The state’s unemployment insurance debt, which ballooned as a result of the pandemic, is in dire straits with no clear path forward.
Posted inDevelopment
Developer pulls out of project that promised to transform stretch of Atlantic Avenue, city says
The Beat, a project that was supposed to revitalize the area by redeveloping vacant storefronts and building up empty plots of land, will not happen.
Posted inCrime
UPDATE: DA will consider felony charges in case of woman attacked on Downtown sidewalk
The reversal comes after one of Long Beach’s top law enforcement officials argued the DA’s office should consider filing attempted rape charges.
Posted inThe Hi-lo
Haunted Long Beach 2023: Return to the Queen Mary
Were any new spectral beings uncovered during the Queen Mary’s three-year closure? We went back to the Grey Ghost to find out in this year’s Haunted Long Beach video.
Posted inFood, The Hi-lo
Long Beach Beer/Bread Lab to replace NOLA-inspired Bar Envie in November
Bar Envie, which opened earlier this year in the Zaferia district, is closing and will be replaced by a second location of Long Beach Beer/Bread Lab.
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Ex-gang member turns on co-defendants, testifies against them in mass shooting trial
Joshua Sam admitted he was a getaway driver during an infamous shooting at a Halloween party. But he says he’s become disillusioned with the gang.
Posted inCrime
Driver accused of crashing into pedestrians at Pike pleads not guilty to murder charge
Authorities accused the man of intentionally driving into a group of pedestrians, but they have not discussed a motive other than saying it doesn’t appear to be terrorism-related.
Posted inSports
2 former Long Beach athletes are helping young NFL, college players navigate stardom
Juwuan Brown and Len Willis both played football in Long Beach. Now their company teaches young athletes how to best handle their burgeoning careers.
Posted inReal Estate
The Craftsman Bungalow: the official home style of Long Beach
Craftsman homes that have weathered the intervening decades since the 1920s tend to have been well cared for and carefully preserved and today can fetch close to $2 million and, for grander versions, even higher.
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Gym awards 17 special memberships in honor of Millikan student killed walking home
Many of Aiden Gossage’s close friends were among the inaugural class of honorees given special memberships at the gym building where he’d spent so much time working out.