The company said rising food and utility costs, along with “significant increases to the minimum wage in California,” put pressure on a number of restaurants.
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Long Beach releases data on e-scooter crashes as it weighs allowing them on beach bike path
Electric scooters are involved in an average of 22 crashes per year — usually with cars.
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He slept in a park across from LBCC; today he graduates from that college
Christopher Bryant started attending classes while living in his car. Now, he’s graduating with a 3.9 GPA and an acceptance letter from UCLA.
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Wilson High’s Lashinda Demus will finally receive Olympic gold at ceremony in Paris
Demus took second in the 2012 400-meter hurdles to an athlete who was later disqualified for doping. With that wrong righted, she’ll officially be the first American gold medalist in the race.
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Things to do in Long Beach this weekend — including a ‘trashion’ show and Turkish Festival
There’s also the Toyotafest at Marina Green Park and a community pasta dinner.
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Big Bang on the Bay fireworks show canceled amid finger-pointing over permit
Organizers of the beloved July 3 event said they were never fully informed about a crucial application process and now have no way to get approvals in time.
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Lawsuit says security guard on Long Beach Transit bus sexually assaulted passenger
A woman is suing the transit agency, alleging the uniformed safety ambassador showed her an explicit picture and then inappropriately touched her.
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A tattoo museum aboard the Queen Mary? Prominent artists are making their pitch for one
Long Beach already has deep ties to tattoo culture past and present. Now a nonprofit formed by well-known tattoo artists wants to enshrine that history aboard the iconic ocean liner.
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Officers arrest early morning prowler who was on East Village rooftop, LBPD says
Officers were called to the scene around 4:30 a.m. when someone reported “a prowler sitting on the rooftop of a residence,” police said.
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Long Beach will show dozens of free movies in the park this summer; here’s the full schedule
The free outdoor movie screenings start on June 17. Here’s where and when to catch them all.