By KRISTIN M. HALL NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — In 1973, amid the growing gay rights movement, a band called Lavender Country recorded a country music album that unabashedly explored LGBTQ themes, becoming a landmark that would nonetheless disappear for decades. Led by singer-songwriter Patrick Haggerty, the self-titled album was created by a collective of activists,…
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Restaurants and other food vendors ordered to close and allowed to reopen by Orange County health inspectors from Feb. 17 to Feb. 25. Kebab Place, 306 W. Fourth St., Santa Ana Closed: Feb. 24 Reason: Rodent infestation Reopened: Feb. 25 Kitchen at Crystal Hall, 2660 W. La Palma Ave., Anaheim Closed: Feb. 24 Reason: Cockroach infestation…
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LOS ANGELES — If you want to know what a room full of all-time NBA greats had to say to one another, Carmelo Anthony has his lips sealed. That’s how much regard he has for the company he kept last weekend. Anthony, 37, sacrificed part of his All-Star break to trek through Midwestern storms to…
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The championship games for high school basketball and soccer in the CIF-SS and L.A. City sections begin tonight. Follow along for live updates from Southern California News Group reporters including scores, stats, photos, video and much more from the games. Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe now A Twitter…
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Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe now CIF SOUTHERN SECTION GIRLS BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS All games Saturday at 7 p.m. unless noted DIVISION 2AA Sage Hill (23-9) at Orange Lutheran (23-8) Outlook: It’s the top-seeded Lancers against the No. 2 Lightning in a final featuring several of Orange County’s top sophomores.…
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The Los Angeles Football club visited Denver in November without much hope. But from the outside looking in, Colorado Rapids midfielder Kellyn Acosta saw something else. Since joining MLS as an expansion franchise in 2018, LAFC, which begins its fifth season at Banc of California on Saturday, has received as much attention as any other…
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The theme of the Jets offseason is to get more playmakers. And Gang Green still views adding a No.1 cornerback as a need. Last season, the Jets’ cornerback unit was led by second-year Bryce Hall and rookies Brandin Echols and Michael Carter II. They all flashed starter ability, but with limited playing experience, also had…
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By CARLA K. JOHNSON and MIKE STOBBE Most Americans live in places where healthy people, including students in schools, can safely take a break from wearing masks under new U.S. guidelines released Friday. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention outlined the new set of measures for communities where COVID-19 is easing its grip, with…
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The long work of demolishing the now-defunct Gerald Desmond Bridge will begin in early May, the Port of Long Beach announced Friday, Feb. 25. The iconic bridge’s main span will be the first to go, with the dsimanting and removal set to take place from 6 a.m. May 7 to 6 a.m. May 9, the…
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Think San Juan Capistrano, and what comes to mind? Swallows. Father Junipero Serra and the mission’s bells. The domed Kiichas homes of the Acjachemen. Maybe the San Juan Creek. Now, if those elements could be distilled into a singular image, one that could capture the ethos of the community’s rich history, what would it look…
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