Fierce Poise: Helen Frankenthaler and 1950s New York, by Alexander Nemerov. Penguin Press. 288 pages. $28. Imagine, if you will, that it’s the year 1990, and you are flipping through the magazine Art ...

After more than four years of work, the historic Ward Ranch across from Lakeside Marina now belongs to the public. The Bureau of Land Management announced on Thursday that it wrapped up a ...