Greg Hise News Today

A number of Los Angeles history-minded institutions are exploring the use of new technologies like augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) to reconstruct Southern California’s past. Here are projects that make the past feel present through the use of AR and VR.

It is important in research not prop up tropes, stereotypes and caricatures — whether they are in the historical record or our times today.

“Western Edition: L.A. Chinatown” highlights Chinese American enclaves.

After one too many floods, L.A. turned its river into a concrete channel. Today and in the future, the river could be part of the answer to some of the city's problems.

Taxpayers in just one Georgia county are on the hook for nearly $100k in legal bills over wrongly-denied licenses.

Alton caterer gears up for post-COVID growth FacebookTwitterEmail Pure Catering STL owners, left to right, Joseph Westbrook, Bryan Young, formerly a chef at St. Louis’ famous-restaurant Balaban’s, now closed for many years, and Timothy Eleby, all of St. Louis, stand at the sampling table at The Lovejoy Wedding and Events’ recent grand opening. Pure Catering STL is the official caterer for the banquet center and also services The Lodge at The Lovejoy, for which it started a casual menu May...