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Posted inEducation, News
Wilson High hosting improv competition with other local high schools
This Thursday’s event marks the first time since the pandemic that local schools have gotten together for an improv competition, making it an exciting return to the stage for all students involved.
Posted inAerospace
Southwest awarded 3 more Long Beach flight slots, Delta gives up 2
Southwest now holds 83% of the airfield’s 58 daily flight slots—and it will likely pick up two more in the coming months.
Posted inSmall Business
Proposed regulations could severely limit where Long Beach street vendors operate
Over two dozen proposed regulations, if accepted, could prohibit vendors from popular locations like Junipero Beach. Setting up at the beach, which is classified as a park, would mean vendors would not be able to vend in the parking lot, something that is common at Junipero Beach.
Posted inNews
3.3 million Southern California residents expected to travel for Memorial Day
For Southern Californians, the top destinations for travelers are expected to be Las Vegas, San Diego, Santa Barbara, the Grand Canyon and Palm Springs.
Posted inCrime, News
‘Like having your soul stolen’: Father grieves son, 18, killed in wrong-way crash
Geronimo Reynaga was a passenger in the BMW that went airborne and then overturned in West Long Beach on Saturday.
Posted inReal Estate
California is losing population and building new houses. When will home prices come down?
There are now more homes per person — 3,770 units for every 10,000 Californians — than there have been since at least 1991.
Posted inNews
Environmental group sues to block drilling of 15 oil wells off Long Beach coast
The Center for Biological Diversity wants to invalidate recent approvals for more than a dozen wells on oil island Grissom in Long Beach’s harbor.
Posted inNews
Vincent Thomas Bridge needs months, maybe years, of construction; Caltrans weighs closure options
The options include shutting down the bridge entirely for nine to 12 months or keeping one lane open in each direction, which could extend the construction by a year or more.
Posted inNews
In a city with deeply diverse architecture, a pair of French-inspired homes stand out
While there are always plenty of Spanish- and Craftsman-style homes for sale in Long Beach, the French style is quite a bit rarer. Currently, there is a pair falling into the category.