The LGBTQ Center Long Beach has opened an investigation into its executive director after 14 anonymous former employees wrote a letter accusing the nonprofit’s leader of creating a “traumatizing and hostile work environment” for its Black staffers and other employees of color, particularly w…
Long Beach Mayor Robert Garcia’s stepfather, Greg O’Donnell, has died from coronavirus complications, the city’s elected leader announced Monday, Aug. 10 — two weeks after the mayor lost his mother.
RowofLife, the boat that Paralympian Angela Madsen was using on her catastrophic attempt to row from Marina del Rey to Honolulu, is presumed lost at sea.
A portion of downtown Long Beach’s Pine Avenue will be closing to cars and opening for diners, barbers and workouts starting this weekend in an effort to help struggling businesses.
It's Time For Children To Go Back To School. Or Not.
A mid-20th Century post office building covering a city block in the Belmont Heights neighborhood of Long Beach is on the market.
People speaking behind masks can sound muffled and hard to understand.
Michael James Schwartz, 47, the owner of Effie & Co. Salon in Belmont Shore, unexpectedly passed away on July 12, 2020.
When Bonnie Lowenthal took the gavel last August to become president of the Long Beach Harbor Commission, the Port of Long Beach appeared to be on the verge of a banner year.
Megan Kerr resigned as vice president LBUSD’s Board of Education Wednesday night, Aug. 5, and then nominated panel member Juan Benitez to replace her — but he declined to accept the role, in a show of unity after weeks of controversy over the annual-and-normally-routine leadership change.
“It feels like we are somewhere in Europe.” Christine and Carl Bloom said last week as they were finishing up their al fresco Italian lunch at Domenico’s Pizza on Second Street in Belmont Shore.
Donna Attwood, who is opposing a move of the gift shop at the Long Beach Senior Center, says she will meet with other seniors at 1 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 8, at the corner of Junipero Avenue and Broadway.
Good genes are nice, but joy is better.
Renters in Long Beach whose income has been impacted by the coronavirus pandemic can stay in their homes for two more months without worrying about evictions due to nonpayment.
In an effort to address and move past the stigma surrounding cannabis, Long Beach nonprofit C.A.R.E. (Cannabis Awareness Research Economics) is hosting virtual conferences every first Thursday of the month. The next conference is happening from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 6.
Nearly two months after the Long Beach City Council first approved the “framework for reconciliation” process to address racial inequalities, the city published its first report on what needs to change — and how to do it.
The recession caused by the coronavirus pandemic has hit Long Beach’s finances hard — and the city’s proposed $2.6 billion budget for the 2020-21 fiscal year reflects that.
A group calling itself Grassroots For 2nd District Accountability said in a press release Monday that it is seeking charges of felony voter fraud against candidate Cindy Allen.
Think the city budget process was hard before. It's going to be much harder this time around.
A long-delayed, never-published draft report examining Long Beach police operations found the department hadn’t adopted “community policing” practices in 2018 despite the police chief’s assurances that the practice was a priority. The incomplete report, released in draft form by city officia…
People can once again spend an hour with penguins before the Aquarium of the Pacific opens to the public. The Penguin Encounter is back.
When COVID-19 caused Long Beach schools to close, Erin Gruwell experienced a familiar discomfort. She said she was gripped by the same feeling that overtook her in 1994, when she first became a teacher: a feeling of need, coupled with a desire to answer that need in an appropriate way.
Earlier this month, Long Beach implemented a ban throughout the city on the sale of most flavored tobacco products. The move means electronic smoking devices like vape pens and e-cigarettes with flavor products are no longer allowed to be sold in the city.
Long Beach is known for its wide, open stretches of sand, good wind, and gentle waves. These conditions combine to make the area ideal for kite surfing.
Mayor Robert Garcia’s family has set up a scholarship fund at Cal State Long Beach to honor his mother, who died this week, by helping students who want to go into healthcare — with a focus on helping women and immigrants — the city’s elected leader announced in a tweet Thursday, July 30.
When Dr. Peter Kareiva was young, he attended Topsail High School in Hampstead, N.C., did a semester at sea in college and was in the first group of students at Duke in a new marine biology lab.
James Cordova has been elected by his fellow partners as the Managing Partner of Windes, the accounting and advisory firm. Cordova has been Windes since 1991. He succeeds John Di Carlo, who will remain on the board of directors and continue to work with clients and on special projects.
And the band played on.
Alfresco Everything
As the number of COVID-19 cases surge, so does the need for blood plasma from those who have recovered from the disease.
Long Beach City Prosecutor Doug Haubert has stepped into the nationwide debate about renaming schools that honor historical figures with racist legacies, asking the local school district to rename Jordan High in honor of outgoing board member Felton Williams.
Long Beach’s bike share program kicked off again Monday, July 27, after being suspended for four months due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The Aquarium of the Pacific is offering its Summer Kids Club as part of its Online Academy programming during the coronavirus shutdown.
While schools in Long Beach prepare for the 2020-21 school year, private preschools in the area have been open for weeks with altered schedules and adjusted rules to account for keep students safe during COVID-19.
Harry note: include Kindness tag
Mary White, founder of Long Beach nonprofit Gems Uncovered, has a single message that she wants people to know: human trafficking is real and it happens in Long Beach.
"People don't want to accept that this happens in the United States, but it does every single day," White said. "It happens close to home — it's not just a third world problem — and it even happens in Long Beach."
Long Beach Mayor Robert Garcia’s mother has died due to coronavirus complications, he announced Monday, July 27.
As has been the case for the last several years, Long Beach city leaders have offered a budget survey to get opinions from residents.
Free week-long virtual arts camps aimed at third and fourth graders have begun today, Monday.
Time to Hunker in the Bunker?
Long Beach City College announced last week that its Winter Intersession — happening Jan. 4 through Feb. 6 — will consist of online classes only.
A decision to break with tradition and pass over the vice president of the Long Beach Unified School District’s board when it came time to choose a new leader has caused outrage among some city and community leaders.
Respiratory disorders are the leading cause of hospital admission in children, according to Thoracic.org. An article in the Pediatric Pulmonology Journal in 2014 described respiratory disease as “the major cause of mortality and morbidity” for susceptible infants and young children.
Sometime in the early 1960s, the noted architect Edward Killingsworth designed a building located at 1041 E. Seventh St. It was one of many civic and commercial buildings the Long Beach native would design in the city.
James Cordova has been elected by his fellow partners as the Managing Partner of Windes, the accounting and advisory firm. Cordova has been Windes since 1991. He succeeds John Di Carlo, who will remain on the board of directors and continue to work with clients and on special projects.
Long Beach officials have six weeks to decide how to divvy up $40.3 million in federal money, and it must all be spent by the end of the year.
A man, working as a security guard and attempting to stop a theft at a liquor store, was killed after he was thrown from the hood of the suspect’s sedan in Long Beach Thursday night, July 24, authorities said.
A campaign to recall Long Beach Mayor Robert Garcia began in earnest this week when the City Clerk’s Office approved a petition to begin collecting signatures.
Outdoor dining has increased with all the parklets around town. Now even haircuts have moved outside. So it is logical that drive-in movies are popular again with movie goers safely socially distanced in their cars.
Dr. Jerry Schubel was a national leader in the scientific world about all things related to the ocean when he came to Long Beach's Aquarium of the Pacific in 2002.
