Real Estate

• Tim Grobaty

7 hours ago

Staging homes for sale makes them look better than you can imagine

by Tim Grobaty    in Real Estate

These days, sellers and real estate agents prefer the savvy and effective method of having professionals stage the home by bringing in appropriate decor to show how perfect the house will look at its best-case beauty: a picture-perfect model...

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Music

• Tim Grobaty

March 15, 2019

El Tri to headline Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach’s Fiesta Friday

by Tim Grobaty    in Music

The concert will begin after the day's racing events, at approximately 6:45 p.m., on the plaza in front of the Performing Arts Center and is free to all Grand Prix ticket holders.

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Music

• Tim Grobaty

March 13, 2019

Cold War Kids will heat up crowd at Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach

by Tim Grobaty    in Music

The band has released seven albums, including 2017's "L.A. Divine" and numerous EP's, notably "Live at Fingerprints," recorded in a 2008 in-store performance at the downtown music store.

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Life

• Tim Grobaty

March 12, 2019

Good Spirits will toast the Petroleum Club at Last Call on March 20

by Tim Grobaty    in Life

It is time, now, to close up the honky-tonk that is the Long Beach Petroleum Club, which will close its doors forever on March 31.

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Real Estate

• Tim Grobaty

March 11, 2019

Apartment-hunting: Living within your means might be living below your dreams

by Tim Grobaty    in Real Estate

There are still plenty to choose from in our price range, but in terms of anything approaching a dream home, I was priced out of the market.

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Commentary

• Tim Grobaty

March 5, 2019

Give it up for Ash Wednesday!

by Tim Grobaty    in Commentary

The shrewd observer of Lent will litter his or her Lenten contract with codicils and riders, with liberal uses of the words “unless” and “except.”

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Local history

• Tim Grobaty

March 5, 2019

North Long Beach hopes to get its first historic district

by Tim Grobaty    in Local history

If you want to live in a historic district on a budget, the Grant neighborhood is perfect for you. There are none of the million-dollar mansions you’ll find in most historic districts that are generally noted for their more...

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Real Estate

• Tim Grobaty

March 4, 2019

Life at the top: Villa Riviera penthouse has great views and gargoyles for $1.2 million

by Tim Grobaty    in Real Estate

Among the many charms of the great room, if you can pry yourself away from staring up in wonder at the peak of the rafters, is its full-size wood-burning fireplace, the only one in the 130-condominium building.

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Urban Renewal & Design

• Tim Grobaty

March 1, 2019

Long Beach Heritage’s 31st awards honor those who maintain city’s enduring architecture

by Tim Grobaty    in Urban Renewal & Design

For three decades, Long Beach Heritage has given its Preservation of the Year awards to deserving homeowners, architects, builders, writers and designers who have shown a respect for the history of the city and its architecture.

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Sports

• Tim Grobaty

February 26, 2019

A look back at Marine Stadium’s Olympic debut in 1932

by Tim Grobaty    in Sports

“Twenty yards from the finish they were locked bow and bow,” wrote Cohn as smoke spewed from his typewriter. “Somewhere Italy had found the answer to the Bears’ challenge. Again they jammed their needle-nosed prow ahead by inches.”

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