Los Angeles
‘Requiem: This Earth, Our Home’: A high school chorus tackles climate change
March 3, 2020An imposing mass of 85 students from the Van Nuys High School choirs, ranging from freshmen to seniors, sang with a 17-piece orchestra, all but two of them student musicians. Fourteen students had solo parts singing...
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People’s World critics Ed Rampell and Eric Gordon win Better Lemons awards
February 6, 2020Rampell won the “Fomenter of Revolution” award, voted “most likely to stir a conversation about theater, politics, and social justice.” Gordon scored the “Up Late” award for being the most prolific critic.
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Los Angeles women on the march: Turn this country around
January 21, 2020LOS ANGELES—Back in 2017, on the day after Donald Trump’s inauguration, over half a million women and allies marched in Los Angeles. It was the largest demonstration ever in the city. Collectively around the country, as...
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Postcards from Aguascalientes and Zacatecas at Christmastime
January 13, 2020I’ll be traveling to Mexico more frequently, providing us time to spend together while awaiting U.S. governmental decision on his ability to join me in Los Angeles.
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Los Angeles issues its first street vending permit
January 7, 2020“If you are a fan of street food, I ask consumers to be involved and let your local councilmember know that this is something you support."
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