CRAIG MYERS posted this image online at Facebook’s Long Beach Photos page showing Queen Mary 2 as it reunited with the Queen Mary on Monday morning. The ships shared a special whistle salute at 7 a.m. before QM2 docked in the Port of Los Angeles during a world tour.

Fri, 02/06/2026 - 10:55am

SPEEDO’S FASTSKIN is one of several goggle products that the world-famous swimwear maker offers to speed swimmers. It’s packed with hydrodynamic and performance-enhancing technologies, Speedo says. Photo source: Speedo.

Fri, 02/06/2026 - 10:53am

Pentland Brands will be relocating its North American headquarters from Cypress to Long Beach in summer 2026 – just two years before the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games. The headquarters will...

SUPERINTENDENT-PRESIDENT Dr. Mike Muñoz, center, stands on stage with Uduak-Joe Ntuk, president of the Board of Trustees, left, and Dr. Ennette Morton, vice president of the Board of Trustees, right.

Fri, 02/06/2026 - 10:34am

LBCC Maintains the Course Through DEI

PERMIT ISSUANCE is expected by the end of this year but it’s dependent on the developer and macroeconomic conditions that are not in the city’s control, in terms of getting started and carried out, the city said. This design concept would replace the Congressional Place office building with housing.

Thu, 05/29/2025 - 4:02pm

Housing Complexes Near PCH & 2nd St. Progressing

In case you’re wondering about the major construction projects that will be taking place near Pacific Coast Highway and 2nd Street, they will be getting done. When exactly? That’s still being worked...

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QM2 World Tour

02/06/2026 - 10:55am

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Speedo Comes to Long Beach

02/06/2026 - 10:53am

Pentland Brands will be relocating its North American headquarters from Cypress to Long Beach in summer 2026 – just two years before the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games. The headquarters will support Speedo – a world-leading swimwear brand known for high-performance innovation and deep Olympic heritage – alongside other Pentland portfolio brands, including Berghaus and Endura. The new 25,000...

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California Bills to Melt ICE

02/06/2026 - 10:50am

California lawmakers have introduced two legislative measures to limit U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operations within the state. The bills, Assembly Bill 1627 and Assembly Bill 1633, propose employment bans for former ICE agents and substantial taxes on private companies operating detention facilities. These legislative moves come amidst recent events of escalating national...

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How a Free Press Has Turned Costly

02/06/2026 - 10:48am

During a brief stretch in the early 2000s, the Long Beach Press-Telegram (P-T) furnished ten free daily copies to several branch libraries; a practice that ended after the paper was folded in 2010 into the Southern California News Group (SCNG), headquartered at the Daily Breeze in Torrance, which was later acquired by Alden Global Capital, an East Coast hedge fund. Founded in 2007, Alden had...

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LBCC Maintains the Course Through DEI

02/06/2026 - 10:34am

The Bob and Barbara Ellis Auditorium swelled with music and cheers during LBCC’s annual State of the College event on Thursday, January 29. The college’s new Mariachi program took the stage and set a celebratory tone that permeated the rest of the event. “When I think of our college, I think of the phrase ‘Rising to meet the challenge’.” said President of the Board of Trustees Uduak-Joe Ntuk....

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