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Now Open: Crossroads in Beverly Grove

Tal Ronnen has had a busy week, first with the grand opening of LYFE Kitchen in Culver City last Friday and now Crossroads in Beverly Grove. Whereas Ronnen was a consultant for LYFE, he's both chef and partner at Crossroads. Unlike the fast casual concept behind LYFE Kitchen, Crossroads is designed ... More >>

Now Open: LYFE Kitchen in Culver City

LYFE (an acronym for Love Your Food Everyday) Kitchen opened in Downtown Culver City on Feb. 25, in the former Gyenari location. Featuring an eco, health, social and somewhat budget conscious dining concept, LYFE has two of McDonald's top executives, Michael Donahue and Mike Roberts, at the helm. (E ... More >>

The 10 Best Bars in Culver City

As we all know, Culver City has gotten very trendy in recent years. Home to famous spots like The Culver Hotel and Sony Studios, Culver City has developed a unique niche, according to one bartender we talked to: "It's where the hipsters go to hang out when they're not on." Whether or not that's true ... More >>

Five Artsy Things to Do in L.A. This Week, Including Bikers Around a Bonfire

See also: *10 Best L.A. Art Galleries For Partying *Our Calendar Section, Listing More Great Things to Do in L.A. This week, a new gallery debuts on Melrose, a film by and about a lover of life screens in West Adams and a light show plays out in a corner in Culver City. 5. Mind games When artist J ... More >>

Glittery guard

See also: *10 Best L.A. Art Galleries For Partying *Our Calendar Section, Listing More Great Things to Do in L.A. This week, a new gallery debuts on Melrose, a film by and about a lover of life screens in West Adams and a light show plays out in a corner in Culver City. 5. Mind games When artist J ... More >>

10 Best Places for Mall Food in Los Angeles

Hidden within Los Angeles' seemingly infinite number of mini-malls and mega-malls is a staggering amount of good eats. The food court in the basement of Koreatown Plaza is a neon wonderland of potent kimchi and oversized bibimbap bowls; the food court at Mercado La Paloma, just south of USC, inspire ... More >>

Decapitated Body At Culver City Kaiser A Suicide Victim, Cops Say

The macabre discovery of a man's body and separated head in Culver City turned out to be a grisly suicide, authorities said. Cops think the man hung himself and the head became detached in the process, according to City News Service. The gruesome find was made ...

Buckets of bubbly

The macabre discovery of a man's body and separated head in Culver City turned out to be a grisly suicide, authorities said. Cops think the man hung himself and the head became detached in the process, according to City News Service. The gruesome find was made ...

Kerry Trotter: Bus Rape Of Teen In Culver City Sees Suspect's Arrest

Updated at the bottom with the suspect's ID. Officials now say no witnesses had tried to notify the driver. Headline has changed. First posted at 11:20 a.m. An arrest has been made in the shocking rape of a teenager on a Metro bus in Culver City this week. Details of the arrest were expected to be ... More >>

Made in L.A. 2012: Slanguage

Updated at the bottom with the suspect's ID. Officials now say no witnesses had tried to notify the driver. Headline has changed. First posted at 11:20 a.m. An arrest has been made in the shocking rape of a teenager on a Metro bus in Culver City this week. Details of the arrest were expected to be ... More >>

Coming Soon: Blind Barber, Seoul Sausage, A Santa Monica Loteria Two Boots Downtown

Culver City's Newest Bar & Barbershop: NYC import Blind Barber, a combination barbershop and speakeasy located inside the Culver Center on Washington and Overland Boulevard, is hosting its soft opening -- starting next week and extending to the May 17 grand opening. Blind Barber's website bills its ... More >>

Anxiety art

Culver City's Newest Bar & Barbershop: NYC import Blind Barber, a combination barbershop and speakeasy located inside the Culver Center on Washington and Overland Boulevard, is hosting its soft opening -- starting next week and extending to the May 17 grand opening. Blind Barber's website bills its ... More >>

Jonathan Gold Reviews Westfield Culver City Food Court

Culver City's Newest Bar & Barbershop: NYC import Blind Barber, a combination barbershop and speakeasy located inside the Culver Center on Washington and Overland Boulevard, is hosting its soft opening -- starting next week and extending to the May 17 grand opening. Blind Barber's website bills its ... More >>

Westside Gang War? Innocent Teens, Father Shot in Del Rey: Feud Between Venice Gangsters, Culver City Boyz Suspected

Google MapDel Rey (not Mar Vista).​A man, his son, and his son's girlfriend were wounded in a gang-related shooting in Del Rey over the weekend that might be tied to what appears to be an ongoing feud between Venice gangsters and their rivals, the Culver City Boyz. The attack outside Bill's L ... More >>

