Citing backlog progress, Long Beach and LA ports again delay fines for idling containers
The fee, which charges companies for shipping containers that sit too long on the docks, has already been delayed numerous times.
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Fern’s Garden in Belmont Shore to close after 17 years
You might not find what you’re looking for at Fern’s, but you’d almost certainly find what you weren’t looking for.
Long Beach Airport to receive $6 million from infrastructure bill
Long Beach Airport will receive $6 million to modernize its facilities and improve travel experience.
Business in Downtown Long Beach is slowly rebounding
Despite some residual hesitation to gather in large crowds—and businesses’ troubles finding workers to serve drinks, bus tables or ring up sales—business in Downtown Long Beach is slowly rebounding after the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the Downtown Long Beach Alliance’s newly released annual retail snapshot.
A look at Solita, the Mexican restaurant that will replace Rock Bottom Brewery
The Long Beach Solita will be the biggest incarnation of the chain, moving into the cavernous Rock Bottom site of more than 9,000 square feet, with seating for more than 300 customers.
Army Corps recommends deepening channels at Port of Long Beach
Deepening the waterways, in some cases by as little as 4 feet, would allow some ships to enter and exit the Port of Long Beach much more quickly, ultimately lowering national transportation costs.
Long Beach to host virtual meeting on West Long Beach $3.7 million infrastructure project
The virtual meeting about the Santa Fe Avenue Synchronization Improvement Project is scheduled at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 7.
New task force for halted 710 Freeway project met with criticism in first meeting
The task force was set up to seek comment on the controversial I-710 Corridor Project, which involves adding two lanes of truck traffic to either side of the freeway from Long Beach to East Los Angeles near the 60 Freeway.
Developers who construct low-income housing may soon be able to build denser units with less parking
The city’s Department of Developmental Services is proposing offering developers more incentives to build moderate-, low- and very-low-income housing, particularly along transit corridors and near job centers.
Metro seeks public input on 710 Freeway widening project
After plans were scuttled this spring on a controversial plan to widen the 710 Freeway, a new task force convened by Metro is seeking input from the public, particularly residents who will be directly impacted by the work.