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Seven Writers Selected For Echo Theater Companys 2021 Playwrights Lab Selected artists include Amanda L. Andrei, June Carryl, Ricardo Perez Gonzalez, Hannah Kenah, Daria Miyeko Marinelli, Liza Powel OBrien and LaDarrion Williamsby BWW News Desk Los Angeles-based Echo Theater Company, dedicated to creating new work for the theater, has announced the names of seven playwrights who will participate in the companys 2021 Playwrights Lab. Facilitated by co-directors Brian Otaño and Hannah Wolf, pla...

: : 17-year cicadas are coming! But which Brood will they be and where will they show up? This 17-year cicada ( Magicicada septendecim) is from Brood XIV taken at Breaks Interstate Park in 2008. (Photo Courtesy: Art Evans) Like the return of a summer blockbuster movie, millions of cicadas, with their ear-piercing mating calls, are about to burrow up from underground after a 17-year hiatus. But the questions are when, where and which type?  “Theres a lot of buzz this year...

Article content The quest to prank, punk or trick others takes centre stage Thursday — April Fools’ Day! It’s a strange tradition that dates back hundreds of years. Early settlers in Calgary — maybe even a great, great-grandparent — would have seen the Daily Herald in its early years of the 1880s and 1890s already reporting on April Fools’ Day tricks that occurred. Details were sometimes sketchy, as this April 3, 1895 report shows. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Tr...

LyNea ‘LB’ Bell *After celebrating the rich history and significant accomplishments of many African Americans during Black History month, it’s now Women’s History month and history is yet, still being made.  Talent agent/entrepreneur LyNea “LB” Bell makes history twice celebrating two historical firsts. Bell is the first woman and dually, the first African American woman to launch a search engine.  GOTCONN, a privacy-based search engine is the brainchild of the trailblazing entr...

Supervisor Kathryn Barger, whose 5th district includes the Santa Clarita Valley, recently participated in a grocery giveaway, which took place in Castaic. “Just in time for Christmas, we distributed groceries to 1430 Santa Clarita households at Castaic Lake,” Barger said. “I’m grateful for the opportunity to partner with our dedicated community volunteers and the L.A. Regional Food Bank to ensure local families are fed this holiday season.” If you would like to get involved by donat...