It's hard enough making life-altering changes, and even harder when those changes have an impact on a paycheck and livelihood.
Officials local and national made it official early this week — the coronavirus shutdown will last for at least another month.
As healthcare workers are picking up extra shifts to help manage an influx of patients, one Long Beach mother and daughter duo are aiming to supply those workers with homemade masks in case there are shortages of medical-grade face masks.
At approximately 9,600 miles, the Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest of the world’s five oceans. It extends from the Arctic Ocean in the north to the Antarctic Ocean in the south and is bounded by the continents of Asia and Australia in the west and the Americas in the east.
It's Time to Help Each Other. Here's How.
Young Long Beach journalists have something to be proud of.
Months ago, up-and-coming Long Beach band Wargirl mapped out a 14-performance tour that included stops in England, France, Germany, Austria and Switzerland. As it turned out, however, the eclectic indie band flew unwittingly into the heart of a pandemic.
Long Beach has more than 400 nonprofit groups, almost every one trying to respond to the coronavirus crisis in its own way.
Everybody Calm Down
The Long Beach Unified School District closed schools starting Monday, March 16 and will resume classes April 20, officials announced Friday, March 13.
The city of Long Beach's public health officer, Dr. Anissa Davis, signed a declaration this afternoon, Thursday, banning all public events of more than 250 people in the city through the end of April.
Dancing undeniably is good for the dancer's heart.
"I'm Going to Leave the Traffic Circle Alone for a While."
The Aquarium of the Pacific is trying something new with the Honda Pacific Visions expansion.
It started as an idea to to introduce little-known Long Beach artists to their community, and last week, Loiter Galleries located at The Streets downtown secured its spot as a nonprofit 501c3.
"Does Anyone Out There Have A Mask I Can Borrow?"
Seventy-four years ago, the Fred Hall Show made its debut in Los Angeles.
A special carrier that is going to transport the Sea Launch Odyssey vessel to Russia anchored Monday morning near the Belmont Shore beach. The Odyssey is the ocean-going launch platform for the Sea Launch company; it was used to launch rockets into space to place satellites.
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The Aquarium of the Pacific is celebrating black history month with the 18th annual African-American Festival this weekend.
"If you're not supposed to give the homeless money, what are you supposed to do?"
In the words of e.e.cummings, “the most wasted of all days is one without laughter.”
It's time to pull the kilt out of the closet because the Queen Mary is offering up a taste of Scotland this weekend. And like every year, there's plenty of entertainment and food on the menu.
Mardi Gras celebrations will be touching down tomorrow, Friday, in Bixby Knolls alongside the usual monthly First Friday festivities.
They have welcomed the Heartbreakers (without Tom Petty), Weezer, Flea, Gypsy Trash and Marky Ramone to their stages.
A new decade brings on new ideas, fresh perspectives and the opportunity for positive changes.
John Angelo had a grandiose idea: Convince 500 of his fellow Naples Islands residents to help create an emergency response proposal.
The Primary Election is coming. Watch out for those mailers!
Although destination marriage ceremonies are popular, many couples prefer to have a church wedding. Long Beach has churches of all sizes and denominations; here is what some of the larger local sites offer.
No need for a destination wedding. Long Beach is fortunate to have choices for the special day. Indoors or out, large or small, there is something for everyone when it comes to staging a wedding in Long Beach.
The month of February means that love is in the air — and so is chocolate.
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Each year, the Aquarium of the Pacific aims to highlight people of all abilities with the annual Festival of Human Abilities, featuring creative workshops, musical performances and adaptive presentations.
At the corner of Junipero Avenue and Broadway, Hot Java coffee shop is spotlighting the artwork of local artists.
A new Belmont Pool? Surprise! There are some people who don't like it.
Long Beach Beer week is back on tap and scheduled for March.
Long Beach Public Media (LBPM) has a new interim general manager for the public radio station 99.1 KLBP.
Long Beach is gearing up for the 32nd annual Martin Luther King Jr. Parade and Celebration on Saturday with the theme "Continuing the Legacy." The life and legacy of a visionary who changed the world by promoting equality, justice and peace will be honored.
Wednesday, Jan. 8, starts out as just another work day for Alex Martin, John McGaffin and Preston McCord.
"For some reason, that stretch of Studebaker is looking pretty ugly right now."
Comics, cosplay and fandoms will return to Long Beach for the annual Long Beach Comic Expo (LBCE) this weekend.
In five of the last seven years — including the last three — Long Beach families have driven home with the coveted plate (the number 100 is the lowest number a driver can have in Class 1 racing).
The California Academy of Mathematics and Science (CAMS) — a mathematics and science LBUSD magnet school in Carson on the California State University, Dominguez Hills campus — has received national recognition in Newsweek's 2020 list of the top 500 schools that emphasize science, technology,…
"When you sit in the water for a long time, you get wrinkles. The Queen Mary has a lot of wrinkles."
A comedy tour will be making the rounds in the Los Angeles area in January, and Long Beach is on the tour list.
At the beginning of a new decade, it seemed fitting to ask Long Beach leaders to stretch their powers of prognostication. So we asked what Long Beach would be like when we enter 2030.
When Long Beach prepared to flip the calendar to a new century on Dec. 31, 1999, the biggest concern was something called Y2K.
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