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San Diego's Pechanga Arena has been designated as a historic resource.

By Kevin Cody Plans for a new or upgraded Hermosa Beach Civic Center moved forward at a special meeting of the city council on Thursday, February 15.

Initial plans to demo the Fink & Skopp building — once the Sequoia Hotel — were denied by the Historic Preservation Commission.

Flanked by major cultural venues, Lynn Wyatt Square brings the performing arts outside in Texass largest city—with ample shade, of course.

Once recommended for protected historic status, three buildings west of Savannah's Forsyth Park may be demolished to clear the way for an office complex. The...

The Central District school has produced famous figures like Jimi Hendrix and Quincy Jones. It's also highlighted some of our city's worst divides.

The now-shuttered Regal UA Stonestown Twin movie theater apparently has some claim to a historic designation, which could throw a monkey wrench into a proposed 2,900-unit housing development.

The transformational development project at San Francisco’s Stonestown Galleria, which...

New photos of the recently-opened Cheech Marin Center for Chicano Art & Culture in Riverside, California, have just been published, showcasing the Page & Turnbull-led transformation from an outdated New Formalist public library building into an important home for Chicano art.  Named for actor...

Riverside, CA’s new Cheech Marin Center for Chicano Art & Culture has been a long time coming. But its arrival prompts a question about design and cultural specificity.