Bulgarini Gelato Update: A New Outpost in Culver City

Fans of Bulgarini Gelato know the drill: head to Pasadena from wherever else you are, climb up Lake Avenue to Altadena, traveling up practically into the Mt. Wilson clouds, and then turn off into the vast concrete landscape of a Rite Aid parking lot. There, at the end of a long patio, you'll find Le ... More >>

Chef Q&A: Paul Hibler & David Sanfield of Pitfire Pizza, the Anti-Chain Why Not Neapolitan

A. FrougPitfire Artisan Pizza owners David Sanfield and Paul Hibler at their Culver City location​ In a city where every other new restaurant is a pizza joint, it would be easy to dismiss Pitfire Artisan Pizza as just another ersatz artisan pizzeria. In reality, owners Paul Hibler and David S ... More >>

Food News Roundup: Robots Bake Cookies, Toilet as Beer Cooler Michelin Restaurant Gets Looted in London

-- The London riots: the staff at a Michelin-starred restaurant fights off looters. [NakedSushi] -- A robot that bakes cookies. [the kitchn] -- The New Yorker's Susan Orlean is moving to L.A. Without her chickens. [LA Observed] -- Keeping your beer cold. In the toilet. [National Post via food5 ... More >>

Carmageddon Countdown Finally Ends: Take Advantage of Overblown 405 Closure With Parties, Cheap Stuff Across L.A.

Hot WheelsPartytime.​Really, really sorry we even have to use the word "Carmageddon" again, but -- as we pointed out in our FAQ section -- once that thing gained SEO power, there was no stopping it. On the final day of the countdown to this weekend's 405 closure, we bring you perhaps our most ... More >>

Lucien Bergez, Erica Evelyn Escobar Murdered in Culver City: Transient They Knew, Suspect Zacakariah Timothy Lehnen, Arrested

Dennis RomeroPolice at the scene of the discovery of two bodies.​Updated at the bottom with the suspect charged with murder. Prosecutors say he robbed, tortured and stabbed the couple. The bodies of a male and female were found in a Culver City home today, police said. Cops called to a resid ... More >>

Hangar on to Yourself — You've Never Seen Toy Sheds Like These!

Dennis RomeroPolice at the scene of the discovery of two bodies.​Updated at the bottom with the suspect charged with murder. Prosecutors say he robbed, tortured and stabbed the couple. The bodies of a male and female were found in a Culver City home today, police said. Cops called to a resid ... More >>

Brick's Picks: Esperanza's Victory Lap

Dennis RomeroPolice at the scene of the discovery of two bodies.​Updated at the bottom with the suspect charged with murder. Prosecutors say he robbed, tortured and stabbed the couple. The bodies of a male and female were found in a Culver City home today, police said. Cops called to a resid ... More >>

SOME ENCHANTED FAUX-NAIVE

Dennis RomeroPolice at the scene of the discovery of two bodies.​Updated at the bottom with the suspect charged with murder. Prosecutors say he robbed, tortured and stabbed the couple. The bodies of a male and female were found in a Culver City home today, police said. Cops called to a resid ... More >>

EVERYTHING'S UP TO DATE IN CULVER CITY!

Dennis RomeroPolice at the scene of the discovery of two bodies.​Updated at the bottom with the suspect charged with murder. Prosecutors say he robbed, tortured and stabbed the couple. The bodies of a male and female were found in a Culver City home today, police said. Cops called to a resid ... More >>

An Evolved Cafe

Thierry Perez boosts Culver City's French flavor with L'Epicerie

M Cafe de Chaya Closes in Culver City: Expansion Plans to Come?

M Cafe​ M Cafe de Chaya officially closed yesterday, October 21st, after three years of serving macrobiotic eats and brown-rice sushi to a hip downtown Culver City crowd. Native Foods, another vegan-friendly spot, is said to be replacing the restaurant. The closure was due to "a financial deci ... More >>

LIVE FOODIES!

M Cafe​ M Cafe de Chaya officially closed yesterday, October 21st, after three years of serving macrobiotic eats and brown-rice sushi to a hip downtown Culver City crowd. Native Foods, another vegan-friendly spot, is said to be replacing the restaurant. The closure was due to "a financial deci ... More >>

Q & A With Ben Ford, Part 2: The Definition of a Gastropub, Life in Culver City FFS Going Mexican

In the first part of our interview with Ben Ford of Ford's Filling Station in Culver City, Ford had just been discussing parsley -- specifically, the beautiful plating of it at Chez Panisse, where Ford worked in his early 20's -- and life on the line at Campanile. Today, Ford gets us up to date. Tur ... More >>

L.A. Lost Nearly 57,000 Manufacturing Jobs In The Last Year

​The Los Angeles region lost 56,681 manufacturing jobs -- more than the population of Culver City -- from February 2009 to February 2010, according to Manufacturers' News Inc. data cited in the San Francisco Business Times. The job losses represent the bulk of California's shrinking manufactu ... More >>

It's Time for Lunch in Culver City Libra Coming Soon

Serving meals at non-traditional times is hardly a new concept (empires have been built on slinging Moons Over My Hammy at 3 a.m.), but restaurateur Michelle Nigro is hoping that Lunch in Culver City (Twitter: @eatatlunch) is a hit long after the midday crowds have returned to their cubicles. Soft-o ... More >>

EVERYTHING'S UP TO DATE IN CULVER CITY!

