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11/27/2024 - 9:38am
What were Thanksgiving celebrations like in Long Beach in years past? There were church services, school plays, turkey dinners and celebrations on the Long Beach Pike.
In 1910, a new organization of Pike businessmen decided to promote the Pike at Thanksgiving. Participants in the 1910 “Chanticleer Celebrations” were asked to dress as chickens, turkeys or other birds, with costumes available to...
11/27/2024 - 9:35am
For those of you interested in learning more about possible sightings and crashes of UFOs, number one, make sure you start calling them UAPs – unidentified aerial phenomena.
Number two, you’ll probably be interested in knowing how involved Rep. Robert Garcia has been. The 42nd district Democratic Congressman covering Long Beach and surrounding communities, and who has served as mayor of Long...
11/27/2024 - 9:31am
Long Beach Airport (LGB) is preparing for a surge of travelers this Thanksgiving week, expecting to welcome approximately 130,000 passengers between Nov. 22 and Dec. 1. This represents an 8% increase compared to last year and the airport marks it as one of the busiest seasons in its history.
Airport officials anticipate that Dec. 1 will be the peak travel day, with over 16,000 travelers projected...
11/27/2024 - 9:15am
Santa Claus is coming to town – and he’s docking at The Queen Mary. This holiday season, the iconic Queen Mary in Long Beach invites families aboard for 12 Days of Christmas, a festive celebration running from Dec. 12 – 23. Tickets are on sale now on the Queen Mary website.
Each day is filled with merry-making activities like cookie decorating, gingerbread house building and stocking decorating,...
11/27/2024 - 9:13am
In July 2024, Beachcomber covered a news story about Watch Me! Sports Bar, a new local sports bar that focuses on televising Women’s Sports. Founded by its co-owners Jackie “Jax” Diener and Megan “Emme” Eddy, the sports bar follows a rising trend of Women’s Sports Bars being established across the United States.
Since then, Beachcomber recently had the opportunity to speak again with Diener about...
11/27/2024 - 9:10am
Motorists stopping in Belmont Shore next year may have to feed parking meters earlier in the morning and later into the night.
Under the proposed changes, hours at 127 meters along Second Street and auxiliary roads would extend as early as 8 a.m. and no later than 10 p.m. Mondays through Sundays. Current hours are 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.
The item, discussed Thursday at the Belmont Shore Parking and...
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