The union, meanwhile, says it wants Hotel Maya to pay medical expenses for four workers who were injured during a protest last August.
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Social media threat directed at Bancroft Middle School doesn’t appear to be credible, LBUSD says
Police said they received report of the threat just before 8 p.m. Thursday.
Posted inFood, The Hi-lo
Beachwood Blendery to reopen with 24 new taps on Tuesday, Nov. 7
While the location will look the same, it will now have 24 taps and no longer exclusively be a sour beer bar.
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Is a recession looming? Long Beach economists think not, but challenges remain
Looking at multiple data points, including unemployment, inflation and GDP, local economist Robert Kleinhenz is not convinced a recession is on the horizon.
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MemorialCare Long Beach Medical Center family medicine residency program welcome new residents, say goodbye to graduates
The Family Medicine Residency Program at MemorialCare Long Beach Medical Center and MemorialCare Miller Children’s & Women’s Hospital Long Beach welcomed their incoming class of residents by immersing them in the experience of being a practicing doctor and a patient during orientation week. Activities during orientation included a casting workshop, where they practiced casting application […]
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Planning Commission approves 21-story residential tower at former Long Beach Cafe site
Opinions differed on whether the project includes too much parking, which might work against the city’s emission reduction goals, or not enough, which could worsen parking for the building’s neighbors.
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Varden Hotel may be demolished after all; Planning Commission approves developer’s appeal
The housing project would see the three-story hotel demolished and have its historic rooftop sign removed, refurbished and placed on the seventh-floor rooftop deck of the new residential building.
Posted inThe Hi-lo
Long Beach band to screen film, debut single highlighting environmental issues in the Philippines
The film, which is a collaboration between Bootleg Orchestra, Roger Rigor and John Haas, is a call to action against the impacts of climate change and other environmental issues in the Philippines.
Posted inThe Hi-lo, Things To Do
Día de los Muertos parade route, schedule and everything else you need to know
The city’s annual parade will return Saturday with a stream of colorful floats, classic cars, folklórico dancers and cultural displays.
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Video shows man masturbating outside Downtown salon; business owners say they’re frustrated
The incident comes less than a week after security cameras in the same area captured a man pulling up a woman’s dress and knocking her to the ground.