During a “Coffee with the Councilmember” community meeting June 19, host and Long Beach 7th District Councilmember Roberto Uranga updated residents about recent developments and listened to their concerns. About 15 attendees gathered at Fox Coffee...

Long Beach Heritage this week announced a new fundraising campaign to support For the Record, an interactive history installation on Atlantic Avenue between Jordan High School and the Michelle Obama Neighborhood Library. Started in 2017, For the Record...

The following are some highlights from both the June 11 and June 18 Long Beach City Council meetings. Harbor bonds At its June 11 meeting, the city council, in a 7-0 vote, adopted a resolution authorizing the issuance of the Harbor Revenue Bonds Series...

What happens to a cemetery with only a few gravesites left to sell? Answer: It has to pay for its upkeep with little to no funeral income. And if there isn’t enough money for that upkeep? Abandonment, leading to gravestones slowly swallowed up by vegetation,...

The Long Beach Water Commission voted without dissent June 13 to approve a 12-percent rate increase on water consumers. The Water Department estimates it will increase the average single family home’s bill by about $5.46 each month, as reported on LBReport.com....

I truly believe that, with a bit of prompting, some empathy, a sincere interest in others, and the willingness to listen, people will open up about themselves and share their stories. I also believe that people want, and need, to talk and it just...

Sometimes a theater production electrifies– not suddenly like a lightning bolt, but in a crackling, smoldering way where you feel its spirit linger like a live wire, ready to jump. Long Beach Opera’s (LBO) world premiere of The Central Park...

The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors this week unanimously approved a proposal by Board Chair Janice Hahn to explore master leasing agreements with motels across the county in order to use rooms as interim housing for chronically homeless individuals....

Last weekend, a team of employees from the Boeing Company joined local volunteers and staff from the Los Angeles County Development Authority (LACDA) to help beautify The Growing Experience (TGE) Urban Farm located at the Carmelitos Public Housing community...

•Long Beach Transit Director and longtime community leader Mary Zendejas announced on June 7 her campaign to fill the vacancy left by Senator-Elect Lena Gonzalez to represent the 1st District on the Long Beach City Council. Former Sustainability Commissioner...