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Sneakers star at glamorous parties around Art Basel Miami
MIAMI – Fashion has always played a starring role at the glamorous week-long parties surrounding…
Chanel celebrates its artisans in glimmering Paris show
PARIS – Chanel brought its itinerant off-season fashion show the “arts and crafts,” with its…
Vanderbilt University names new chancellor
NASHVILLE – Vanderbilt University named renowned scholar Daniel Diermeier as its new chancellor, the school…
Bohemia lives on at New York City’s famed Hotel Chelsea
When Colin Miller and Ray Mock set out to document the remaining inhabitants of Hotel…
Research team to take fresh look at delicate artifacts
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Sandals and baskets that have withstood the ravages of time will be…
Rock tragedy: Music superstars, small suburb forever linked
FINNEYTOWN, Ohio – The concrete bench in a small northern Cincinnati suburb depicts a guitar,…
Man body-slammed by Chicago officer charged with battery
CHICAGO – Bail was set at $5,000 Sunday for a 29-year-old man facing battery and…
Art exhibits at Albuquerque airport draw attention
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Albuquerque’s airport is getting international attention for its art display. The Sunport’s…
Rosa Parks statue to be unveiled Sunday
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – A new statue of civil rights pioneer Rosa Parks will be unveiled…
The next chapter: Kodiak residents open book store
KODIAK, Alaska – For Kodiak residents who want to buy books, thrift stores and online…
Hockey reckoning amid renewed call for independent body to probe abuse
VANCOUVER – Amid a reckoning in the NHL and mounting allegations of abuse and harassment…
Salt Lake City puts Leonardo museum on notice over bills
SALT LAKE CITY – The Leonardo art and science museum faces possible eviction if it…
Honolulu Museum of Art’s Spalding House on sale for $15M
HONOLULU – The Honolulu Museum of Art put its Spalding House property on the market…
Director, Beyond the Fringe star Jonathan Miller dies at 85
LONDON – Jonathan Miller, the polymath British stage director, filmmaker and comedian who co-created groundbreaking…
‘Rumours of War’ statue to be installed in Richmond
RICHMOND, Va. – A monumental bronze statue that mimics one of Virginia’s most prominent Confederate…
Bloomberg as mayor: A New York that sparkled, and chafed
NEW YORK – He was the billionaire businessman and untested politician who took charge of…
Religious freedom law plays key role in migrant-aid case
Religious liberty is often a high priority for conservatives, but last week’s acquittal of an…
Quebec filmmaker Xavier Dolan joins France’s Order of Arts and Letters
OTTAWA – Quebec filmmaker Xavier Dolan has been named an officer in France’s Order of…
New Virginia museum will honour women’s suffrage movement
LORTON, Va. – A new museum honouring the women’s suffrage movement is set to open…
Louisiana city seeks residents’ help to mark 300th year
OPELOUSAS, La. – Opelousas (op-uh-LOO-suhs) will celebrate its tricentennial in 2020 and the community is…
Vancouver directing duo named first co-winners of the $100K Siminovitch Prize
Maiko Yamamoto and James Long are no strangers to sharing the spotlight. Over more than…
Actor’s complaint of racial discrimination against Victoria theatre to proceed
VANCOUVER – When Ravi Jain heard about the experience of an actor in Victoria who…
A tour inside a Broadway theatre is the place to geek out
NEW YORK – Walking into a Broadway theatre at show time is something special —…
Shatner, Obomsawin among 39 inductees to Order of Canada today
OTTAWA – Gov. Gen. Julie Payette is honouring 39 people with the Order of Canada…