FINALLY

Dance on: Ethan Stiefel, former artistic director of the Irvine-based Pacific Ballet, which folded last spring, has been named dean of the school of dance at North Carolina School of the Arts, part of the University of North Carolina. The appointment was made by the school’s chancellor, John Mauceri.

State grant: The Old Globe theater in San Diego has been awarded a $1.6-million grant from the state of California to help build a new 250-seat, arena-style second stage within the Conrad Prebys Theater Center.

King Square: The L.A. City Council has voted to rename a Hollywood block that surrounds a CNN building “Larry King Square” in recognition of talk-show host King’s 50 years in broadcasting.