Wednesday, May 16, 2012
The specialty book store ditched the Santa Monica Promenade last year. Now the owners are scurrying to open up shop again in Culver City.
Relocating 100,000 books from their longtime home at the Santa Monica Promenade to Helms Bakery District in Culver City has proven to be a stressful, but amazing experience for the owners of Arcana Books on the Arts. From 1989 until February of last year, the specialized mom and pop book-retailer owned by Lee and Whitney Kaplan rented a space on the Third Street Promenade next door to what is now a Barnes & Noble. The Kaplans grew to detest the area, which had grown from "no man's land" to a "totally depressed walking mall," they told the LA Weekly in a story published Monday. Finally ready to move on and with their sights set on Culver City, they were "wooed" by Wally Mark of Helms Bakery, which offered a space that's like "a big glass …
The scammers claim that President Barack Obama is offering a program of bill credits or direct payment of bills.
Southern California Gas Co. warned its customers Monday about a scam in which the culprits tell victims they can get credits on their utility bills if they provide information such as a Social Security number. According to the gas company, scammers have visited customers in person, used social media sites and even sent text messages to victims claiming that President Barack Obama is offering a program of bill credits or direct payment of bills. Officials of Southern California Gas Co. said workers for the utility always carry proper identification when visiting customers, and they do not randomly call or text customers asking for Social Security numbers or other personal information. Customers should verify a person's employment before …
Saturday, May 12, 2012
Marina del Rey and Culver City workers are among those getting 3% raises.
Kaiser Permanente and a coalition representing 100,000 employees in 28 different unions reached a new three-year contract at 3 a.m. Saturday, the health care organization and the unions announced. The deal calls for 3-percent annual pay hikes for the 76,000 affected employees in California, and 2-percent in states ranging from Hawaii to Maryland, according to announcements made by the SEIU and Kaiser officials. Kaiser operates clinics and hospitals throughout Los Angeles County, including Marina del Rey and Culver City. A year ago, a 24-hour work stoppage hit Kaiser sites in Los Angeles and elsewhere in Southern California. The new contract covers the largest single bloc of Kaiser employees, and covers wages and benefits as well as …
Friday, May 11, 2012
The Culver Hotel General Manager Seth Horowitz says the upgrade from 3.5 to 4 stars means the Culver City hotel can compete with hotels in Beverly Hills, Santa Monica and West Hollywood.
On May 9, The Culver Hotel was officially upgraded to a 4-star hotel as per Expedia. The new ranking will be rated on Tripadvisor and Hotels.com. “This is wonderful news for Culver City,” Horowitz told Patch via telephone. “The Culver Hotel is also now #1 with TripAdvisor.com in Culver City. Our reviews are wonderful and we have taken the rightful position as the best hotel in Culver City,” he added. Horowitz said the upgrade would also expand the Culver Hotel’s reach to scores of Internet companies that use Expedia’s ratings. “This is much more powerful that AAA’s 4 Diamond ratings,” he said. “We can’t even get a 4 Diamond rating because we simply don’t meet the criteria because [our hotel] doesn’t have a pool.” Horowitz said he’s very …
Thursday, May 10, 2012
This Fri. May 11, Frito-Lay is partnering with Ralphs stores (including the two in Culver City) to promote its new products as part of ‘Free Flavor Friday,’ by giving away free chips.
This Fri. May 11 from 3 to 8 p.m., Frito-Lay is partnering with Ralphs stores across the country for Free Flavor Friday. As part of the event, Frito-Lay plans to give away more than 2 million sample bags of its new products including Doritos Jacked tortilla chips in Enchilada Supreme and Smoky Chipotle BBQ. The stores will also be giving away samples of the newest Ruffles potato chip flavors including BBQ Rib and Bacon and Cheddar Potato Skins flavors. In Culver City, the Frito Lay giveaway will take place at the following Ralph Stores: Click here to find other participating Ralph Stores. Be sure to like Culver City Patch on Facebook and follow us on Twitter.
Tuesday, May 8, 2012
RM Auctions, the world’s largest collector car auction house for investment-quality automobiles, has opened a new office on W. Jefferson Boulevard.
As part of its global expansion strategy, RM Auctions recently opened up an office in Culver City, which according to a release by RM is "located in the heart of Southern California’s car scene." RM Founder and Chairman Rob Myers said in a statement, “Over the past several years, we have worked actively in serving and representing California collectors through the presentation of numerous successful private collection sales, along with our annual Monterey event. Our new West Coast office will not only enable us to better service the needs of California’s extensive and important collector car community, but also surrounding states as we further grow our international footprint.” Shelby Myers has been tapped as the new West Coast managing …
Monday, May 7, 2012
Ford, of downtown Culver City's Ford's Filling Station, won this year's event at the House of Blues with his crispy pig ears.
Saturday, May 5, 2012
The Culver City ice cream innovators have created this video to share the secret to just one of their uniquely-flavored treats.
In this recent video, CoolHaus shares a secret recipe for fried chicken and waffles ice cream, one of the many wacky flavors that they offer at their storefront and ice cream truck in Culver City and nationwide, reports the Huffington Post. Click here to read the full story on the Huffington Post. Be sure to like Culver City Patch on Facebook and follow us on Twitter.
Wednesday, May 2, 2012
Culver City resident David Rogers has been named a Fellow of the American Institute of Architects for his 40 year career designing innovative public-oriented spaces and award-winning mixed-used developments.
Culver City architect David Rogers - whose most recent works include the Santa Monica Place open-air shopping mall - has been named one of 105 fellows of the American Institute of Architects in the design category for 2012. Rogers is the co-design director of The Jerde Partnership, an international architecture and design firm based in Los Angeles. “David has been one of the key creative visionaries at The Jerde Partnership for nearly 25 years. He has helped advance Jerde’s philosophy of placemaking – the art of making places where people love to go – and the experiential environments he has designed continue to bring life and energy to cityscapes around the world,” said Janice Jerde, chief operating officer of The Jerde Partnership, in a…
Tuesday, May 1, 2012
Do you have May Day photos? If so, please consider adding them to our gallery.
Service workers at Los Angeles International Airport went on strike Tuesday in conjunction with other May Day labor celebrations and protests and busloads of union workers joined a rally inside the airport and march onto Century Boulevard. More than 1,000 union workers belonging to SEIU 1877 - United Service Workers West protested inside the Tom Bradley International Terminal at LAX and then marched onto Century Boulevard where a planned act of "civil disobedience" occurred. There was a heavy police presence on Century Boulevard as several men and women sat in the middle of the intersection in a protest of civil disobedience. Four men and six women were taken into custody about 2:15 p.m. and most of the protesters dispersed afterward. Did …
Mary McGrath
6:22 am on Sunday, May 13, 2012
Really enjoyed our stay at this place. The rooms have been nicely upgraded, and the bar scene is really lively, with some wonderful entertainment. more ›