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Los Angeles Times
01-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Los Angeles Times
L.A. County officially creates the Grand Avenue Cultural District
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday to create a Grand Avenue Cultural District to boost the visibility of the arts scene in a corridor of downtown that includes the Broad museum, Center Theatre Group, the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Los Angeles Opera, REDCAT and the Colburn School. The Music Center spearheaded the effort, and L.A. County Supervisor Hilda Solis was an early champion. 'We're envisioning having an app and a website, so it's one-stop shopping for somebody coming to town,' said Music Center President and Chief Executive Rachel Moore, adding that the cultural district will be a nonprofit with its own office and executive director. The group plans to offer packages for hotels, restaurants, shows and museums. 'I am hoping that by the time the Olympics come around, people will know who we are, and that we're friendly and welcoming,' said Solis, in whose district the Grand Avenue venues lie. 'It will be an easy way to experience the arts in L.A. without having to cobble it together by yourself.' The Grand Avenue Cultural District was 'designed to promote greater public participation in the arts, stimulate economic growth, increase tourism, create workforce development opportunities, support the revitalization of DTLA and position the area as a global arts destination,' a news release said. For almost two decades, supporters have pushed to transform Grand Avenue into an arts district. In 2007, the city and county approved the Grand Avenue Project, which aimed to revitalize the area beginning with a massive upgrade of Grand Park. It also envisioned a mixed-use residential complex designed by Frank Gehry. The park, which connects the Music Center to City Hall, debuted in 2012, but the Grand by Gehry wasn't completed until 2022, by which time the pandemic and the employer shift toward remote work had cut foot traffic in the area. One bright spot came last year, when the artist Refik Anadol announced he would open the world's first museum of AI arts in the Grand complex, which sits across the street from Walt Disney Concert Hall. Also announced last year: an expansion of the Broad museum, next to Disney Hall, with groundbreaking scheduled for next week. Eli and Edythe Broad, who opened their contemporary art museum in 2015, were longtime proponents of a formal arts corridor. The Grand Avenue Cultural District will stretch between the Los Angeles Central Library in the south and Los Angeles Unified School District's Ramon C. Cortines School of Visual and Performing Arts to the north. 'Once we get our footing and the infrastructure in place, we can see expanding it further,' said Moore, citing organizations not on Grand such as La Plaza de Cultura y Artes and the Japanese American National Museum. 'We want it to be a destination not rigidly defined just by a street, but we need to walk before we run.' A year ago the Colburn School began work on the Gehry-designed Colburn Center — a 100,000-square-foot expansion expected to be completed by 2027. The Olympics will arrive in summer 2028, and with it, the Cultural Olympiad, with its mission of highlighting the city's wealth of arts offerings. If the new Grand Avenue Cultural District has anything to say about it, visitors from around the world will be dropped off by the busload in the heart of downtown L.A.
Yahoo
10-03-2025
- Climate
- Yahoo
Community Reacts to Daylight Saving Time
WACO, Texas (FOX 44) — Time sprang forward Sunday for Daylight Saving Time, resulting in an hour less of sleep. This annual time change has been around for generations, and for some people, it still takes some time to adjust. According to Daylight Saving Time changes how much sunlight we get in a day. This change can mess with a person's sleep schedule, affecting how alert they are in the morning and how sleepy at night. While some despise Daylight Saving Time, others enjoy the long hours of daylight and use it to take advantage of the day. Rachel Moore, with the Waco McLennan County Library, enjoys it, 'I was a little bit more sleepy this morning,' Moore said, acknowledging how the time change impacted her body. 'But it's really nice because it's super sunny and beautiful today. And so, I feel like maybe we got a little lucky with the daylight saving.' Carolina Herrera also enjoys the extra hours of sun, however, her son does not, 'My son was a little sleepy this morning and didn't really want to wake up. But I think being out in the sunlight in the daytime really helps regulate his sleep schedule, too.' Herrera hopes that by bringing her son outside more while the sun is out, it will help him adjust to a different night schedule and get more sleep during the time change. According to setting a night routine, whether new or adjusted, can help younger children become more acquainted with Daylight Saving Time more quickly and easier. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
10-03-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
Waco kids get up close with city vehicles
WACO, Texas (FOX 44) – The start of Spring Break kicks off the beginning of Library on the Go in Waco! This four-day event series is being hosted by the Waco-McLennan County Library, and Monday's Touch a Truck event gave families in the community the opportunity to get up close with city vehicles. Kids were given tours of SWAT mobiles, fire trucks, boats, and more! 'So we're celebrating the vehicles and people that make the city go,' says Library youth services coordinator Rachel Moore. 'So we have different city vehicles and employees around to show off their big vehicles and cool tools that they use at their jobs.' For more information about the Library on the Go events this week, you can go here. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
