I'm not largely on-board with Amazon for many reasons.
This program, and the general idea of localization of delivery programs and employing people to pedal, are not the worst thing to come along.
Is this what we want Culver City to be known for?
I’m sorry I just need to vent.
I understand this is LA Fitness and not a bougie studio but how are we supposed to enjoy pilates or yoga classes (which are supposed to be peaceful) with the cycle classes music next door or the constant loud noises from the weightlifting going on upstairs 😩
I also understand that anyone is welcomed to join the class, even if it’s started, but what’s with joining the class with 20 mins or less left and choosing a spot in the other side of the room! Why not join the class discreetly and sit by the door! Same with people leaving mid class! If you’re gonna leave early, stay by the door. I do not mean to come off as a hater but these actions disrupt the class and some classes require a bit of peace.
Recent college grad that just moved here! Any recommendations for food, events, local shopping, fun? Let me know! It seems lovely here!
Possibly relocating due to work and just scouting the area on places I might like to live. Drop some places I should eat at that doesn’t require me driving. I’m either walking or using public transportation to get around.
We adopted our boy 9 years ago from Wags and Walks and his favorite thing in the world is to walk into a shop and get a pup cup. I know Lei’d Cookies provides pup cups in the evening, but is there anywhere else that does this?
There have been a number of posts over the past year or so relating to the potential closure of Hu's Szechwan. I ordered from them last night and received a sheet of paper with a QR code alongside my food pointing to this GoFundMe; it looks like their landlord has finally secured permits to demolish and develop the property, and they're looking to raise funds to move to a new location.
Sucks to see this place get closed down. Hopefully they can hit their goal.
Any idea what the construction at the overland and Venice McDonald’s location is. Anything to do with the bus stop?
Does anyone have a recommendation for where I can purchase several (I’m looking for about 10) small plants to fit in different sized vases about 4 - 6 inches in diameter? I’m thinking Home Depot but wanted to see if there are any other recommendations. Thank you!
Hi all - just wanted to notify people about a new trend in "modern car culture" I've unpleasantly learned about while working on my own car.
TL;DR - "modern car culture" has found something that is even more disruptive than totally open headers - so called "AK47" exhaust mods which dump unburned fuel into the exhaust when a driver lets off the gas - the explosions it makes sounds like very large caliber gunfire, or in this dude's case, an actual car crash. The particular car I spotted was a late-model black BMW M340i with a factory-looking bodykit, quad tailpipes - the full stereotypical BMW tool trim package, and it's a 20 something dude behind the wheel who is rather sheepish if confronted directly. There may be more of these rolling around in the future as it seems to have gotten some traction on Youtube/TikTok and elsewhere.
The long version I live on the border of Palms and Culver City near Bagley, and was just finishing up some work on my classic when I heard someone aggressively accelerate down my street, followed by what sounded like 3 car crashes in succession. I've been to see SuperStocks at Irwindale Speedway that have 800+ horsepower and open headers - and while race cars are LOUD, they don't cause you to jump in your skin like this.
This was alarmingly abrupt and sounded nothing like an engine - more like someone dropped a shipping container from a crane. My first thought was a psychopath aggro driver lost control and totalled a series of cars on my street.
My street is fairly dense with pedestrians, and I park my daily driver on my street, so I ran out to check if anyone needed help and check that my daily didn't just get totalled.
Everyone on the street was equally shocked - the construction crew working on my building pointed at this late-model (must have been 2020+) black BMW M340i down the street that had gotten caught up behind a garbage truck. I ran down the street livid. He knew he was going to have to stop when he caught up to that truck, and yet he accelerated and boomed his exhaust anyways.
Either way, turns out it's some 20-something dude (of course) and I told him: "Look, I'm a car guy, I love cars; but your car sounds like a car crash driving down the street."
He replied: "Too much?" sheepishly, but was grinning a bit. "Waaay too f*cking loud, we don't to give people more reasons to hate car guys."
