Businesses no longer require community group’s approval for permanent parklets
Businesses hoping to place a permanent parklet in front of their shop will no longer require approval from…
City studying the possibility of a Long Beach Cultural Vision Plan
The varying cultures that make up Long Beach may soon be included in a plan to connect and…
Long Beach declares state of emergency for homelessness crisis
In the first city council meeting of the year, Long Beach’s leaders unanimously declared a state of emergency…
Seeing the sea—Aquarium on Wheels is back
Sea urchins, baby sharks and more aquatic creatures attended their first day of elementary school Thursday morning following…
Long Beach Creative Group celebrates anniversary, gallery renovations
The Long Beach Creative Group (LBCG) is celebrating its fourth anniversary and Annual Show—a batch of diverse art…
Readers rejoice: Literary Women’s Festival of Authors returns
Long Beach-based nonprofit Literary Women invites local bookworms to crawl out of their favorite reading spot for the…
This Long Beach business is raffling a luxury car to build an orphanage in Colombia
When Otto Rafael Peñarredonda went to visit his homeland of Colombia for the first time since immigrating to…
Long Beach’s Black Restaurant Week returns for second iteration, bigger and better
The best part about Nickey McKnight’s southern-style crab legs, shrimp and crawfish at The Boujie Crab? Upon first…
Get spirited away to a Whisky Wonderland at Roxanne’s this January
Spirits will run loose and warm up bodies this January at Roxanne’s annual Whisky Wonderland event, which will…
Operation Jump Start is looking for college-graduate mentors
Operation Jump Start is looking for Long Beach residents who want to donate their time, knowledge and hard-earned…