Chamber music turns old landmarks into vibrant venues in Sierra Madre and South L.A.

Andrew McIntosh, left, Ian Pritchard and Joshua Rubin play in the Tesserae Baroque ensemble performance of Mozart’s Clarinet Trio as part of “Bowling, Animals, and the Ocean” at Sierra Madre Playhouse on Sunday. (Dania Maxwell / Los Angeles Times) Summer is the season when chamber music, that most intimate of musical genres, meets the great … Read more

‘Ride or die’ best friends allegedly had sex with students while working for Georgia school district

A pair of “ride or die” best friends — who were in each other’s wedding parties — are charged with having sex with male students while they worked for a Georgia school district. Railey Greeson and Brooklyn Shuler, who worked at Calhoun City Schools, were slapped with charges Thursday for allegedly sleeping with the students … Read more

Find a cooling station near you to beat the heat during the scorching holiday weekend

A sign directs people to an “augmented” cooling center at the Mid-Valley Senior Citizen Center in Panorama City on Wednesday. (Dania Maxwell/Los Angeles Times) Four “augmented” cooling centers are opening in Los Angeles to help people escape what is expected to be an excessively hot Fourth of July weekend. Libraries, recreation centers and other facilities … Read more

Innocent bystander fatally stabbed in violent NYC road rage fight, leaving his shattered family reeling

A Bronx dad was fatally knifed by a road-raging maniac who went berserk on innocent bystanders after a fender-bender — as the victim’s family wonders how they’ll go on without him. Ronald Gomez-Mesa, 29, stood up to defend himself against as-yet-unidentified man behind the chaotic scrum Tuesday outside a Morris Heights bodega, according to his … Read more

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