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.
On Sept. 4, 2025, the Long Beach Unified School District (LBUSD) implemented a new district-wide policy, restricting the use of cellphones among students during school operations. And on Jan. 26 of this year, the policy officially arrived into full effect.
Wow! According to recent reports, Speedo’s parent company, Pentland Brands, plans to make its North American headquarters in Long Beach. It is a wise decision. Long Beach will be the focus of many Olympic aquatic events in 2028.
Winter in Southern California means that lemons are in season and available in abundance. There is life beyond using lemons for a garnish or beverage flavoring. It is thought that preserved lemons offer health benefits, due to the natural fermentation process, including probiotics and vitamin C.
Every month, the Long Beach Art Theatre gathers its shadow cast to put on an exciting, interactive and playful performance of The Rocky Horror Picture Show.
MICHELLE GERDES posted this photo of a Snowy Egret taken at the El Dorado Nature Center and posted it online at the Facebook group Photos of Long Beach.
The growing global crisis of cargo theft isn’t hitting the Port of Long Beach hard right now. However, it is a crisis that the ports in Long Beach and Los Angeles, other government bodies, transport companies, warehouse operators and law enforcement officials, are taking very seriously.
Mayor Rex Richardson, looking at once to close a multimillion-dollar deficit and burnish his regional pro-file as an innovator, unveiled a wellspring of economic and housing proposals while embracing the virtues of immigration in his annual State of the City address Jan. 13.