Serving meals at non-traditional times is hardly a new concept (empires have been built on slinging Moons Over My Hammy at 3 a.m.), but restaurateur Michelle Nigro is hoping that Lunch in Culver City (Twitter: @eatatlunch) is a hit long after the midday crowds have returned to their cubicles. Soft-o ... More >>

Happy Birthday, Harry Culver: A Menu Traces the Culver City Founder's Life

The Culver Hotel​Harry Culver's birthday was January 22, and the celebrations will continue throughout February. Only Harry won't be there. The founder of Culver City, Culver was born in 1880 and died in Hollywood August 17, 1946. For several years he kept an office in the Culver Hotel. And s ... More >>

At Carmela Ice Cream, Jessica Mortarotti Mixes Autumn Flavors

There's no excuse to retire your ice cream spoon after summer. (65 degrees is not cold.) Sure, it's fun to crank up the oven for pumpkin loaves and Bundt cakes, but ice cream is a great medium for wintry flavors. Jessica Mortarotti, founder and flavor developer for Carmela Ice Cream (named after her ... More >>

Rush Street Hosts Halloween Thriller Party

Perhaps because restaurant life affords little to no time for Hollywood Blvd.-style shenanigans, this year Rush Street is bringing the funk of forty thousand years to Culver City. We're talking about a Thriller party, so elaborately themed that despite the film "13 Going on 30" and countless YouTube ... More >>

Ask Mr. Gold: Popeye's and Jazz?

Photo credit: Anne FishbeinMr. Gold, with dim sum menuDear Mr. Gold: If you were heading to the Bowl from the Westside, where would you stop to put together a picnic of portable, finger-friendly chicken? I'm thinking Koreatown is too far out of the way. --Zora, Culver City Dear Zora: Koreatown isn ... More >>

CREOLE COMES TO CULVER

Photo credit: Anne FishbeinMr. Gold, with dim sum menuDear Mr. Gold: If you were heading to the Bowl from the Westside, where would you stop to put together a picnic of portable, finger-friendly chicken? I'm thinking Koreatown is too far out of the way. --Zora, Culver City Dear Zora: Koreatown isn ... More >>

The Raw, the Cooked and Everything in Between: Taste of the Nation

The raw and the cooked--and everything in between--were showcased at Share Our Strength's Taste of the Nation fundraiser event in Culver City on Sunday. Many of the participating local chefs were big on crudo, while others preferred carbonizing their protein. The sheer number of chefs and food busin ... More >>

Morning Sixpack: A News Roundup

We Have a Budget L.A.'s City Council unanimously passed a $7.01 billion budget that compromises over the issue of freezing new police hires. L.A. Daily NewsMurdered Cop's Mom Shot A stray bullet fired during a West L.A. street altercation Friday entered a nearby home and struck the mother of Ricardo ... More >>

Today in Photographs: May 18, 1952

No, this isn't a lost scene from Hud.  A Culver City cowboy gulps down some coffee as cop arrives to ask why his truck is illegally parked inside 10440 Venice Boulevard.LA Examiner/USC

5.8 Quake in Chino Hills

The good old U.S. Geological Survey website is fast out of the gate pegging the recent earthquake as a 5.8 magnitude tremor. They also show the epicenter near Chino Hills, 29 miles southeast of downtown L.A. Culver City note: The new LA Weekly building shakes like a leaf (at least around my de ... More >>

Happy Meals

Culver City on $10 a day

Fraîche Airs

Dining on Culver City’s most fashionable few yards

Eastside Connection

Also, David Reed, Eli Langer and Alvaro Siza

Station Identification

Also, David Reed, Eli Langer and Alvaro Siza

Confit, Where Art Thou?

Also, David Reed, Eli Langer and Alvaro Siza

L.A. Rising

The five best new buildings

A $500,000 Lesson

Culver City cops just don’t get it

The Pharmacist's Daughter

Culver City in the '50s

Cops vs. Cops

Agencies ask Culver City to back off

Permit To Pack

Chief hands out gun permits but not public records