The store will have its signature macarons, but it will also sell other French pastries, gourmet chocolate, gelato and European-style coffee.
Posted inEducation, News
‘We all feel the pressure’: Why CSULB undergraduate workers hope to unionize
Cal State Long Beach employs 2,065 student assistant workers, who are paid an average of $16 per hour. Thousands of CSU student workers have filed a petition that could allow them to vote to form a union.
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Youth storytelling program My Hood, My City returns for second year
For the second summer, youth from North Long Beach, the Westside and the Washington neighborhood will have the opportunity to share their stories with the return of the storytelling program My Hood, My City.
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Visit the historic Queen Mary for free Wednesday
Free admission is available to the first 1,000 people, but does not include tours, food or drinks, which will be for sale.
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Shoreline Village renovation would add outdoor dining space, demolish carousel building
A proposed renovation to Shoreline Village in Downtown could see its carousel building demolished along with two smaller kiosks, while a new parking structure would be built, if it’s approved by city and state authorities.
Posted inThe Hi-lo
Long Beach’s own Tropical Shakedown cocktail competition returns this month
Bartenders from Long Beach and neighboring cities are invited to submit their original cocktail recipes featuring Don Papa seven-year rum. The deadline is June 16.
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Central Long Beach gun buyback event saw 293 weapons surrendered, LBPD says
A total of $30,000 in gift cards were handed out to residents in exchange for the 293 guns, including seven assault rifles, that were voluntarily surrendered during a Saturday gun buyback event.
Posted inCrime, News
Early-morning burglar takes Long Beach nonprofit spay-neuter clinic’s computers, cash
Fix Long Beach had to cancel most of the specialty surgeries it had scheduled for Monday, and it will need to replace its computers and other hardware, repair the front door and re-key all the locks the organization’s CEO said.
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Long Beach Post, Business Journal host Tuesday career fair
The fair will offer candidates the opportunity to interview for jobs on the spot in various industries including sales, finance, manufacturing, transportation, health care, security and logistics.
Posted inBusiness
New report shows how colleges hurt and help students’ mental health
The report, which was co-authored by a Cal State Long Beach professor, cites one particularly poignant statistic: In 2021, about 60% of college students reported experiencing at least one mental health challenge that year.