Jessica P. Ogilvie

The award comes with a $25,000 grant. It’s a major success for the Playhouse, which nearly shuttered in 2010 due to financial instability and then had to survive the pandemic shutdown.

Millions are expected to venture far for the holiday weekend.

Today will stay cloudy and cool, with temperatures below normal in most areas thanks to a marine layer.

Clouds and marine layer will intensify through Wednesday.

A hazard warning has been issued for the Ventura County beaches, Malibu coast, Los Angeles County beaches and Catalina and Santa Barbara Islands due to dangerous rip currents and waves between three and six feet.

This morning's clouds and low fog are expected to stick around through the afternoon, with highs in the Los Angeles basin staying in the high 60s to mid 70s.

A motion that could have stopped the project in its tracks was continued from Wednesday's meeting to August.

From the beaches to downtown Los Angeles, highs will be in the 70s, although the fog and clouds could linger over the coast through the afternoon.

Skies will be partly cloudy before leading to sunshine in the afternoon. Today's highs in the valleys are going to be in the 80s.

The warming trend will last well into next week, with temperatures staying in the 70s and 80s.

This afternoon’s temperatures will reach the 60s at the beach and 70 downtown.

The decision comes after a mother was killed and her 6-year-old daughter was critically injured after being struck by a pickup truck near Hancock Park Elementary School last month.