Things to do this weekend in Long Beach including… moonlight pride bike rides and jazz
Music, art, magic, jazz, and moonlight bike rides.
Long Beach middleschooler wins global award for video about environmental racism
Westerly Schooler, Stephanie Akinfolarin won second place in the international video competition, World of 7 Billion. The competition received submissions from over 3,000 students in middle and high school from 44 countries and 49 U.S. states.
Long Beach Taco Festival to take over Downtown
Ten tacos vendors will be on-site with drinks and live entertainment.
‘In My Backyard’ podcast brings expert voices to children’s mental health issues
The bi-weekly podcast titled “In My Backyard” is led by the nonprofit’s CEO, Patricia Costales, who will speak with experts about causes of emotional distress in children and how to address them in a healthy, safe way.
City launches Augmented Reality Challenge, offers $14K in cash prizes
The city is looking for individuals or teams of all skill levels to create AR applications that highlight Downtown. Finalists will compete for $14,000 in cash prizes.
It’s the last video rental store in Long Beach—and it’s still open!
Broadway Video has been a cinephile haven since 1998.
80 LBUSD high school students explore pollution, environment in LBMA art exhibition
The works that were selected touch on a number of ecological concepts, including air and water pollution, the use of renewable energy and the effects of climate change.
Dexter’s back! But not in Long Beach (or ‘Miami’)
Dexter used locations all over Long Beach in its previous run, but a new setting means beachside filming is mostly out of the questions.
Bluff Heights residents trying to block ‘overtly sexual’ mural from being painted on cannabis dispensary
Two murals, a lavender-dominant floral display, and a green-dominant piece showing a woman with a flower and butterfly have been proposed to be painted on the Lift dispensary located at the corner of Fourth Street and Temple Avenue.
From brunch to gardens—some pleasant ways to celebrate Mom on Sunday
Check out these six different ways you can celebrate mom this Sunday.