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May is Personal History Awareness Month
By Rachael Rifkin Columnist/Personal Historian “There was never yet an uninteresting life. Such a thing is an impossibility.…
May 20, 2011
Harvey Tuttle’s legacy lives on in Bixby Knolls camera store
The man for whom Bixby Knolls’ Tuttle Cameras is the namesake passed peacefully at home on March 12,…
May 20, 2011
Community Hospital Long Beach joins MemorialCare Health System
By CJ Dablo Staff Writer ÂBeach is starting a new chapter in its long history to provide health…
May 13, 2011
Bonnie Lowenthal cohosts Holocaust memorial, honors survivor from LB
Assemblymember Bonnie Lowenthal (D-Long Beach) co-hosted the Capitol’s annual observance of Holocaust Memorial Day on Monday, May 2,…
May 13, 2011
More Burroughs alumni, staff share memories
By Rachael Rifkin Staff Writer So many people have come forward to share their memories and reflections of…
April 22, 2011
Burroughs Elementary staff share memories of their school that will soon close
By Rachael Rifkin Staff Writer The Long Beach Unified School District Board of Education approved budget cuts in…
April 8, 2011
A history of California redevelopment
1945 California Community Redevelopment Act allows cities and counties to establish redevelopment agencies to tackle urban blight (substantial,…
January 21, 2011
Seals of approval
Assistant to the City Manager Rebecca Burleson presented a visual history of Signal Hill’s city seals during Tuesday’s…
January 7, 2011
Veterans Saluted
Last Saturday’s Long Beach Veterans Day Parade featured bands, military processionals, veterans groups, grand marshals, local dignitaries, children’s…
November 12, 2010
SH Historical Society transforms park into former nightclub
By Neena Strichart Publisher Discovery Well Park seemed to be the perfect location for last Saturday’s pancake breakfast…
October 1, 2010