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Ten years ago a cult phenomena was borne from the fertile imagination of Troy Duffy. Essentially an ode to vigilante justice, a topic on which Duffy speaks quite passionately (as he does about filmmaking) harkening back to the Bible and certain circumstances which warrant “an eye for an eye”, the stories of Duffy and the Boondock Saints are themselves the things on which Hollywood legend is made. A bartender/barback, the magical light of Harvey Weinstein shone down from above, blessing Duf...
Saint John’s Health Center announces the appointment of world-renowned neurosurgeon Amin Kassam, MD, as Director of the new Saint John’s Neuroscience Institute and faculty member of the John Wayne Cancer Institute at Saint John’s. Dr. Kassam will lead the development of the new Neuroscience Institute which will offer an international minimally invasive neurosurgery center, as well as neuro-oncology, neuro-vascular surgery and other neuroscience services. The Institute will build on the foundation established over the last two years by Danie...
Culver City’s very busy Line 6 bus will be getting Rapid Bus service beginning in January 2010, thanks to City Council approval of service changes at Monday’s meeting. Transportation Director Art Ida gave a staff report, and with Transit Operations Manager Samantha Blackshire, answered questions concerning the changes. Currently, Line 6 serves a north-south corridor of Culver City from the Metro Green Line station up past LAX Transit Center, Howard Hughes Center, the Westfield (formerly Fox Hil...
The progress of La Ballona Elementary School, and an energy analysis update were major topics at the Culver City School Board meeting Tuesday night. It was a very crowded Board room, as this was the last meeting before the November 3 election for School Board members. Candidates Patricia Siever, Robert Zirgulis, Karlo Silbiger, and Alan Elmont were all in attendance, but Board president Jessica Beagles-Roos began the meeting with a caveat that everyone should respect the meeting as a meeting...
The Upward Bound House will hold its largest fundraiser of the year on November 5 at Sony Picture Studios, Culver City. There will be a reception and silent auction 6:30 p.m. followed by the celebration 8. It will be a celebration of the opening of Family Shelter, a new facility provides emergency shelter and services to families with children. Upward Bound House’s mission is to mitigate homelessness among families with children in Los Angeles by providing supportive services, and advocacy. Since 1997, more than 1,000 individuals – inc...
Top education, law enforcement, traffic safety leaders and others joined each other at Culver City High last week to announce steps to reduce teen deaths from distracted and reckless driving through the Impact Teen Drivers awareness and education program. It includes a new contest for teens and schools, called Create Real IMPACT grants, that encourages teens to create meaningful messages for other teens about being safe behind the wheel. Commissioner Joe Farrow of the California Highway Patrol (CHP) notes, "Our officers tell us one of the most...
Through the efforts of the Culver City Education Foundation, the El Rincon Science Discovery Lab was the setting for the first of six science professional development sessions organized by UCLA graduate students and Dr. Jeroen Molemaker. Third and fifth grade teachers from all five Culver City elementary schools attended the initial session in September that provided an opportunity to learn Earth Science topics such as using weather maps, waves and sunlight and convection of air. This science enrichment opportunity is funded through a grant tha...
Drake Myers of Culver City Boy Scout Troop 113 led a group of 20 fellow scouts and 40 more volunteers on Saturday to plant several dozen trees in the Stinson Ranch area of Sylmar, a semi-rural community about 35 miles northwest of downtown that was devastated by a wildfire last year. Myers, a 15-year-old sophomore at Culver City High, said he organized the project “to help restore the area’s natural habitat” and maybe even “bring some more hope” to the 500 families who lost their homes when the so-called Sayre Fire swept through the foothills...
The 2010 Fiesta La Ballona Committee met for the first time on October 24 to discuss plans for next year’s Fiesta. First on the agenda was election of officers, with Susan Deen moving into the Chair position. Tom Camarella is Vice-Chair, Shauna Benson returns as Secretary, David Benson will again be Treasurer and Martha Gunther becomes Immediate Past Chair. The Fiesta will be held the weekend of August 27-29, 2010 and promises to be bigger and better than ever. The Committee is looking for volunteers to help with the planning. Meetings are h...
has graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas. The airman completed an intensive, eight-week program that included training in military discipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical fitness, and basic warfare principles and skills. She is the granddaughter of Verdell Gordon of Culver City....
The Lakers have had so many championship celebrations they’ve gotten very good at putting them on. On Tuesday night they brought back key players from past championship teams before raising the newest banner and receiving their rings. It was the highlight of the opening night at Staples Center when the legends came onto the court, waving to the sellout crowd. There they were – Magic Johnson, Norm Nixon, Jamaal Wilkes, James Worthy, Jerry West, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Rick Fox, Robert Horry, amo...
Many of the Culver City High football players have become sick from the flu the past few days – even head coach Jahmal Wright unfortunately caught the bug – but the Centaurs looked plenty healthy last Friday against Morningside. Senior quarterback/defensive back Marquel Carter continued his outstanding play, and the Centaurs’ defense stopped a trend of giving up big pass plays in Culver City’s 56-7 rout of Morningside in an Ocean League contest. Carter completed 14 of 21 passes for 244 yards and five touchdowns (with one interception), and he...
It’s not unexpected that Dodger and Angel fans are expressing regret about their teams failing to reach the World Series. Coming close makes the disappointment even greater, but in time, like a few months, fans should come to realize the 2009 season was successful for both teams. It requires taking a step back and taking a deep breath. If this was basketball, you could say your team reached The Final four. That’s right, after all the other teams were eliminated, the Dodgers and Angels were sti...
Kentwood Announces Auditions for “SIX DEGREES OF SEPARATION” Kentwood Players announces auditions for "Six Degrees of Separation" by John Guare on Saturday, November 7 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m, and Sunday, November 8 from 7 p.m. to 10 at the Westchester Playhouse located at 8301 Hindry Avenue in Westchester. The production is directed by Don Schlossman and produced by Jordan Bland and Meredith M. Sweeney. Performance dates are January 8 to February 13, 2010 on Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m. and Sundays at 2. Six Degrees of Separation refers to...
Tim Robbins nonchalantly sauntered on stage at the Actor’s Gang Theatre last Saturday night and welcomed the packed house as if he were inviting them into his living room. The crowd loved it and responded as if they were dear friends at a guitar pull in Nashville. Tim started several songs over, laughing at his mistakes and endearing himself even more to the audience. He did three songs solo and then was joined by his son, Miles, his brother, guitarist David Robbins, accordion player Chris S...
