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…
Rally for reproductive rights held at Harvey Milk Promenade Park in Long Beach
Around four dozen people gathered during a rally for reproductive rights at Harvey Milk Promenade Park in Long…
Beloved LGBTQ and Latinx-owned plant store Plantiitas opens second location on 4th Street
Local plant shop Plantiitas will celebrate the grand opening of its second location at 2011 E 4th St.…
Protest held outside Long Beach courthouse in support of reproductive rights
Over 60 people gathered in front of the Governor George Deukmejian Courthouse on Tuesday, May 3 to protest…
‘I just really believed whatever my boss told me’: How the Filipino Migrant Center helps vulnerable immigrants escape their traffickers
Before contacting the Long Beach-based Filipino Migrant Center in 2014, Filipino immigrant Lester Ramos didn’t realize that, at…
Grassroots organizations celebrate workers’ rights at Cesar Chavez Park in Long Beach
Multiple grassroots organizations, workers and families came together to celebrate May Day at Cesar Chavez Park in Long…
New food pantry to open in Admiral Kidd Park on Saturday
Local nonprofit Food Finders and the City of Long Beach will open a new food pantry on Saturday,…
New playground equipment for Admiral Kidd Park is on its way, will replace burned-down playground
Partners of Parks Long Beach (POP) has ordered new playground equipment for Admiral Kidd Park, the nonprofit announced…
New exhibit at Rancho Los Cerritos looks at how Mexican Californians define home
Rancho Los Cerritos’s newly-debuted yearlong exhibit “Roots in California: Concepts of Home” focuses on the experiences of Mexicans…