Sports Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach grand prix motorsports Motorsports Legend Mario Andretti Named Grand Marshal of 2014 Toyota Grand Prix Famed Formula One racer and one of the most recognized names in motorsports, Mario Andretti, will act as Grand Marshal to Long Beach’s 40th Toyota Grand Prix.
News insurance Long Beach Ranks #7 Among Big California Cities For Cheapest Car Insurance Of the ten largest cities in California, Long Beach ranks #7 on the cheapest car insurance, ousting Anaheim (#7), Los Angeles (#10), and San Francisco (#9).
Life Reality TV The Real Housewives of Long Beach Meet the Real (And Cooler) Housewives of Long Beach Even the mention of The Real Houswives of [Insert City Here] makes many—beside the guiltiest of guilty-pleasure watchers—cringe with a tinge of disturbance. And for a particular group of five Long Beach women, it portrays the exact opposite of what they would do were they to be “Real Housewives.”
LGBT Marriage Equality Town Hall to Offer Married LGBT Couples Knowledge of Newly Granted Benefits The National Committee to Preserve Social Security & Medicare Foundation is hosting a series of town halls—including one right here in Long Beach—to equip LGBT couples with the knowledge needed to capitalize upon newly granted social security benefits.
Food east village taste of downtown Expanded Taste of Downtown Kicks Off In East Village With Live Music, Art Classes, New Beer Garden, Bike Valet The Downtown Long Beach Associates' 2014 "Taste of Downtown" series is giving residents even more of a reason to gather around local food, with an expanded vision for the occasional food fest that includes craft beer, live art and a collaboration with local retailers that encourages shopping alongside tasting.
News kidnapping child abduction UPDATE: Missing 12-Year-Old Long Beach Boy Found in Oceanside; Mother Charged With Kidnapping Amber Alert suspect Sri Ann Johnston was charged with kidnapping Monday afternoon, just hours after she was taken into custody along with her missing son in Oceanside, authorities say.
Food Pine Avenue BO-Beau hirings Downtown Eatery BO-beau Announces Executive Chef BO-beau, downtown’s soon-to-open eatery along Pine Avenue, has announced the hiring of its executive chef by way of classically trained and Cohn Restaurant Group veteran Katherine Humphus.
Business taxes Two Long Beach Businesses Listed Among Top 500 California Tax Delinquencies Two Long Beach businesses made the California Board of Equalization's quarterly list of largest tax delinquencies, with both owing hundreds of thousands of dollars to the State.