CSULB will lead a two-year project called Developing Engaging and Effective Practice: Advancing STEM Education via Univeristy-Community Collaborations through the grant. The project is aimed to strengthen science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) teaching and learning by "fostering partnerships between local after-school programs and informal science education institutions."

The East Village Association said all positions, including president, treasurer, secretary, vice president of residents and vice president of businesses, are up for election and each position is for a two-year term.

On Tuesday, March 10, the Mandatory Spay/Neuter and Pet Shop ordinances will go up for a city council vote (read a previous article about the ordinances and the comments following it here). The meeting starts at 6PM at the council chambers at the Long Beach Civic Center, 333 Ocean Blvd. The entire ordinance can be accessed here.

A man who was in grave condition and had to undergo surgery after he was hit by a car on February 17 near Cal State Long Beach has died, police announced Monday.

The co-owner of Rocco's Deli Italiano, 53-year-old Long Beach resident Steve DeSisto, was sentenced Monday following a December conviction for sexually assault a woman he met at a bar in 2013, the Los Angeles District Attorney's Office (LADA) announced.

With heavy rain, Long Beach is experiencing flooding in some areas, and the Long Beach Fire Department is advising residents to take precautions.

The Downtown Long Beach Associates (DLBA) has announced its first annual Talent Pool exhibition, an upcoming collection that will feature works by Long Beach visual artists in the DLBA downtown offices at 100 W. Broadway.