I heard him drive by again from my apartment today, again making the successive car crash noises, and it genuinely put me into a kind of fight-or-flight high-anxiety agitated state, I literally had to leave and go for a walk to calm down. I have spent tons of my life listening to cars, and while I've heard all-manner of loud cars and popping exhausts - this "AK47" exhaust tune thing was news to me. It's so genuinely alarming it seems like a public health risk as it would definitely freak out animals, as well as triggering all manner of health conditions for anyone vulnerable to abrupt, loud crashing noises.
I live on the border of Cheviot Hills and Palms south of the 10, so it's possible he's coming from north of the 10 along Bagley, or from the West down Regent or National.
Just wanted to let other people know. If you see any of these people running one of this shitty exhaust tunes, tell them it's not cool and it's micro-dick stuff. I highly doubt the police will ever cite these folks - they don't seem to enforce any vehicle infractions whatsoever anymore - but maybe enough in-person shaming from neighbors would make these kinds of people feel responsible to something other than their TikTok following or wherever it is they're projecting their "image" to.
Opening where LA Tea used to be.
is just curious as they just redid the finish on the outside ...
Been in LA for about 3 months now and I still don't have a great feel for gas station pricing/quality here, so I threw together a rough map based on vibes and word of mouth. Curious if locals think it's accurate.
Vertical axis is price (top = expensive, bottom = cheap), horizontal axis is quality (left = low, right = high). Here's roughly how I placed things:
Does this match your experience? I'm especially unsure about ARCO — I put it as the lowest quality on the map, but I've heard it's TOP TIER certified and the reviews I've seen are actually pretty decent. Am I off base there? Also let me know if there are other chains I should add.
Today around 5:45 pm my husband and I witnessed the aftermath of a terrible incident where a dog was hit by a hit and run driver who drove off without stopping on the corner of Higuera and Lucerne. The teenager who was walking the dog thankfully was unharmed but incredibly shaken up. The poor dog passed away shortly after the accident but myself and a few other women helped to comfort the dog and pet her until she left this world (I called the emergency vet and sadly by the time I got instructions of what I could do, the pup had passed).
Not surprisingly the community really came out to help and try to see what was going on and to help. With cameras from their houses and dash cams from their cars. At some point I looked up to see about 10 people gathered around asking how they could help. It was a traumatic and horrific incident but really showed the good in humanity (besides the asshole that drove off).
My question is - this intersection is incredibly dangerous. I have seen people roll through this very active street as they try to avoid traffic on national and it can’t be the first time something bad has happened here. Is there any hope in getting a light up instead of an all way stop sign? There are so many young families around this area and it just feels incredibly unsafe especially during peak commuting hours.
Thanks in advance. If by any chance you were the young man walking Bailey and are reading this - I am so sorry for your family’s loss. You did everything right and what happened wasn’t your fault. I wish I could have done more for you and her.
Moving back to LA after many years overseas and I'm looking to rent a 2 BR in Palms - and I noticed that there are a few rental management companies that each have a lot of properties in the area: Lido Apartments, KMK Management, Miller & Desatnik, etc.
I'd be very grateful for any opinions, thoughts, etc on these companies and whether any is better than the other(s).
Thanks!
PS And if anyone knows of an amazing 2BR place that's available now or will be shortly... :-)
Hi, I just got a notice in my building that everyone’s unit is being shown to “exhibit the dwelling to prospective lenders” is there a high possibility my building will be sold? I’m not super familiar with housing laws but what would happen to my rent/lease if it was sold? I love the area I live in so this is a bummer :/ Any insight would be great!
Where are they coming from???
Either for Culver City specifically or the Westside more generally
Been looking for a pool on the west side and was wondering how packed the Culver City plunge is would want to use it for lap swimming but don’t love circle swimming/ sharing a lane?
These were the go-tos when we first moved here. Every time I get hungry I think of them, and I'm hungry
So just an Akasha/Rush Street appreciation post
