Local Profiles

12+ hour, 24+ min ago   (1840+ words) Sasha Gorskaya and I started World Ballet Company with a fairly simple idea: ballet should not be limited to major cultural capitals, and a performing arts company should be able to build a sustainable business around its audience. Read more…...

5+ day, 11+ hour ago   (784+ words) LOS ANGELES -- The music of top-selling artist Mariah Carey was the center of the celebration for week four of "Dancing with the Stars." All three judges, Derek Hough, Carrie Ann Inaba and Bruno Tonioli, thought it was the best night…...

6+ day, 23+ hour ago   (200+ words) The Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center houses the massive planes, historic spacecraft, and record-setting rockets simply too big for the National Mall. Discover aviation history at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center Chantilly, Va -- The Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center has served as the ultimate extension…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (400+ words) Alice in Chains released their sophomore album, “Dirt”, on Sept. 29, 1992, marking a heavy new direction for grunge music. It has been 34 years to the day since one of grunge’s biggest bands released a breakout album that changed the genre forever....

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (1429+ words) Your answer, please -- and no going out to the garage and peeking: What are the colors of the California license plate? Just hazard a guess. You must see them a gazillion times a day. Fine. They’re blue on white. But…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (1111+ words) Young and working-class Latina voters in California care more about protecting immigrant communities and fighting President Trump’s agenda than their male counterparts, according to a UCLA study. The findings from researchers at the university’s Latino Policy and Politics Institute illustrate…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (51+ words) Los Angeles bakery owner Jeanette Bolden, who won Olympic gold in 1984, wants her family's pies at LA28. Earlier Tuesday, a federal judge again blocked the board from adding President Trump's name to... Los Angeles bakery owner Jeanette Bolden, who won Olympic…...