Musical Theatre West celebrates the holiday season with the classic movie-turned-Broadway musical Irving Berlin’s Holiday Inn December 6-15 at the Carpenter Performing Arts Center in Long Beach.
Player of the Week: Austin Stewart, Men’s Water Polo – Senior Austin Stewart was named to the Golden Coast Conference All-Tournament team after leading LBSU Men’s Water Polo on a run to the title game.
A 20-year-old Long Beach man was charged with killing a family of three in a DUI crash on Halloween by the LA County District Attorney’s Office. Carlo Navarro was charged with three counts each of murder and gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated.
What is now Heartwell Park was purchased by the City of Long Beach in 1931. In the 1950s, it was popularly known as the Shotgun Strip, a fenced-in government storage yard, used by the Army during World War II and was a buffer to prevent annexation efforts by the City of Lakewood.
Long Beach State Athletics have had a lot to celebrate in the past few years. The Dirtbags have churned out the most Major League players since 2010 and recently triumphed in back-to-back championships for both NCAA Men’s Volleyball and Big West Women’s Golf.
Mayor Robert Garcia invites Long Beach residents and visitors to join him for the lighting of Long Beach’s tallest holiday tree on Wednesday, Dec. 4, 5-8 p.m.
The Aquarium of the Pacific played host to the 18th annual Autumn Festival this past weekend celebrating Chinese, Filipino, Japanese and Korean cultures.
Player of the Week: Tia Chavira, Women’s Volleyball – Tia Chavira moved from setter to outside hitter and made the most of her performance as she led the Beach in kills with a career-high 14 against UCSB, before besting that with a new career-high of 16 versus Cal Poly.
