Mayor Rex Richardson said the project will help the city “tap into our music roots” and reopen the historic Jergins Tunnel, which has been closed to the public for 56 years.
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The Cove offers new affordable apartments for veterans
The Cove is a 90-unit affordable housing community located at 2121 W. William Street. This project will consist of 60 permanent supportive housing studio apartments designated for unhoused veterans, including 15 units set aside to serve unhoused VASH-eligible veterans with severe mental illness, through funding from the Department of Mental Health’s No Place Like Home […]
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‘Sopranos’ actor brings real New York pizza to Long Beach with Avalou’s pop-up on Nov. 17
Authentic New York-made pizza will be available at Partake Collective when Avalou’s Italian Pizza Company takes up residence at the food hall for one night.
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Bike-lane ‘backbone’ planned for Orange Ave; Atlantic Ave also set to get big upgrades
The plan calls for 8.3 miles of bike lanes along Orange Avenue that will be protected by concrete barriers or other safety features.
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Though critical to the economy, California’s young workers toil in low-wage work
Young people are stuck earning low wages, working long hours — often while going to school — and often without benefits or work protections. Their hardships may hamper the state’s economy for years to come, researchers said.
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Photos: Celebrating the legacy of Long Beach Pride co-founder Bob Crow
Bob Crow died Sept. 29 after a years-long battle with lung cancer, but his legacy of love and acceptance will live on in the event he helped create.
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Recognizing fake news now a required subject in California schools
A new law requires K-12 schools to add media literacy to curriculum for English language arts, science, math and history-social studies. Among the lessons will be recognizing fake news.
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Column: Downtown Long Beach can feel like a ghost town. There’s a way to fix it.
With fewer office workers, Downtown Long Beach is in the middle of a massive shift. Why not lean into it?
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An uplifting celebration of life turned to chaos: Inside the C-Knight vigil shooting
Before a vigil ended in gunfire, fellow Dove Shack members, 2Scoop and Bo Roc, reminisced about the man who made such an impact on the music scene and their lives.
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Vigil for Dove Shack rapper C-Knight interrupted by gunfire; 2 women wounded
Long Beach Post journalist Jackie Rae was covering the vigil last night and was narrowly missed by the gunfire.