Entertainment & Arts
One school of stand-up comedy says that a comic who spends a lot of time talking with the audience is generally an amateurish or undeveloped performer.
April 4, 1988
World & Nation
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos says she has “no intention of taking any action” regarding any possible use of federal funds to arm teachers or provide them with firearms training.
Sept. 1, 2018
Florida Republican gubernatorial candidate Jeb Bush said Monday he has chosen Florida’s education commissioner as his running mate in an election expected to focus on schools.
July 7, 1998
Two black lawmakers ended their sit-in at the lieutenant governor’s office Wednesday after Gov.
Jan. 20, 2000
Voters in this small town on Tuesday became the first in Florida to use touch-screen voting machines, which many counties are considering as the state rids itself of the punch-card ballots that hung up the 2000 presidential election.
Sept. 5, 2001
California
If a coastal city can be a magnet for advertisers--companies selling sunscreen, bottled water or pickup trucks--then the attraction would increase dramatically if several towns could package themselves as a single marketplace.
Feb. 16, 1996
Florida A&M band director abruptly retires; band’s fate uncertain
May 10, 2012
Movies
The closing of the Pickwick Drive-In Theatre not only marks the end of an era for Burbank moviegoers, but for movie makers who had used the outdoor theater for premieres and as a backdrop for films.
Oct. 8, 1989
Business
In Seal Beach, lifeguards get free Jantzen swim trunks.
March 14, 1995
Frank Conn’s quartet of one-acts at the Richard Basehart Theatre, “What It Takes,” examines the path to showbiz success.
Feb. 10, 1989