Some of our leading local art institutions are rounding out their 2023 seasons and many, including the International City Theatre, have announced programming that will carry into 2024.
As culture wars escalate, California officials push back on conservative school board policies
Under a system that has long prioritized local control for school districts, state officials now are fighting some recent board decisions regarding LGBTQ students.
Belmont Shore will get increased security along 2nd Street in response to crime concerns
The private security group contracted to watch Second Street will now patrol the area seven days a week from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Extra Frames: The photos we didn’t publish in August
These photos were not used in a story for one reason or another but are too good to simply fade into obscurity and languish in the archives, forever unpublished.
Performing arts preview: Your complete guide to this year’s concert season
Concert season is approaching. Here’s what everyone from the Long Beach Symphony to Musica Angelica have planned.
Man pointed cell phone into public restroom being used by child, LBPD says
The child was using a restroom at The Pike around 2:30 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 1 when he saw a man pointing a cell phone into his stall, according to the LBPD.
Police increase patrols amid recent flash mob robberies
In just the past week, two separate incidents have raised concerns.
Illuminating the path to hope: Empowering the fight against childhood cancer & sickle cell disease
By: Jacqueline Casillas, M.D., medical director, Jonathan Jaques Children’s Cancer Institute, MemorialCare Miller Children’s & Women’s Hospital Long Beach September is a month of remembrance, advocacy, and hope for those affected by childhood cancer and sickle cell disease. By shedding light on these challenges and rallying together as a community, we can contribute to the […]
Boeing says it’s moving 250 jobs out of Long Beach, into other states
The jobs are support positions for the company’s C-17 program, which stopped production in Long Beach in 2015.
Shaqtoberfest will return to the Queen Mary this Halloween season
The haunt, designed to be both family-friendly and fright-inducing depending on what time you go, returns to the Queen Mary for the 2023 Halloween season.