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08/20/2026 - 12:17pm
Two-time defending champions Taryn Brasher and Kristen Cruz made AVP history Sunday by three-peating at the AVP Manhattan Beach Open.
The 2024 U.S. Olympians and top-ranked women’s pro beach volleyball team in the world became the first duo to capture three consecutive AVP Manhattan Beach Opens since Californians Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh Jennings accomplished the feat by winning four...
08/20/2026 - 12:14pm
After 70 years as the epicenter of Long Beach football, the iconic Veterans Memorial Stadium will be demolished later this month to make way for a modern replacement, slated for completion in 2029.
The $250 million transformation will have an 18-acre footprint and include a new stadium that pays homage to the original as well as a massive sports complex featuring a 2,500-seat arena, fields for...
08/20/2026 - 12:08pm
The concept of Open Streets requires a definition. The open part means making the street fully open to pedestrians, skaters and skateboarders and non-motorized bicyclists, while being closed to motor vehicles.
Long Beach has been doing versions of this for years. The city’s Beach Streets history describes the idea as an invitation to reconsider streets as public spaces rather than simply places...
08/14/2026 - 2:34pm
A newly installed iron fence around the Billie Jean King Main Library in Long Beach has reduced encampments and cleaning costs, according to city officials. However, it has sparked a debate over public priorities, coinciding with the city's plans to cut library hours, lay off staff, and reduce emergency services amid a $58 million budget deficit.
Completed in May 2026 for $790,000, the perimeter...
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