Lurie aims to undermine Institutional Master Plans
Plus: Sean Dorsey Dance returns with 'We Choose Each Other,' OKlou proved herself every inch a star
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Today's headlines:
Lurie wants to undermine mandate for big institutions to tell neighborhoods what they are doing
By Tim Redmond
Colleges and universities would no longer file Institutional Master Plans in many parts of town.
Trans trailblazer Sean Dorsey: ‘When shit gets hard, we choose to show up for each other’
By Joshua Rotter
His legendary dance company's 22nd annual home season offers 'a balm for this moment in America.'
At the Warfield, Baroque pop avatar Oklou emerged a star
By Daniel Bromfield
Classically trained French multi-instrumentalist carves her own path with polyphonic, Internet-fluent allure.
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