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Hopefully, many of us will be around as long as the George Petrelli Famous Steakhouse, a Culver City landmark and true hallmark of delicious dining with an 85th anniversary celebration planned for Sunday, Nov. 13 that includes an 85¢ hamburger special, a classic car display, entertainment, and more. This family-owned business originated with Joe Petrelli, who came here from Italy when he was 18, worked in the property department of MGM, saved his money, opened Joe Petrelli's Airport Cafe where t...
It was reported this Tuesday morning, November 15, that the Los Angeles Rams will start rookie quarterback Jared Goff, the NFL's top draft selection this year, against the visiting Miami Dolphins this Sunday at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. L.A. Head Coach Jeff Fisher informed Case Keenum, the Rams starting quarterback for the first nine games this season, and Goff of the quarterback change: "I sat down with both Case and Jared this morning, and informed them of the move." "First I want to...
There are kids throughout North America and Europe who grow up living and breathing hockey. These young people grow up idolizing the great players who preceded them. Gordie Howe, Bobby Orr, Marcel Dionne, Wayne Gretzky, Mario Lemieux, Paul Coffey, Steve Yzerman and the list goes on. These larger-than-life figures offer inspiration and guidance to new players, and hopefully a path that leads to a Stanley Cup. The annual NHL draft convenes within two weeks of the final Stanley Cup playoff game....
AVPA's Blurred Vision Theatre Company will open its 2016-17 season with Almost, Maine at The Ivy Substation in downtown Culver City November 10 to 13. Written by John Cariani, the romantic comedy is about a town "thats so far north, its almost not in the United States – its almost in Canada. And it almost doesnt exist, because its residents never got around to getting organized. So its just...Almost." On a wintry Friday night, under the glow of the Northern Lights, residents of Almost find t...
• WLAC Liaison Committee - The first meeting of the West Los Angeles College / Culver City Liaison Committee meeting was held at City Hall on November 1. Committee Members (from right to left) include Council Member Thomas Small, Council Member Göran Eriksson, WLAC Vice President of Workforce Education Mark Pracher, City Manager John Nachbar, and WLAC President James Limbaugh. The Committee discussed its goals, which include finding ways to expand partnerships between WLAC and the City in or...
How bad was the UCLA basketball team last season? When the season ended Coach Steve Alford returned the money he had been awarded for an additional year on his contract. Yes, the coach was taking the blame for a 15-17 season which included a 10th place finish in the Pac-12 Conference. Yes, we’re talking about UCLA, the school with all those NCAA championships. Crosstown rival USC beat UCLA twice and finished in sixth place. Oregon was the champion. Well, a new season is starting and it’s lik...
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) says one vehicle in eight still needs to be checked for defective Takata air bags. NHTSA recommends owners check for recall information, and if their vehicle is part of the recall, contact a local dealer for a free repair. Just in case you haven’t heard, the City of Chicago is in deep trouble with their employee pension costs. Chicago will pay about $1 billion next year into four separate pension funds. To cover that in part, their c...
Joshua Arnold, the new Culver City School District Superintendent, will be the featured speaker at the Friends of the Sandy Segal Youth Health Center Annual Meeting. Dr. Arnold will share his vision for the future of our school district during his presentation. The public is welcome to attend the meeting on Thursday, November 17 at 7 p.m. in the Culver City High School Library, 4401 Elenda Street, Culver City. Refreshments will be served. After the program School Board Member and Board Liaison to the Friends group Anne Allaire will conduct the...
Culver City voters approved a measure in Tuesday's election to increase property taxes to comply with federal mandates to clean storm water runoff. Almost 74 percent of the voters agreed to the tax hike. The voters however overwhelmingly rejected a to place the hiring and firing of the Police Chief and Fire Chief under the control of the City Manager. That authority will remain with the city council. A charter review committee made recommendations to the voters 10 years ago to transfer city...
The Help Group will be hosting Game Show Event. All teens ages 13 to 17 are invited to join in for our Game Show event on Sunday, November 13 in Culver City. Teens will engage in a variety of activities, which are modeled after television game shows. Our monthly teen social club gives adolescents the chance to socialize with peers, try new things, and create new and lasting friendships. Please RSVP to Monette Borigsay at 818-778-7140 or mborigsay@thehelpgroup.org with paid registration for information about the time of the event. The cost is...
In memoriam: Kimberly Irwin, UCLA media relations representative and former newsopaper reporter. She brought attention to the work of physicians and researchers across a broad range of specialties Kimberly "Kim" Dawn Irwin, a media relations representative at UCLA's medical enterprise and a former reporter at the Santa Monica Outlook died Oct. 7 in Los Angeles following a brief illness. She was 55. Over the course of her 18-year career at UCLA, Irwin attracted attention to the work of physicians...
