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Chita Rivera, the musical theater legend and multiple Tony winner who created the role of Puerto Rican firebrand Anita on Broadway in "West Side Story" and other memorable characters, has died at the age of 91. "It is with great sadness that Lisa Mordente, the daughter of Chita Rivera, announces the death of her beloved mother who died peacefully on Tuesday, January 30, 2024 in New York after a brief illness," her daughter Lisa said in a statement. Rivera was nominated for 10 Tony awards and won twice.

December 17 - 23: Compiled by Dave Humphrey from the archived newspapers held at the Cranbrook History Centre and Archives

From the Sioux City Journal Archives Collection for November 25: A robber gang is broken up, "Tailwaggers" get set for a "Yule Drive," "Trucker Queens" visit town and more.

Proposals to develop a six-acre former racing yard in a Suffolk town have been rejected by councillors.

It’s A Beautiful Day, with their soaring, unforgettable “White Bird,” were an anomaly among bands of the San Fran psychedelic scene of the late 1960s. Linda LaFlamme (now Neska) spoke with Richie Unterberger about those days.