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Mardi Gras fun, a chili cook-off, ocean plunge and more things to do

What will you be doing this weekend around the Jersey Shore? Mardi Gras fun, an ocean plunge, chili cook-off and more.
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Soul on wheels: The history of Bay Area skate culture

Roller skating in America – the rhythm, the style, the soul of it – is deeply rooted in Black culture.

Why is Dayton known as the “Land of Funk?”

One doesn’t have to live in Dayton for long to learn that there’s funk within the city’s roots. Between the Funk Music Hall of Fame & Exhibition Center (also known as the Funk ...

South L.A. just became a Black cultural district. So where should its monument stand?

We break down the significance of the potential locations, including Leimert Park, Central Avenue, Exposition Park, Adams Boulevard near Arlington Avenue and others.
48 Hills

Under the Stars: Miles Davis centennial celebrations blow into the Bay

Plus: Drum and bass contemporaries can't catch Calibre, The Necessaries anthology pays homage to prescient indie rock, more.
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Flight test files: F-100 Super Sabre-lessons from the Mach 1 frontier

NACA used the F-100 Super Sabre to study supersonic stability, pilot workload, and sonic boom effects, turning early Mach-1 dangers into practical engineering rules.