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 2020 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
“Are you better today than yesterday?” Read more
Terri Henry has always been in restaurant industry for the love of it. Read more
While some move away from home for college or a new job thereafter, others stay right where they are in the hope they can create something even sweeter for those around them. Read more
They are a dynamic duo — Nellie de la Cruz and her life-long friend Arleen Ramirez, two 11-year-olds who have a burning desire to help their community. Read more
Shirley Raines opened the gate to her apartment complex after one of her weekly Saturday treks to Los Angeles’ Skid Row and was overwhelmed. Read more
For some people, kindness is in their DNA. Read more
When the country was hit by the coronavirus pandemic in March and communities across Long Beach began to feel its devastating effects, she didn't hesitate for a moment to extend a helping hand. Read more
In 1988, the course of Max Viltz’s life was profoundly affected by a trip to Egypt, led by an Egyptologist, Dr. Josef Ben-Jochannan, from Cornell University. The doctor led groups of African-Americans to Egypt to give a better understanding of African history in that country. Read more
All she wanted was a chance for her teenage daughter to see the larger world. Read more
Wife. Mother. Author. Recording artist. Life coach. Motivational speaker. Entrepreneur. Minister. Read more
Shane Young might be a name that is new to you, but he has been here all along lending an extra hand volunteering behind the scenes. Most folks know his dad, who is out front on the stage — Gregg Young & the 2nd Street Band. Read more
From her hospital bed in Lower Manhattan about to give birth to her first baby, Andrea Sulsona could look out her window and see building rubble still smoldering eight days after the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center just two blocks away on Sept. 11, 2001. Read more
Christina Lee was 9 years old when her mother died in her arms in Cambodia. Read more