News
Fiesta La Ballona – August 25- 27
Fiesta La Ballona presents three days of free live music and dancing as part of Culver City’s annual “Party in the Park” August 25-27. Fiesta is held at Veterans Park and is produced by the …[READ MORE]
Month: August 2017
News
Doing Well by Doing Good – ‘City of Kindness’ Offers Opportunities
The Veterans Building hosts all kinds of events in 13 venues, attracting folks of all stripes, interests, participation, purpose and affiliation to do their thing in Culver City. On Saturday, City Council member Jim Clarke’s …[READ MORE]
Opinions
Dear Editor – Mayor Cooper Stands Against Charlottesville Nazis
I am profoundly sad and angry due to the events in Charlottesville this past weekend. I am thankful to live in a city that has no tolerance for the racist behavior exhibited by white supremacists …[READ MORE]
Schools
Centaur Football Program Thrives on Sponsor Support
Because of most districts limited athletic budgets, most good athletic programs have to fund raise to help offset large costs to run their programs. Since Culver City does not have crowds of 4,000 and 5,000 …[READ MORE]
News
Urban Forest Master Plan Wins Award
Culver City and Artecho, the consultants who helped prepare the City’s 2016 Urban Forest Master Plan, were recipients of the American Society of Landscape Architect’s Merit Award in recognition of outstanding professional achievement. The Urban …[READ MORE]
Arts
Symphony Closes the Summer Season with ‘Aida’ – Aug. 17
Tonight the Culver City Symphony will conclude the 2017 Summer Festival with one of opera’s most spectacular masterworks, Verdi’s emotion-packed Aïda. Commissioned for the opening of the Suez Canal, Verdi’s score marked a turning point …[READ MORE]
Looking Up by Bob Eklund
Looking Up – Bob Eklund
On Monday, Aug. 21, all of North America will be treated to an eclipse of the Sun, and NASA Television will carry it live from coast to coast from unique vantage points on the ground …[READ MORE]
Community
Mayer Meant Movies in the Heyday of Culver City
The day Harry Culver spotted Thomas Ince filming on Ballona Creek, the destiny of his nascent city was transformed. Culver’s silver tongue and available land convinced Ince to move his studio from Pacific Palisades to …[READ MORE]
News
CCEF Celebrates Makerspace Supporters
The Culver City Education Foundation(CCEF) has received two generous donations to kick-off our fundraising efforts for CCUSD’s new Makerspaces; engaging places where students will build, explore and discover in a very creative, hands-on way. A …[READ MORE]
Ruth’s Truths by Ruth Morris
Ruth’s Truths – Ruth Morris
Salty in Sodom — I chose to come back to Israel for a second time in one year, overriding my bucket list of roads not yet traveled. Some Americans I encounter are so quick to …[READ MORE]