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How Hollywood Bowl connects music lovers, from end of WWI to COVID
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Amid drought, 2 LA cities find more ways to use stormwater and saltwater
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After century of educating low-income kids, LA Catholic school closes
EducationFor generations, Catholic schools have represented a pathway to the middle class for immigrants. But thousands have closed, the latest in Boyle Heights.
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Queer prom is the LGBTQ safe space for teens without hate
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