Kurtis Colamonico, a former professional skateboarder known for influencing a new generation of skaters in Long Beach through his business Skate Kids, died Sunday, his family announced. The cause of his death was not immediately revealed.
Falcon danced in the “Smooth Criminal” music video with Michael Jackson and is the person behind the gravity-defying lean move that Jackson was known for.
The chef’s big breakthrough came when he and his longtime girlfriend Vanessa Auclair, operations manager for Roe and Panxa, debuted Roe Fish Market in 2012.
“She just wanted to make sure everyone was fed, everyone was happy.”
“The sweetest boy you’ll ever meet.”
Longtime Poly High School music director and orchestra leader Andy Osman died on Sept. 4, days before his 60th birthday.
Francisco Flores—better known as “Pancho,” founder of Pancho’s Mexican Restaurant on Pacific Coast Highway—has died at the age of 89.
Artist Slater Barron’s impact on the Long Beach arts community since the 80’s is immeasurable.
His husband said his death was likely due to COVID-19
Joe Picarelli, the Italian immigrant whose food has been a staple to Long Beach for decades, passed of a heart attack at the age of 65.
