Check out what we’ve built in virtual Long Beach (then join us!)
We started virtual Office Hours as a way to connect with you, our readers, and build something together while we’re all stuck inside because of the coronavirus pandemic.
What’s now open and what’s closed in Long Beach and beyond
The new reopenings rely heavily on people and businesses all following the rules in place to slow the spread of coronavirus, officials said.
Restaurants can offer dine-in service, but reopening isn’t as easy as it sounds
Long Beach Mayor Robert Garcia said at a Friday news conference that residents shouldn’t expect things to reopen quickly, especially since many businesses have indicated they’re not ready yet.
We built Long Beach in Minecraft. Play with us!
This is for everyone: Kids who are already Minecraft masters? This is for you. Millennials who miss the simplicity of a classic game? Walk down memory lane with us. Parents who need a break at a virtual restaurant? Help us build that restaurant (don’t worry, it’s easy to learn).
Things to do in quarantine: Watch a penguin pair tend to their new egg at the Aquarium
There’s more live webcams all over the aquarium, including relaxing fish videos (also fun for your cat).
Snoop Dogg, other artists mourn Long Beach rapper Bad Azz after he died in Sheriff custody
Born in Hawaiian Gardens and raised in Long Beach, Bad Azz has worked with names like Snoop Dogg, Tupac and Warren G.
My Kombucha Weekend: Chasing the fizz
When I became addicted to the bubbly, tart fermented tea that is Kombucha, I needed a way to feed my habit before going broke. That’s where a Long Beach home brewing workshop saved me.
One for the books: Long Beach residents, officials celebrate a homecoming for champions with new library opening
The new library has a lot to offer: space for 300,000 books, a junior art studio and STEM-learning lab, dozens of computers, a makerspace, media production lab, a 3D print shop are just some of the areas visitors were most excited about.
Nonprofits to band together to raise money on Long Beach Gives day
Long Beach has 24 hours to raise $350,000 for local nonprofits on Thursday in the largest collective fundraising campaign in the city’s history.
Baby Shark Live! is coming for you, Long Beach parents
Starting at a mere $35, parents can bring their children to Long Beach Terrace Theater for a 90-minute “fully immersive concert experience” of a viral song that drove them crazy just a few months ago: Baby Shark.