The Signal Tribune was invited to a preview of the $53M expansion to the Aquarium of the Pacific on Thursday, May 16. The first major addition to the Aquarium since its opening in 1998, the Pacific Visions Wing is set to open to the public Friday,...

City officials celebrated Harvey Milk Promenade Park’s grand reopening and honored three local LGBTQ+ leaders– Dr. Angela Bowen, Sabreena and Tim Patton– who were inducted into the Equality Plaza Honor Wall on Tuesday, May 14. The chairman of...

On Monday, May 15, St. Mary Medical Center hosted a meet-and-greet open house to debut its newest surgical robot– da Vinci. Visitors were invited to test out a model of the robot by using it on the board game “Operation.” Nakia Olokun (pictured...

Long Beach Animal Care Services (ACS) will be updating its policies over the next several months to adopt the new Compassion Saves model, approved by the Long Beach City Council May 7, in an effort to save more animal lives, according to Staycee Dains,...

In addition to conducting regular business during its five-hour meeting that began May 14 and ended early May 15, the Signal Hill City Council conducted 17 interviews to fill nine commissioner seats across three city commissions. Following the appointments,...

Leave it to the creative minds of Broadway to take something as mundane as a regional spelling bee (not even the national one!) and transform it into a charming narrative of the coming-of-age growing pains of adolescence, parent-child expectations and...

On Tuesday, May 14, city officials celebrated Harvey Milk Promenade Park's grand re-opening and honored three LGBTQ+ leaders– Dr. Angela Bowen, Sabreena, and Tim Patton– who were inducted into the Equality Plaza Honor Wall. New upgrades to...

The following is Part 2 recapping a May 6 candidate forum between state Senator candidates Lena Gonzalez and Jack Guerrero. Part 1 of this story is available here. During the May 6 candidate forum at Veterans Park, hosted by the Wrigley Association,...

Event organizers hosted the Interfaith Blessing of the Animals on Saturday, May 11, at Grace First Presbyterian Church, 3955 N. Studebaker Rd. Community members, with their beloved pets, attended the ceremony to receive a prayer for their furry companions,...

California State University, Long Beach (CSULB) President Jane Close Conoley last Friday received and ratified a student-led vote on a new mascot for the university, according to campus officials May 10. With 53 percent of the vote, students selected...