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The year’s opening Long Beach City Council meeting is sure to be a doozy, but two special meetings being held directly beforehand are causing quite a stir today. The Council will be briefed on the 2009 city...more
 
Books By Authors Hosts Free Writing Workshops
Book By Authors, publishers of a volume to benefit the Long Beach Library Foundation, is reaching out to the community in advance of their next volume, which will focus on North Long Beach. The workshops, which will take...more
  
In a down economy, it’s tough to find affordable fun. That’s why the Queen Mary is offering free admission for California residents through the entire month of January, it recently announced. All that’s...more
  
There are two things that you need to know about me to help put this column into its proper perspective. My coffee pot is my first destination every morning when I get out of bed. Everything else takes a back seat...more
 
My Front Porch visits the Long Beach Rose Parade Float
I do not know if it is my advancing age, as I am closer to fifty than forty, or my reputation for not being a night owl; but regarding New Year’s Eve celebrations I am no longer asked, “What did you do to ring in...more

From LBPOSTSports.com: On Sunday in the ‘Myd, I felt like it was 2005 again and the Long Beach State men’s basketball team was losing a game it should win. After maybe the best performance of the year on Friday...more

Question of the week: What are some financial matters I should check annually? Answer: This question was asked at a holiday party and it is a good one we should all ask and answer. For Long Beach homeowners,...more
 
Thousands gather on Pine Avenue to ring in the New Year. Photos by Evan Kelly
Pine Avenue was alive and jumping on New Year's Eve, the culmination of more than a month of planning and fundraising as thousands of partiers crammed between Broadway and 1st Street in a Times Square-esque celebration. ...more

Welcome to “Our Liberty…” and thanks very much for deciding to take a look! Before I get underway, I want to express my sincere appreciation to LBPOST Publisher Shaun Lumachi for giving me this incredible...more
  
The Port of Long Beach has had a “Green Flag” emissions incentive program that’s been quietly and cleverly reducing vessel emissions since January 2006. It simply offers reduced dockage...more

The New Year brought joy and celebration, but Long Beach was also met with tragedy less than an hour into 2009 with its first two murders of the year: the shooting of Sarith Em and Vannaly Tim, a young couple living in a Gardenia...more

Ah, New Year's Day. The Rose Parade. Leftovers from last night's party. The lazy twelve-hour reality TV marathons. And of course, the resolutions! What is your 2009 resolution going to be? Did...more
  
We all like to think of the New Year as a fresh start, a shedding of the past year with new hope for the one that lies ahead. For Pine Avenue, though, tonight will be a return to old form. The Downtown Long Beach...more
  
We called it the Greatest Sports Year of All-Time back in the summer, and even though Sports Illustrated did the same thing this month, we’re still sticking to our guns. Here are the LBPostSports.com Top 10 Moments...more
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