'Miss Anita' retires after 50 years of story time in Cape May
Miss Anita has spent the last 50 years reading stories and singing songs to kids in Cape May, New Jersey. Now, she is moving on to the next chapter.
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50 years of punk: the LA misfits who changed American music and culture
X was one of the first bands in the L.A. punk scene in the late 70s. (Dean Musgrove / Los Angeles Herald Examiner Photo Collection / L.A. Public Library)Punk rock — known for its fast, aggressive sound — evolved out of an underground anti-establishment subculture in the 1970s and...
Bookmaker in Shohei Ohtani's ex-translator's gambling scandal speaks exclusively with NBC4
The Orange County bookmaker at the center of the sports betting scandal involving Shohei Ohtani’s former interpreter has been released from prison and spoke exclusively with NBCLA. Mathew Bowyer, 51, served seven months behind bars after running an illegal bookmaking business ...
LA County Library Launches Summer Programs for All Ages
June 22, 2026 Contact: pio@library.lacounty.gov LA County Library Launches Summer Programs for All Ages Free summer meals, tutoring, reading challenges, and library events help residents stay engaged all season long LOS ANGELES COUNTY, CA –LA County Library is inviting reside...
La Copine's music-fueled desert cooking comes to Cookbook Live
Nikki Hill, left and Claire Wadsworth at La Copine with their cookbook.(Sheva Kafafi / Courtesy La Copine )It all began with a business contract signed inside a pickup truck in the desert — with little more than a dream and a song — and became something far bigger than anyone cou...