By: Marc Sakwa, M.D., chief of cardiovascular surgery, MemorialCare Heart & Vascular Institute Thanks to advancements in technology and medication, such as lipid-controlling drugs, significant progress has been made in the treatment of coronary disease. These advances allow patients to avoid the need for heart procedures altogether and that’s a good thing. However, for patients […]
Posted inFood
Shlap Muan, a chicken wing staple with a uniquely Long Beach story, just finished serving at Coachella
Owner Hak Tea serves out of the same North Long Beach space where his parents ran a restaurant for decades, and he’s incorporated the Cambodian flavors he grew up eating.
Posted inArt
Theater review: In the story of restored instruments left behind amid the Holocaust, ‘The Violin Maker’ strikes a hopeful note
International City Theatre’s new production is a meaningful and important story that is well worth experiencing.
Posted inTrade & Transportation
Grants for LA clean trucks frozen in Trump effort to defund green energy
The $250 million, which would fund about 500 electric trucks serving the ports of LA and Long Beach, remains frozen as a legal dispute plays out between the EPA, a bank and a green energy group.
Posted inPolitics
Long Beach Rep. Robert Garcia joins bipartisan fight to abolish the penny
He’s part of a coalition in Congress seeking to eliminate the coin that costs more to produce than it’s worth — something President Donald Trump has also tried to achieve.
Posted inThings To Do
Things to do in Long Beach this weekend — including a free mariachi festival and a classic car show
We’ve got some great, free festivals for you this weekend.
Posted inImmigration
Judge restricts Border Patrol in California: ‘You just can’t walk up to people with brown skin’
‘You just can’t walk up to people with brown skin and say give me your papers,’ a federal judge told Border Patrol attorneys at a hearing challenging recent immigration sweeps.
Posted inCity
Long Beach is testing new public toilets with 10-minute time limits and cell-phone entry
You must scan a QR code or send a text message to get inside, and the doors automatically open if someone stays there too long.
Posted inImmigration
California sent investigators to ICE facilities. They found more detainees, and health care gaps
A California law empowers state investigators to check on conditions at ICE detention centers. A new report raises concerns about health care inside them.
Posted inNews
LA County Supervisors approve unprecedented $4 billion sexual abuse settlement
The payout is expected to have implications on the county budget “for years to come,” county officials said.