The Argonaut

1 day ago | argonautnews.com | Laura Latzko

Many young people face being without their loved ones because of incarceration, detention and deportation. The anthology “Home and Away: Poetry, Stories & Art” provides a platform where they can share their stories. The collection features drawings, photographs, collages, stories and poems from over 80 individuals. The book is the creation of two clubs, Paving a Trail of Hope (PATHfinder) and Pain of the Prison System (POPS).

1 week ago | argonautnews.com | Linda Chase

“Pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa…”The young couple was driving home after attending a performance of “The Magic Flute.” Their 4-year-old daughter, Golda, was in the back seat singing the sounds over and over. “Pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa…”Little Golda was imitating the famous aria she had just heard sung by the character Papageno. Mozart’s colorful fairy-tale opera had awakened something inside her. The car engine had barely cooled when her parents signed her up for piano lessons.

2 weeks ago | argonautnews.com | Christina Fuoco

Crossroads School ninth-grader Samantha Leeds is passionate about Shakespeare and his words. The 14-year-old from Los Angeles has portrayed Juliet and Lady Macbeth in sixth- and seventh-grade productions and has won two first-place awards at the Drama Teachers Association of Southern California Festival. To share her passion, she founded The Riot Stage, an elevated teen Shakespeare company based at the Westside’s famed Odyssey Theatre Ensemble.

2 weeks ago | argonautnews.com | Ed Condran

Sake is not just for sushi anymore. That’s the message from Brenna Turner, co-founder of Sake High!. “Sake is great for brunch or just at any time of day,” Turner said. “It can replace your espresso martini. It’s a refreshing drink.”Light and flavorful, the beverage has no sugar. “It’s a really well rounded drink,” Turner said while calling from Michigan.

2 weeks ago | argonautnews.com | Jessica Koslow

Longtime news correspondent Brian Karem expressed his views on free speech, a right he said he believes is threatened under Donald Trump’s administration, during an April 22 talk at the Wende Museum’s Glorya Kaufman Community Center in Culver City. Karem has spent his career as a White House correspondent, newspaper editor and TV journalist. He is known for asking the hard questions, and in 2019, the White House Press Office suspended his press pass.