Training in the art of the motherland: Kali Kollective reintroduces Long Beach to Filipino martial arts
Dante Mapanao’s love for martial arts began during his childhood in Long Beach, but as a young Filipino…
Harbor Area Farmers’ Markets match EBT funds up to $10, distribute donated boxes
The Harbor Area Farmers’ Markets is helping shoppers using Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) and Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer…
Long Beach Cactus Club still looking sharp after 89 years
Once a month, a group of desert plant enthusiasts meet at the Woman’s Club of Bellflower to trade…
Wut-A-Pickle in North Long Beach creates dill-icious pickle and candy combinations
Shontay Burks has turned her childhood love of pickles into a brick-and-mortar business in North Long Beach. “I’ve…
Protesters outside Long Beach City Hall condemn racially-motivated mass shooting in Buffalo
Around two dozen people gathered on the front steps of the Long Beach Civic Center on Sunday, May…
For the first time, City of Long Beach publicly celebrates Vesak Day
A crowd of over 60 people joined Buddhist monks from 12 Long Beach temples in front of City…
Local teens asked to send in artwork that will hang in Long Beach libraries during Pride Month
Artists between the ages of 11 and 18 are invited to submit their artwork until May 27 for…
Something for the whole family: McDowell’s in Long Beach serves soul food, barbecue and vegan options
People have jokingly said brothers Cesar and Mitch McDowell should open a restaurant since the two were in…
Bel Canto Books and Long Beach Public Library prepare for Festival of Asian American + Pacific Islander Books
Filipina-owned bookstore Bel Canto Books has partnered with the Long Beach Public Library to hold the city’s first…
Long Beach looks to ‘relax the tax’ on cannabis
Members of the legal cannabis industry spoke in support of lowering cannabis taxes on Tuesday, May 10 before…