I'm sick of the election and don't want to write about it anymore. So today I'm writing about compassion, which we will all need regardless of what happens next Tuesday. Five decisive days to go, how will we get through it? 50% of Americans will be unhappy with whoever wins the most caustic election we’ve had. Unhappiness, anger, and the fears that drive us; this is what will surround us next week. How to cope? You do know that a year from now, say two, to be safe, it’s likely we’ll worry about...
It was a football blitzkrieg at Beverly Hills High as Culver City High overwhelmed the Normans, 63-8, to capture a share of the 2016 Ocean League title on November 4, the final league game of the season. The Centaurs, 7-3 overall, finished tied at 4-1 with El Segundo and Lawndale. All three co-champions advanced to the CIF Southern Section Football Playoffs beginning this Friday, November 11. "I'll take winning the league title every day of the week. We talked in preseason about being league...
There are kids throughout North America and Europe who grow up living and breathing hockey. These young people grow up idolizing the great players who preceded them. Gordie Howe, Bobby Orr, Marcel Dionne, Wayne Gretzky, Mario Lemieux, Paul Coffey, Steve Yzerman and the list goes on. These larger-than-life figures offer inspiration and guidance to new players, and hopefully a path that leads to a Stanley Cup. The annual NHL draft convenes within two weeks of the final Stanley Cup playoff game....
The Angels have acquired OF Cameron Maybin from the Detroit Tigers in exchange for minor league RHP Victor Alcantara. Additionally, the club will exercise Maybin’s 2017 option. The announcement was made by Angels General Manager Billy Eppler. Maybin, 29, appeared in 94 games with the Tigers last season, batting .315 (110/349) with 14 doubles, five triples, four home runs, 43 RBI and 15 stolen bases. The outfielder set new career highs in average and on-base percentage (.383) and was one of six players in the Majors to hit .315 (min. 350 PA) a...
The honeymoon is over. The Los Angeles Rams crawled to the halfway point of the 2016 NFL regular season by losing their fourth consecutive game after starting the season at 3-1. For the L.A. faithful the 13-10 loss to the Carolina Panthers was devoid of entertainment on any level. The lack of genuine fan intensity even when the team had the ball was clear and telling. Somehow, a listless Carolina team came into the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on Sunday, November 5 and beat a Ram squad that...
The USC Trojans will play their most important game of the year this Saturday when they visit the University of Washington. Kickoff is set for 4:30 p.m. and the game will be televised on Channel 11. Washington is the No. 4 ranked team in the nation and they have one of the best quarterbacks in nation in 6-2, 209 pound Jake Browning. “Washington’s quarterback jumps off the table,” said USC head coach Clay Helton. “He is very accurate and that is the reason the kid is up for the Heisman award....
Perhaps more appropriate for opening this week than was ever thought when planning film release schedules is Denis Villeneuve’s ARRIVAL. Written by Eric Heisserer based on the award-winning sci-fi novella “Story of Your Life” by Ted Chiang, ARRIVAL is conceptually fascinating with its thematic exploration of time, and more importantly, commentary on humanity and mankind in general. Cerebral and intelligent, ARRIVAL leads one to a fascination with the art of communication and the "what if" of possibility and the unknown. A thinking movie, ARRIV...
There's a little slice of heaven a few miles southeast of downtown Los Angeles known as the Maywood Boxing Club. Located at the very sliver end of East 52nd Place and East 56th Street adjacent to an industrial complex bordering the Los Angeles River the modest ex-community center serves as a hotbed for some very talented fighters and some very legendary trainers. "There are rumors that Carlos Cuadras may be fighting February 25, 2017 in Dallas, Texas... against Roman "Chocolatito" Gonzalez," dec...
After winning the CIF Division 5 championship last Friday over La Reina 3-1, the 26-8 Lady Centaurs have been invited to the state tournament as the #3 seed. They will host the 14th seeded Carson Colts in the first round, on Wednesday, November 16th at 7pm....
It is rare to find a perfect match between filmmaker and material; rarer still to see that match made in heaven come to fruition with glorious result. But that is exactly what we have with Tim Burton and MISS PEREGRINE'S HOME FOR PECULIAR CHILDREN, a gloriously goth, visually imaginative and engaging film yet with a caring, sweet edge that finds Tim Burton once again at the top of his game and almost assuredly, at the top of the box office. Directed by Burton and written by Jane Goldman based...
