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Eddie Marks, the president of Western Costume Company whose career in costuming included early collaborations on Elvis Presley films, died Monday while visiting Prague. He was 76.

The University of Arkansas at Monticello announced the induction of three new members to the Alpha Nu Zeta chapter of Phi Alpha Theta, the national History Honors Society.

Chinatown is getting a splashy new nightclub Friday, a throwback to ’50s-era glamour By Janelle Bitker For the first time in more 40 years, a splashy nightclub is debuting in San Francisco’s Chinatown. Lion’s Den, opening Friday, is an attempt to return to old times in the neighborhood: The goal is to bring back the glitz and glamour of Chinatown nightclubs from the 1950s and ’60s, when venues drew celebrities as famous as Frank Sinatra. There were live bands and showgir...

S.F. Chinatown is getting a splashy new nightclub Friday, a throwback to 50s-era glamour FacebookTwitterEmail The entrance to Lions Den, a new nightclub in San Francisco Chinatown.Janelle Bitker / The Chronicle For the first time in more 40 years, a splashy nightclub is debuting in San Francisco’s Chinatown. Lion’s Den, opening Friday, is an attempt to return to old times in the neighborhood: The goal is to bring back the glitz and glamour of Chinatown nightclubs from the 1950s and ’60s, ...