Lever Architecture, based in Portland, Oregon, and Los Angeles, was chosen ahead of three other finalists to design a new building on the site of the former Children’s Museum that will be integrated into the museum’s existing campus overlooking Congress Square.
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Arts and entertainment news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Multiple wounded near rapper French Montana video shoot
The Miami Herald cited a law enforcement source saying as many as 10 people were wounded in the shooting outside The Licking, a soul food restaurant in Miami Gardens.
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Jeremy Renner was ‘completely crushed’ by snowplow, according to 911 call log
Record of an emergency call placed Sunday at 8:55 a.m. Pacific Time states that the Marvel actor was ‘run over’ by the vehicle.
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Lion roars on Broadway as box office hauls reveal winners
It made history with the biggest haul ever – an astonishing $4,315,264 over nine performances for a 25-year-old show with no stars.
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British novelist, screenwriter Fay Weldon dies at 91
Much of Weldon’s fiction explored issues surrounding women’s relationships with men, children, parents and each other, including the 1971 ‘Down Among The Women’ and ‘Female Friends,’ published in 1975.
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Tony Award-winner, Chicago stage champion Frank Galati dies
His screenwriting credits include ‘The Accidental Tourist,’ which earned him an Oscar nomination.
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Sheriff says no foul play in ‘Avengers’ star snow tractor injury
He is in critical but stable condition after suffering chest and orthopedic injuries.
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Rolling Stone hails Aretha Franklin as greatest singer of all time
The list has 200 singers and orders them based on “originality, influence, the depth of an artist’s catalog, and the breadth of their musical legacy.”
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Earth, Wind & Fire drummer Fred White dies at age 67
Fred White was already an accomplished drummer, playing for Donny Hathaway before he joined Earth, Wind & Fire in the mid-1970s.
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Rapper Gangsta Boo of Three 6 Mafia dies at 43
Gangsta Boo gained instant notoriety with her shoot-from-the-hip, rapid-fire rap flow on Three 6 Mafia’s 1995 debut album.