Archive for June, 2010
Dear Editor- Keeping in Touch with Crossroads
Dear Editor, I was happy to participate in your survey a few minutes ago, but I realized that it doesn't tell the entire story for me. My husband and I are now retired and travel frequently leaving Culver City behind us. But we usually take our laptop and read your Web pages while we are gone. In this way we are able to keep up with the news in town and have a sense of what is going on. Last [...]
More Than A Thought by Judith Martin-Straw
To all our readers; Wow. Hey. Thank you very much. I’ve worked on many websites, and I’ve never seen one grow as fast as this. In a small town already covered with free newspapers (The Observer, The Culver City News, The Wave), one long standing news site (The Front Page Online), and an ever-popping crop of small blogs (Culver City Living, You Know You’re From Culver City) the response [...]
Le Saint Amour – Tres, Tres Bien by Mary McGrath
A new French restaurant in Culver City ? I wondered if it would stand up to all the hype. I wondered if it was possible to have a dynamite French meal without feeling intimidated, or if you’d have to refinance your house in order to dine there. Well, I’ve met Le St. Amour, and yes, it lives up to the reputation. It’s affordable, and there are no noses in the air. Thanks to owners [...]
All New Picnic for The Culver City Historical Society
This year’s annual Culver City Historical Society Picnic and meeting on Wednesday, July 21, will have an all new flavor, and what a flavor it will be! A savory catered dinner will be cooked in the picnic area in Veterans Memorial Park by Jim Rodriques of Santa Maria BBQ Restaurant, who will demonstrate the special techniques that have made his Downtown Culver City eatery so popular. Rodriques [...]
Looking Forward by Ted Bellamy
Lifestyle Business; Bad Business? Have you heard the term “lifestyle business?” It describes a company that produces something people want to buy, and provides a comfortable lifestyle for the founder, the employees, and their families. But for Wall Street and investment bankers, it’s a patronizing term, and it virtually guarantees you won’t get any money from them. Why? The usual [...]
The Next Development- Parking at the Hayden Tract
Among the most often discussed pieces of real estate in Culver City are the 242 parking spaces available in the site known as the Hayden Tract. After last night’s City Council vote, they will be increased by 54 spaces via a redrawing of lines to create tandem parking. But the 298 parking spaces that will be available for the six businesses that use the space are still considered like a form of [...]
Fresh From the Farm by Katie Malich
The full moon at the end of June (it was June 26) is called a Strawberry moon, because it is the full moon closest to the strawberry harvest. We're lucky here in Southern California to have a climate mild enough so that strawberries can be grown year round. In other climates, though, there is a very short strawberry growing season. The farther north you go, the shorter the time period for [...]
AVPA Gradutes Head To Top Schools with Scholarships
The Academy of Visual & Performing Arts at Culver City High School recognizes the following 50 program graduates on their achievements and scholarly pursuits. The Academy operates after school and is open to all high school students, not only those enrolled in Culver City High School. AVPA Theatre Senior Graduates Joey Guthman ~ Emerson College, Boston; Jeanette Carl Memorial [...]
String Project Los Angeles- June 27 at Ivy Substation
Looking for a listening experience? The Los Angeles String Project will be performing on Sunday, June 27, at the Ivy Substation from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. in their Spring Concert featuring the music of Led Zepplin. Not your standard chamber quartet, this is one that music lovers should check into. String Project Los Angeles believes each student is an artist. They strive to offer every student [...]
Janet Hoult to Read And Sign “Body Parts”
Locally renowned poet Dr. Janet Cameron Hoult will be reading from her book "Body Parts" at a signing at Lundeen’s on Saturday, June 26 from 5 to 8 p.m. LUNDEEN’S Gifts 9726 Washington Blvd. For more info call 310-842-8400. "Body Parts" is available from www.outskirtspress.com/bodyparts.
