Fire swept The Breakers in 1925, reducing the iconic hotel to rubble. But the hotel would be rebuilt as a larger and more ...

The Rev. Hannah Loughman and the Rev. Ryan Kobert believe in the importance of bringing the church to the people. The pastors ...

Wildfire turned vibrant Altadena to rubble. The Monitor is following what comes next on one block. How neighbors rebuild, how communities change, and how resilience appears in the aftermath of ...

Across Altadena, where thousands of homes were destroyed in January by the Eaton fire, residents are grappling with the ...

"There have been periods of my career where it felt like if I didn't win one, then I hadn't done enough, and I didn't live up ...

This is Part Two of a two part series. Read Part One, From the Ashes: The Day Noxon Burned Down, here Kevin Johnson sidles up to the stretch of countertop by the entrance to his Noxon store and ...

Also known as the Day of Ashes, this traditional day of repentance for Christians, and observed by various denominations, ...

"The first time I felt happy after the fire was when I walked into that first rehearsal," said the director's son, who plays ...

Lent is a period of prayer, fasting, and giving for Christians. Ashes represent death and repentance, reminding Christians of human mortality. Easter, the celebration of Jesus Christ's ...

Christians hear the words "Remember that you are dust and to dust you shall return." Those words ring differently for many ...

In preparation for Ash Wednesday, a rising number of religious leaders are forgoing the tradition of burning palms and instead buying ashes on the web. “Actually, the manufactured ones stick ...

Thick winter gloves cover my fingers. In my pocket is, of all things, a bag of ashes, which adds to the bulk. I can feel the bump it makes on the right side of my jacket as I bend over and secure ...