When Mike Donelon became a Long Beach city councilman in 1994, he made it clear he was representing the people at street level. Read more
“Mentoring is really about being there for someone, offering guidance … opening up horizons, and just providing an open ear and an open heart,” Dr. Pamela Blake said. Read more
Welcome to Kindness Long Beach. Please flip through our print edition of the 2019 Kindness special section. Read more
What would you do after a 44-year career of public service, almost half of that square in the public eye as one of Long Beach's top elected officials? Read more
Sanghak Kan and his wife, Sophea Chim, moved to the United States from Cambodia in 2017 with their two daughters — now 7 and 2 years old — leaving behind their home, job and family. Read more
John Chapman, a.k.a. Johnny Appleseed, was an American pioneer nurseryman who introduced apple trees to large parts of Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana and Illinois. Read more
It's 7 p.m. on a Tuesday night on Fourth Street and people have been lined up since 2 p.m. outside a laundromat here. They've been waiting for a chance to do their wash — for free. Read more
Francesca Douglass-Franco calls herself a modern abolitionist. Read more
Nestled in the side corner of the South 40 Community Garden on East South Street in North Long Beach are four 10-foot by 10-foot lots where kale, strawberries, watermelons, tomatoes and carrots are being grown. Read more
Helping others is in her blood. Read more
Who is Magical Marcia? Read more
Giving quilts to those in need, knowing what a difference a little warmth can make in a person’s life, is the driving force behind North Long Beach-based Wrap the Kids: The Homeless Making a Difference. Read more