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Indigenous people call for the removal of giant penny statue, renaming of Lincoln Park in Long Beach
Around two dozen protesters gathered at Lincoln Park in Long Beach on Monday, Feb. 21 to call for…
This Orange County birria restaurant hopes to make a splash in North Long Beach
North Long Beach will soon be home to acclaimed Orange County birria restaurant La Super Birria. The restaurant…
Signal Hill doesn’t want the smoke: City council reverses decision of allowing residents to vote on cannabis businesses
The Signal Hill City Council decided on Tuesday, Feb. 8, not to move forward with a ballot measure…
Long Beach moves forward in support for reproductive health care should Roe v. Wade be overturned
With the future of women’s reproductive rights at risk, the Long Beach City Council on Tuesday directed the…
Local MemorialCare hospitals avoid impact of national blood shortage with in-house donation center
The Red Cross is facing its worst blood shortage in more than a decade. “Ideally, the organization has…
Shlap Muan founders move back to Long Beach, close San Francisco location
Soon Long Beach will be the only place you can taste the uniquely seasoned and sauced chicken wings…
‘A tireless community champion’: Signal Hill Commissioner Terry Rogers dies
Update: Feb. 3, This story has been updated with statements from Mayor Keir Jones, Assemblymember Patrick O’Donnell, Long…
‘We needed a voice’: Local nonprofit forms Long Beach’s first Beauty and Barber Association
In April 2020, Shirin Senegal called nearly 100 barber and beauty shops in Long Beach. Ryan Grier, owner…
Signal Hill to grant qualifying microbusinesses $5,000 each in relief
During its Tuesday, Jan. 25, meeting, the Signal Hill City Council agreed to grant 10 Signal Hill microbusinesses—those…
Born out of creative exploration, Verse Collective charms with handmade wearable art and curiosities
While some were using their mixing bowls to make sourdough bread in 2020, artist Shira Tagle was armed…