fans
If you're relatively new to Southern California you probably won't get much out of this column. But if you're an old timer you might want to be reminded of the accomplishments of Bud Furillo, who...