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Following the bankruptcy earlier this week of Forever 21 stores, the chain announced that Westfield Culver City would be one of the 178 stores closed as part of filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The company is also closing its Canadian stores as well as most of its locations in Asia and Europe. According to documents filed in U.S. bankruptcy court on Tuesday, most of the stores will begin store closing sales this fall, with the goal of shutting down completely by December 31....
The Culver City High Centaurs romped over Santa Monica High 47-7 Friday night. Read the full story by Sports Reporter Fred Altieri in this week's Culver City Observer or online at www.culvercityobserver.com Culver City 6-0 face Lawndale 4-2 this coming Friday...
On Sunday September 28th at approximately 3:00 PM, Melinda Guttry went missing from the Sprouts Market located at 8985 Venice Blvd., Los Angeles. Guttry suffers from dementia and was wearing a blue top and blue sweatpants when she went missing. Guttry lives in Culver City. She is described as a 67 years old female, 5'8" tall, 170 lbs., blond hair and blue eyes. Anyone with information regarding Guttry's whereabouts is encouraged to call the Culver City Police Department Watch Commander at (310)...
By Jeffrey Kraft III Age 10, Culver City Kid Scoop Media Correspondent, age 10, Farragut Elementary School Detroit...the city that changed me. Making our way from home (Culver City) to Detroit was an adventure. We missed our flight, but all turned out well after all. Excited for the opportunity offered by KidScoop Media (KSM), we looked to our friends for what to wear and I'm so glad I had my bow tie!!!! Detroit felt scary at first; it was dark when we arrived and it was my first time there. The...
Some of us just might remember when President Barack Obama’s executive order prohibited law enforcement agencies from obtaining military equipment. Just recently President Donald Trump rescinded that executive order so it just might be a short period of time before equipment starts rolling in from warehouse and military depots. Let there be no mistake: Sergeant Rubenstein is prepared to be a training non-commissioned officer at Fort Culver City. However, prior to exercising I would like to order...
Dear Editor, According to the National Education Association (NEA), the average starting salary for a teacher in California is $46,589. The US average is $39,249. The NEA further notes that “when the effects of price inflation are taken into account, the average classroom teacher salary has actually decreased by 4.5 percent from 2009-10 to 2018-19, while average salary for instructional staff had decreased by 3.6 percent.” These salaries are insufficient to draw more of the best and bri...
The first quarter of the 2019 NFL season is complete, and the Los Angeles Chargers look like a team that can use some help. The Chargers are 2-2 after a 30-10 win over the Miami Dolphins on Sunday in Miami. The short-handed Chargers were able to easily defeat the hapless Dolphins with a group of backups but that will not hold up throughout the season. The 0-4 Dolphins are arguably the worst team in the NFL. The Chargers were without Hunter Henry and Virgil Green, their top two tight ends, due...
A Sunday wake-up call? Perhaps. The quick fix... Thursday Night Football in Seattle? The Los Angeles Rams took their worst beating under head coach Sean McVay this past Sunday. Quarterback Jamesis Winston and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers pillaged the Rams at United Airlines Field in L.A. Memorial Coliseum, 55-40, before a startled crowd of 69,117. "I think it's really a wake-up call for everybody. Ultimately, it's about finding a way to win football games. We didn't do that today, we make no...
Los Angeles Chargers running back Melvin Gordon returned to the team last week and although he did not play in their win over Miami, just him being on the sidelines seem to inspire the team. Now the team can go back to their running back tandem of Gordon and Austin Ekeler. When heathy Gordon is one of the best running backs in the league and he catches passes out of the backfield. The Chargers face the Broncos at home on Sunday at 1 p.m. Speaking of running backs, the Rams need help in that...
History is waiting at the Banc. Already having secured home field advantage for the MLS Cup Playoffs by winning the Supporters' Shield for the league's best record after last Wednesday's 3-1 clincher over the Houston Dynamo, Los Angeles Football Club (LAFC)is one win away from setting the total point record in their final match of the 2019 regular season. "I think every game we've played lately has been a test because teams have had different strategies about how they want to play us," said LAFC...
Kamryn Stone, who once attended Culver City High School, was laid to rest on Saturday, Sept. 28, two weeks after he was killed by an unknown assailant. The homegoing service for Stone, who shot and killed during an altercation in a Rose Bowl parking lot hours after a college football game between the UCLA Bruins and Oklahoma Sooners on Sept. 14, took place at Greater Emmanuel Temple Church in Lynwood. Stone was an 18-year-old student at West Los Angeles College when he was gunned down as he tried to break up a fight in Parking Lot K of the...
On Tuesday, Rep. Karen Bass (D-Culver City) and Rep. Danny Davis (D-Ill.) introduced the FAFSA Act (the Financial Aid Fairness for Students Act) to repeal a law that makes it all but impossible for people with a drug conviction, no matter how petty, to receive federal financial aid for higher education. The law in question, Section 484(r) of the Higher Education Act, suspends federal college aid from FAFSA for any person who is convicted of a drug offense. The law has discouraged thousands from...
The UCLA Health Nurse-Midwife Program, based at UCLA Medical Center, Santa Monica, is expanding its services to provide well-woman health care – including annual checkups, Pap smears, and new birth control options – for women 35 and younger. To accommodate new well-woman patients as well as an ever-increasing number of women who have already decided on midwife deliveries, the UCLA Health Nurse-Midwives clinic has moved to larger offices located at 1245 16th, Street, #312, in Santa Monica. "We're...
It was business as usual for Culver City High football as they wrapped up their 2019 pre-league season at 5-0 with a methodical 60-14 win at Dorsey High on Friday night. The Centaurs will begin Ocean League action on the road at 7:00 p.m. this Friday night, October 4, against Santa Monica High. The game will be played at Santa Monica College. "We knew that Dorsey was under-matched a little bit so we came in with the mindset of just wanting to sharpen our tools and move forward to get better for...
1. New England Patriots (4-0): The Pats survived in Buffalo despite only scoring 16 points and gaining a total of 224 yards. Either the Pats are not as good as everyone thinks or the Bills are a lot better than everyone thinks. Next: -15.5 at Washington Redskins - Sun, Oct. 6 2. Kansas City Chiefs (4-0): Patrick Mahomes was named AFC Offensive Player of the Month for September. He may have his star wide receiver Tyreek Hill back this week. Hill has been out since week one due to a clavicle...
Tito's Fiesta Mexicana, which was such a huge hit when it was inaugurated last year on October 4 (National Taco Day and National Vodka Day) is back. Olé! The City of Culver City, Tito's Tacos (titostacos.com) and Tito's Handmade Vodka (titosvodka.com) are teaming up for a rousing repeat performance on Friday, October 4, 2 - 8 PM, at Tito's Tacos,11222 Washington Place in Culver City. Both brands have a strong philanthropic motivation, and all proceeds will go to support the Culver City...
