Community News > DowntownJuly 10th, 2009 Latin American Parade Planned For SeptemberFirst District Councilman Robert Garcia likes parades.Area Farmers Markets Switch From Plastic To Paper BagsSome people consider drugs, alcohol and reality TV bad addictions. To Dale Whitney, white plastic bags are an insidious addiction in Southern California.Anaheim Street Business Group Close To Becoming DistrictIn just a few weeks, the East Anaheim Street Business Alliance (EASBA) likely will become a business improvement district.Charter Commission Reappointments Okayed; More WaitCity Council ratified a series of important commission reappointments Tuesday night, but Mayor Bob Foster still is considering two important appointments.Summer Music Makes Sweet SoundsLong Beach locals can rock out for free throughout summer during downtown’s annual summer concert series.LBCC Cuts End Viking’s Summer RunNearly one week after his summer journalism course on editor training began, Long Beach City College student Floyd Hampton Livingston was notified that it had been canceled.Program Provides Fitness 4 All, Helps Youth Train For 5KIf you can keep up the pace with fourth and fifth graders training for a marathon, the Fitness 4 All Program is looking for volunteers.Area Resident Acts, Raps, Runs Businesses“Your will has to be stronger than your skill.”Equal Benefits Rules Aim At City VendorsFirst District Councilman Robert Garcia said he wants to forward his social agenda and get Long Beach up to par with the state and city of Los Angeles by approving an Equal Benefits Ordinance.Conservation Corps Must Wait For City Contract OKDuring the past 22 years, the Conservation Corps of Long Beach (CCLB) has employed approximately 5,000 area at-risk youth.Ice Bar Mixer Focuses On Finding Perfect Match — For Bone MarrowFinding a perfect match can be difficult, both with romantic partners and with bone marrow donors.Star Studded Lineup For Women’s ConferenceMaria Shriver’s Women’s Conference in Long Beach already holds the title of largest of its kind, and this fall’s edition will be even bigger.Vault 350 To Reopen Downtown Next YearDowntown live music venue The Vault 350 should be rocking again early next year.Updated Library Web Site Features User-Friendly InterfaceWith the recent launch of the Millennium Integrated Library System at the Long Beach Public Library, the library’s Web site has a new look that librarians say will make catalog searching easier.St. Anthony High Raises Money To Replace All Its DesksThis fall, St. Anthony High School will welcome what administrators anticipate to be the largest class of incoming freshmen enrolled in the past decade.LAPD Officer Shoots SuspectA sexual assualt, kidnapping and statewide Amber Alert came to a head in Long Beach last Sunday night when a Los Angles police officer shot a suspect in a residential community north of downtown.Mentors Make More Than CAMEO Appearance Through ProgramMara Figueroa’s life changed during her sophomore year at Lakewood High School.Two Area Youth Prep For Japanese Cultural ExchangePoly High School senior Faustine Chow soon will leave for a summer vacation unlike any other she previously has experienced.New Downtown Vision Ready For Final AiringIf there has been one consistent complaint about the growth and development of downtown, it was that it seemed to lack a cohesive vision.LBPD Volunteer Program Enlists Help, Time Of SeniorsWithout the help of two senior volunteers with the Long Beach Police Department, a 75-year-old woman who was victim to a recent robbery in North Long Beach may not have had her stolen cash and cell phone returned to her.
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