Boneetio Kentro Washington, 22 of Culver City, allegedly sexually assaulted and killed Eun Y. Kang at her residence in Venice. At the time of her death, Kang was four months pregnant with twins.  As reported by the LA Times:

[T]he woman may have been taking groceries to and from her car at the time she was attacked. A neighbor — possibly the landlord of the duplex — saw the suspect go into the woman’s apartment and called police, who arrested the suspect as he was leaving the apartment.

Tonight there will be a candelight vigil for Kang.  Washington, who was arrested at the crime scene, has been booked for three counts of capital murder, among other charges.

Well, just when I was about to make a post letting folks know that dineLA’s Fall Restaurant Week was coming to a close tomorrow, I popped over to my friend’s site Hills of Woodland and got the pleasant news that they are extending it for another full week!

As he points out, not all of the restaurants may be extending the promotion, but people are invited to check the dineLA site on October 18th for the updated list of restaurants:

dineLA Restaurant Week is being extended Oct. 18-23! Check back Saturday, Oct. 17 for the list of extending restaurants.

I’m very stoked as I haven’t had a chance to take advantage of the promotion just yet! Hopefully I can squeeze it in next week!

LAist reports:

You know The Actors’ Gang as one of Southern California’s premiere places for playwrights, actors, directors, and anyone with a serious interest in theatre. You’re probably also familiar with its Artistic Director, Tim Robbins. But, as is always the case with the Gang, the things they’re up to down there in the Substation transcend one man. The WTF?! Festival is about the art world at large, and finding ways to combine tighter purse strings with more openness and cultural relevance, especially in Los Angeles.

Tonight, the will have a screening of Sarah Silverman’s “Jesus is Magic” and afterward she will be on hand for a Q&A, which you can be pretty sure will be laden with F-Bombs.

We just checked the WTF?! Fest website and there are a few tickets still available.  Jack Black’s Tenacious D (I bet the other dude gets pissed that no one ever mentions him) will also be performing live on Saturday.   Check the site for details and ticket info.  Apparently money from these events goes to support the arts and various pretentious celebrity pet-charities, so if you’re into that thing, it’s an added bonus.

WTF? Festival
October 13th – December 19th
Tuesday – Thursday: 7p (8p showtime)
Friday: 8p (9p showtime)
Saturday: 2p matinee, 7p for music events (8:30p showtime)The Actors’ Gang
The Ivy Substation
9070 Venice Blvd.
Culver City, CA 90232
310-838-GANG (4264)

Didn’t see this article in the South Bay’s Easy Reader until this morning but here was a little background info on the matchup:

Redondo (2-2) travels to Ocean League contender Culver City (3-1) tomorrow for a 7 p.m. contest that marks the final non-league game for both teams. Culver City is coming off its first loss of the season, a 48-7 drubbing at the hands of undefeated Crenshaw (5-0). Redondo defeated Culver City 23-22 in a thriller last season and a win tomorrow will likely propel the Sea Hawks into the CIF Western Division top ten for the first time this season. Culver City is ranked No. 5 in the same division.

Well, my condolences to the South Bay as Redondo wasn’t propelled anywhere except to a sad and weepy busride home.  Go Centaurs!  Final score was 35-33, if we come across and recaps we will post them later today.

EaterLA just posted this bargain priced special at the Culver Hotel to their Dealfeed:

The Restaurant: Culver Hotel
The Deal: Five-course Oktoberfest-themed dinner for $28.
When/Where: During the month of October; 9400 Culver Blvd; 310-558-9400.

I don’t know if the Culver Hotel is known for their German fare but hey, who doesn’t love Oktoberfest?  Complete with authentic spelling!

I would best describe this segment as pessimisticly optimistic.  Hopefully this Mall will be good for the local economy.

I wasn’t aware of this until today, but dineLA’s Fall Restaurant Week is upon us!  (But now that I’m following @discover_LA on Twitter this shouldn’t happen again!) The event is running in two six-day stretches from October 4th thru 9th (so that makes today, Friday the last day for stretch 1) and from October 11th thru 16th.

The Prixe Fixe menus for this event are essentially broken down into three price levels (each restaurant has its own level) and two meal categories (either lunch or dinner).  Some restaurants offer lunch, some offer dinner, and many offer both.

Pricing looks like this (first column is lunch pricing, second is dinner):

Culver City restaurants participating are:

• Akasha [D $$] (9543 Culver Blvd)
• Beacon [LD $] (3280 Helms)
• Ford’s Filling Station [LD $$] (9541 Culver Blvd)
• Royal/T Cafe [LD $] (8910 Washington Blvd)
• Rush Street [D $] (9546 Washington Blvd)
• Ugo Cafe [LD $] (3865 Cardiff Ave)
• Ugo Bar [LD $] (9501 Culver Blvd)
• Ugo Wine Bar [D $] (9501 Culver Blvd)

Hopefully you guys (and me) will be able to take advantage of these great deals!  Follow the link below to get full details.

Hayden Tract workers rejoice, as you have a new revised lunch option.  Per EaterLA, The Point, formerly owned and operated by Kazuto Matsusaka (of Becon), has been resurrected by Capinelle’s Jay Perrin and Mark Peel.

The Point is now open Monday through Friday, from 8 a.m. until 6 p.m.  The breakfast and lunch menu is supported by a modest (in price and quantity)  wine list, for those needing a bottle of vino at lunch to face the rest of the work day.