From an opportunity to make clothing out of trash to a night of DJs and dancing at Aquarium of the Pacific, there’s plenty going on in Long Beach this weekend.
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Long Beach adopts new law giving libraries power to ban disruptive patrons
Local libraries have long had a code of conduct, but the new law lets Long Beach enforce suspensions with the threat of misdemeanor charges.
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Long Beach agrees to sell historic Fire Station 9 to popular Filipino bakery Gemmae
The property now enters a 60-day escrow where the buyers will make sure they can convert the former fire station into a bakery and restaurant.
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Deputies fatally shoot man they say rammed patrol car, charged at them with knife
When deputies pulled up behind the man, he put his car in reverse and “deliberately accelerated,” according to the sheriff’s department.
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For the first time ever, Long Beach criminally prosecutes a landlord for housing discrimination
The City Prosecutor’s office said it charged the property company with a crime after a rental manager said “they do not rent to Section 8 tenants.”
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Silverado Park’s gym is closed for leak repairs with no reopening timeline
The Parks, Recreation and Marine Department aims to get it in “playable condition” as soon as possible, a city spokesperson said.
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Ambitious Ales marks 5 years of beers and community gatherings with a March 23 celebration
To celebrate the milestone, the brewery will host a party on Saturday, March 23, offering new merchandise, music, special beer releases, vendors and more.
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More flyers accusing CSU staff of being ‘genocide deniers’ appear on Long Beach campus
The new round of flyers targeted more CSULB staff, including President Jane Close Conoley, who’d denounced earlier postings as antisemitic and defamatory.
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2 Long Beach libraries will start offering Monday service in April
The Burnett and El Dorado neighborhood libraries will both open six days a week with extended service hours beginning April 1.
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You can apply to borrow an electric bike from the city for free; here’s how
Long Beach announced 35 e-bikes would be available from its lending library program, with 24 reserved for low-income applicants.