Country Club Drive is Long Beach’s Hollywood boulevard
“People come by and say they’re ‘Donnie Darko’ fans and ask if they can take a picture of themselves in front of the house,” says listing Realtor Jason Patterson.
Column: Safe at home—Bluff Park and the Beans House
A sportswriter once wrote of Beans, “When Mr. Reardon speaks you are under the impression that he has just spit out a hand grenade.”
It’s Use Your Gift Card Day, spend it on yourself or the retailer will happily pocket it
An ignored, lost or just unappreciated gift card that goes unredeemed is pure income for the business without its having to give anybody anything in return.
Column: Leaving California? Here are some homes in the states you’re fleeing to
The most popular states to which people from the Golden State flee are Texas (according to recent census figures, about 82,000 Californians ended up in that state), followed by Arizona (59,000), Nevada (47,000), Washington (46,000) and Oregon (38,000).
City’s Climate Action and Adaptation Plan to be presented to City Council Tuesday
The CAAP report tackles most of the things that can go wrong in Long Beach from climate change, and recommends steps to take to lessen those problems, steps that would cost hundreds of millions of dollars if they were all to be put into effect immediately.
These were the most expensive homes sold in Long Beach in 2020
Last year’s most expensive home went for $4.45 million, while this year’s highest price paid was $7.25 million.
Column: 2020 was a memorable year for all the wrong reasons
Surely 2020 turned out to be the worst one yet for many millions of people. If nothing else, it’s unified the world in a hatred for a year expressed in every language.
Long Beach escaped flames during historic fire season, but how toxic is all the smoke we’ve had?
Microscopic toxic compounds cause most of wildfires’ bad health effects, said a professor of environmental chemistry at the University of Washington. “If you’re seeing the big particles like those covering your car, absolutely there will also be the more dangerous particulate matter.”
During pandemic East Long Beach homes are selling quickly and above list prices
Houses are virtually flying off the shelves in the East Long Beach real estate market, according to area Realtors, who are seeing homes sell quickly, and often for more than their listing price.
Alex Trebek’s leisurely drive in the 2009 Grand Prix’s Pro/Celebrity race
Trebek, the popular host of the long-running “Jeopardy!” game show died last Sunday at the age of 80. We remember his trip to the Long Beach Grand Prix.