Long Beach hotels without guests take time to remodel, ready for better days
The CVB is also planning a Summer Staycation campaign—but only when it’s safe to do so—to promote supporting local hotels, restaurants, shops and attractions.
As reopenings continue, the job of tracing who may have COVID-19 has become more complicated
More than 85 city workers from various departments have been reassigned to help track COVID-19 cases through contact tracing, a delicate process of tracking down who may have been exposed.
‘To hell with the governor’: Iconix gym owner hosts yoga in violation of health orders
Mayor Robert Garcia, Gov. Gavin Newsom and county health officials have been emphatic over the past two months about the threat posed by COVID-19, and have implored residents to stay at home to prevent the spread of the virus.
‘People are scared’: Residents step up to help as seniors linger in isolation
Heart of Ida has launched a new Friendly Caller Program with volunteers scheduling weekly telephone check-ins for people who need social connection and support.
Religious leaders are using technology to connect with congregations during Holy Week
Besides digital sermons, the Greek Orthodox Church is maintaining its tradition of lighting luminaries commemorating loved ones for Holy Week, showing the lit paper bags surrounding the church on YouTube.
‘I don’t have closure’: Families must wait to mourn as funerals come to a halt
All public gatherings, including funerals, are being postponed, canceled or moved into a digital format in Long Beach, Los Angeles County and surrounding communities.
‘It breaks my heart’: In the midst of coronavirus shut down, nonprofits struggle to stay afloat
Nonprofit leaders said that they’re doing all they can today to ensure that their services meet immediate increasing demands and remain intact long-term.
Doors in Belmont Shore may be shut—but windows will soon come alive
At Fern’s Garden gift boutique, shopkeepers are turning an empty storefront window into a rainbow of colorful drawings and sidewalk chalk photographs created by local kids.
‘Quarantine shaming’ is now a thing
It’s not only the spring breakers partying on Florida beaches or elevator sneezers catching shade online — people doing mundane things in Long Beach, from getting coffee to picking up beach trash, even while practicing social distancing, are among those being vilified.
$8.9 million in federal funding meant to dam up city’s flooding problem
The money is intended to better protect businesses and residences from floods such as those caused by winter storms in 2017 which resulted in power outages and property damage.