Applications will be accepted through March 1 for Downtown events planned this spring and summer that are open to the public.
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Actor Carl Weathers, who attended Long Beach Poly and LBCC, Dies at 76
Weathers rose to fame when he portrayed Sylvester Stallone’s boxing nemesis-turned-friend and mentor Apollo Creed in four “Rocky” films.
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Long Beach to expand free shuttle program to connect Downtown and Alamitos Bay zones
The City Council is expected to accept a grant from the South Coast Air Quality Management District that will eventually expand and connect areas serviced by the city’s free shuttle.
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47,000-gallon sewage spill forces closures at some Long Beach swimming areas
Swimming areas in and around the Colorado Lagoon and Alamitos Bay were temporarily closed after a sewage spill that followed heavy rainfall this week.
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MemorialCare lays off 59 more employees in Long Beach, eliminates 19 open positions
Long Beach Memorial is making operations more efficient, a spokesperson said, but current and former staff said the reductions will undoubtedly affect patient care.
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Pro soccer team LA Force names Long Beach home for its 2024 season
Third division professional soccer team LA Force, born out of a youth club in Pasadena, hopes to make Long Beach its home city for years to come and create an affordable game environment for the community.
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Instead of widening the 710, Metro plans to upgrade streets, bike lanes and bus stops on nearby roads
Metro scrapped a plan to add more lanes to the freeway and instead decided to focus on improving neighborhoods around the 710.
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Streets flooded, traffic snarled as heavy rain hits Long Beach; flash flood warning issued
Long Beach was getting rain at a rate of more than half an inch per hour, prompting a flash flood warning and trapping cars on water-logged streets.
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10 places to watch the Super Bowl in Long Beach
From a ticketed BBQ-style buffet in Downtown to a $40 open bar in Belmont Shore and open seating at several other bars, there are plenty of ways to watch the game this year.
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Long Beach reaches tentative labor deal with trash collector union
The tentative deal between the union representing the city’s refuse workers and the city would provide a range of wage and equity boosts, along with various lump-sum payments.