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In an open letter to Sandra L. Thompson, President Biden’s nominee for director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, two longtime advocates of the Federal Home Loan banks suggest a new path forward.

Ottawa Public Library cardholders checked out a record-breaking two million digital books last year.

Here's a list of the most checked out books in Fulton County.

Broadway audiences want to know how they got to be so bad.

As vaccination rates increase across the country, D.C.'s theaters finally see a light at the end of the tunnel.

Left Coast Crime Lefty Award Winners Oline Cogdill For years, I wanted to attend Left Coast Crime (LCC) having heard such good feedback about the conference. The various western locations also interested me. But the timing was never right as it always seemed I had previous commitments in the March/April time frame. But 2020 was different. Oh, so different as we were about to find out. For the first time, the timing worked for me and, as an extra bonus, one of my dearest and closet friends liv...

Monday is Memorial Day, and if staring at a three-day weekend and unsure what to do, let us make some suggestions to keep you entertained and busy. There’s dance, opera, film, theater, visual art – if you want it, we probably got it. Keep reading for a list of this week’s best bets. Houston Grand Opera will present a new digital take on Engelbert Humperdinck’s Hansel and Gretel on Friday, May 28, at 7:30 p.m. Directed by Lincoln Center Emerging Artist Lileana Blain-Cruz, this new vers...

DC Theater Reopenings: What We Know So Far Live performances are coming back. Heres the when, where, and how. Woolly Mammoth’s performance space. Photograph courtesy of Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company. Stages dark, actors scattered, and plays cancelled, postponed, or reimagined as Zoom productions: This has been the bleak reality for DC’s theater scene during the past 14 months. Though some mainstays like Shakespeare Theatre Company and GALA Hispanic Theatre were able to secure waivers fro...

All the Devils Are Here: A Tempest in the Galapagos Open Dance Projects new theatrical dance production, which runs May 14-15, melds an unsolved murder in paradise with Shakespeares island-set The Tempest. Joshua de Alba, tacy Skolink, and Taylor McAnulty in  All the Devils Are Here: A Tempest in the Galapagos. When reality is somehow stranger than fiction, inspiration thrives. At least, that’s what happened when set designer Ryan McGettigan approached Annie Arnoult, artistic dire...

10 best Houston in-person and virtual plays and performances for May Photo by Lynn Lane Photo by Lawrence Elizabeth Knox; courtesy of Houston Ballet. Houston Grand Operas "Marians Song" will show live and in-person at Miller Outdoor Theater.  Photo by Lynn Lane We’re going live (and in-person) this May. Finally, along with plenty of streaming goodness, this month brings Houston a few performing arts shows on stage in front of an outdoor audience. While we might not be quite ready to throw...