This year, the festival’s theme will celebrate the Cappadocia region of Turkey, which is known for its unique rock formations and early Christian churches.
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A giant concrete hunk, possibly from a dock, washed up on the sand; now the city has to smash it
Lots of weird stuff washes up in Long Beach after it rains. A bus-sized slab of concrete is the latest spectacle.
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Woman was speeding, ran red light when she broadsided grandfather in deadly crash, warrant says
The woman also told police she’d split a bottle and a half of wine with a friend earlier in the evening. Police secured the warrant to have her blood-alcohol level tested.
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Long Beach nearing sale of old Fire Station 9 to Gemmae Bake Shop
The owners of the popular Westside Filipino bakery, could purchase the building from the city for $750,000 next week, according to a city report.
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1 converted hotel, 14 deaths: Why workers raised alarms on this homeless housing program
Before pulling out, the nonprofit running one of Long Beach’s transitional housing facilities warned the city about inadequate staffing, lagging payments and unsanitary conditions.
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Hotel wage increase measure leads, East Long Beach council seat appears headed to runoff
The city’s most competitive races hang in the balance as county election officials continue to update vote tallies.
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City Council to vote on outdoor dining parklets for Aroma di Roma and Open Sesame
The City Council must sign off on the projects because they garnered at least some opposition from residents.
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Sheriff’s Department still looking for vandals who did millions in damage to historic cemeteries
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors has established a pair of $20,000 reward offers for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for the crimes.
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Long Beach not impacted by oil sheen spotted off Huntington Beach coast, LBFD officials say
The U.S. Coast Guard said Monday that the sheen was caused by a natural seep from the ocean floor. But officials later walked that statement back and said the cause was still under investigation.
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Sacramento gave a homeless camp a lease as an experiment. Here’s what happened
Camp Resolution, a completely self-governed, city-sanctioned homeless encampment, was supposed to be a model Sacramento could copy for future sites. That didn’t happen, and now it’s under threat of prosecution.