The following list is a curated roundup of weekend events in Long Beach published every Wednesday on the Hi-lo and Long Beach Post. Have an event to share? Email [email protected] with “Things to Do” in the subject line. Link Black History and hearts are in the air as the calendar flips. To start the celebration […]
Posted inPolitics
Sweeping pause on federal funding already felt in Long Beach, officials say
A wide-reaching Trump Administration order disrupted systems nationwide and left millions unsure if they will lose access to jobs, housing and health care. Institutions in Long Beach are scrambling to assess what they can expect to lose under the second-term President’s executive priorities.
Posted inCity
After robbery at entry booth, El Dorado Park no longer taking cash payments
A man with a gun drove up to one of the entrance booths and demanded cash, causing safety concerns for staff.
Posted inFood
MangiaFoglie, a new plant-based Italian restaurant, arrives on Retro Row
Paul Reese and Daniel Vesely say MangiaFoglie’s pizzas, made with a specially developed vegan mozzarella, can hold their own against anyone’s pies.
Posted inCrime
Man shot while breaking up robbery, Long Beach police say
Police said the man intervened when he witnessed the robbery. He’s now recovering in a local hospital.
Posted inNews
Trump wants to break California’s sanctuary state law: 5 things to know
One of President Trump’s first executive orders threatened to withhold federal funding from so-called sanctuary jurisdictions. California is one of them.
Posted inTrade & Transportation
Smuggling ring imported $200 million in illegal goods from China, federal prosecutors say
Prosecutors allege smugglers took shipping containers to an off-site facility where the contraband was unloaded and stored in warehouses, while the containers were re-filled with “filler cargo.”
Posted inMusic
Vans Warped Tour starts revealing band lineup for its stop in Long Beach
Bowling for Soup, Dance Hall Crashers and Pennywise were among the first bands announced, with dozens more to be rolled out over the next few weeks.
Posted inNews
3 teenage girls rescued from human trafficking, police say
Police arrested a Los Angeles man they believe battered one of the girls and violated his parole for pimping.
Posted inPolitics
Trump and Newsom embrace in fire-ravaged LA, but now the president wants to tie federal aid to voter ID
The president excluded Gov. Newsom from plans for his visit to fire-ravaged Los Angeles Friday, but the governor showed up on the tarmac anyway, and the two said they would cooperate. Trump’s growing list of demands — and threats to block federal aid — won’t make that easy.