25th Pride Celebration Shows Progress
From “mean City Council members” voting against allowing a parade permit to a scramble to find spots for all the elected officials wanting to be in the parade, from a small party for a few thousand to a two-day, nonstop celebration with seven stages of entertainment and space for 100,000 attendees, the Long Beach Pride Celebration has come a long way in 25 years.....[more]

Tot Lot Expected To Break Ground In July
Work to enhance a several decades-old playground in Belmont Shore is on the verge of getting underway...............[more]

Annual Dinner Celebrates Students Who Inspire Peers
The roughly 90 Long Beach students who will take the stage at the 2008 Most Inspiring Students Awards on May 29 may not be the best athletes or the best academic students......................[more]

First Long Beach Sustainable City Plan To Be Finished
Just in time for its one-year anniversary, Long Beach’s Sustainable City Commission has neared the completion of its first yearly plan of action aimed at bettering the community’s environment................[more]

Doctor Connects Premature Family
Jose Perez. Where had she seen that name before? That was Rebecca Lange’s first thought, she said, as she glanced at the type on her new baby granddaughter’s incubator. .........[more]

Overseas Officials To See International Adoption’s Success
A group of high-ranking delegates and officers from China and Cambodia will visit Long Beach this Saturday in an effort to learn more about international adoption from the people it directly affects — adoptive families, their children and adult adoptees — at the annual Holt Family Picnic..............[more]

Historic Bixby Park Bandshell Reopens
For the first time since 2005, music will be heard out of the Bixby Park Bandshell this Saturday, May 10..........[more]

City Revamps Slip Fee Formula
A proposed policy that aims to correct a long-standing inequity in boat slip pricing would create a standard square-foot rate for all slips in Long Beach’s marinas starting this fall...........[more]

Environment, Budget Focus Of Clean Air Car Showcase
Filling up the gas tank can be a hassle, and with gas prices continuing to rise, the task has become a costly burden....[more]

Labor Pact Returning To Council
After three years of massaging the language, a controversial Project Labor Agreement may finally come before the City Council for a vote in the coming months..............[more]

Anaheim Street Businesses Band Together
There are more than 600 businesses located on Anaheim Street between Junipero Avenue and Pacific Coast Highway. However, few people think of that area as a real shopping district........[more]

Community Givers Help Spread Charity From CAT
Community members deemed the most gracious givers by a panel of philanthropist judges won awards and recognition on Saturday during a ceremony at Bay Shore Church....................[more]

Council Approves Grants For Major City Park Projects
Long Beach is seeking nearly $5 million in grants for four park projects from the San Gabriel and Lower Los Angeles Rivers and Mountains Conservancy, including two major projects along the San Gabriel River.....................[more]

Student Designs Presented In “Masterpiece Runway”
Fashion students at Long Beach City College (LBCC) will fuse famous works of art with cutting edge style next week during the school’s 32nd annual catwalk showcase...............[more]

Airport Noise Ordinance Affirmed Again
In a largely symbolic move, the City Council on Tuesday reiterated its support for the Long Beach Airport Noise Ordinance, which regulates flights into and out of the airport..................[more]

Research Also Part Of VA Hospital
Most people who drive by the VA Long Beach Healthcare System on Seventh Street (at Bellflower Boulevard) might think the facility only offers medical care and support services to veterans. But an event next Tuesday, May 13, will give the public a chance to learn about the medical research that VA scientists conduct in order to benefit not only veterans, but also the entire Long Beach community.............[more]

Doctor’s Book Helps Disabled Workers Face Challenges
Long Beach native Dr. John F. Tholen says he knew early on that he wanted to establish a career in psychology while writing on the side..............[more]

School Board Approves New City Charter High School
School board approval Tuesday has paved the way for the opening of a new charter high school in downtown Long Beach this fall.........[more]