Neda Ulaby

4 days ago | laist.com | Neda Ulaby

In L.A.: Two buildings remaining on Tuna Street made the list. The street had been a vibrant main center of the Japanese American fishing village on Terminal Island before the community was forcibly removed and incarcerated during World War II. About the list: This year, the list includes not only buildings, but entire communities, such as a smattering of islands off Florida's northwest coast. Cedar Key was renowned for its Old Florida charm.

4 days ago | npr.org | Neda Ulaby

Justin Hopkins, left, Nathan Granner, David Morgans, Markel Reed and Chaz'men Williams-Ali rehearse a scene for Detroit Opera's performances of Anthony Davis' opera The Central Park Five on May 10, 16 and 18 Austin T. Richey/Detroit Opera hide caption toggle caption Austin T. Richey/Detroit Opera At a rehearsal last month for the opera The Central Park Five, singers wearing soft athletic pants and baseball caps warmed up by a piano.

1 week ago | opb.org | Neda Ulaby

The Walt Disney Company announced on Wednesday that the seventh Disney theme park will be in Abu Dhabi. This rendering shows the plans. Disney / The Walt Disney CompanyA spiraling castle that looks like it’s made of crystal is featured at the center of renderings of a new Disney theme park planned for Abu Dhabi, where the new destination will join a massive entertainment complex that already holds several other theme parks, including Warner Bros. World Abu Dhabi, which opened in 2018.

1 week ago | kpcw.org | Neda Ulaby

Back in the 1930s, an untrained architect in Phoenix, Ariz., built a ramshackle structure resembling a sandcastle from found materials. The Mystery Castle, which became a funky roadside attraction, fell into disrepair over the years and is now at risk of demolition. The National Trust for Historic Preservation announced Wednesday that the Mystery Castle is one of America's 11 most endangered historic places in 2025.

2 weeks ago | kpbs.org | Neda Ulaby

"Yemeni coffee is number one," announced Ibrahim Alhasbani, who founded Qahwah House in 2017, soon after immigrating to the U.S. Alhasbani's rapidly expanding chain of Yemeni coffee shops now includes 23 locations from Texas to New York. Over pistachio lattes at a Qahwah House in Dearborn, Mich., he explained that Qahwah is the Arabic word for coffee. "I want to share the culture. I want to share the coffee. I want to share the history," Alhasbani said.