Archive for January 28th, 2010
Memorial for Curtis Massey’s Anniversary at City Hall
On Jan. 28, at 10 a.m., the Mike Balkman Council Chambers were filled with people in uniform, and many others simply wearing black. A wreath of white and red carnations was topped with a spray of red roses held the name of Curtis Massey on a length of white satin ribbon. It was one year ago today that Lt. Massey was killed in a freeway collision, and the community is still coming to terms with [...]
Meghan Sahli-Wells Fills February with Campaign Events
It would be a huge understatement to say that Meghan Sahli-Wells is a busy woman. While attending City Council sessions, Culver City Committee meetings, candidate forums and other civic events, Meghan is now walking and bicycling through Culver City neighborhoods to meet voters, hear their views and concerns, and share her vision for the city. On the heels of her campaign’s first house [...]
Grant Supports AVPA Cabaret
In December, the Culver City High School Academy of Visual and Performing Arts (AVPA) was awarded $2,500 from the Culver City Performing Arts Grant program, sponsored by Sony Pictures Entertainment. The grant allows AVPA to present “Cabaret Night 2010: An Evening of Music by Sondheim and Bernstein” at the Ivy Substation, home of The Actors’ Gang, 9070 Venice Boulevard, Feb. 4 through 7. [...]
Concert for Haiti
Sunday, Jan. 31 beginning at 2 p.m. the Culver-Palms United Methodist Church will be hosting a concert to raise funds for Haitian relief. Admission is by donation, and the list of musicians participating is world-class. Laurence Juber, (Grammy winning guitarist from Wings), Freebo (from Bonnie Raitt Band), Amilia K. Spicer, Brad Colerick, Robby Longley, blues legend Bernie Pearl, and more than a [...]
Bike and Walk Committee Meets Jan. 30
Culver City is creating a Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan to encourage and improve walking and biking in our city. The plan also has the potential to increase connectivity between West LA and Downtown LA as well as the upcoming Expo Line! The city is holding a series of meetings and workshops in order to engage the public and listen to their ideas on how to make it easier and safer to bike and [...]
