A tale of 2 cities: Home prices in Peoria and Long Beach
Of the 10 most expensive homes sold in Peoria in May, all are well below the median home sale price in Long Beach of $850,000 and well above the median price in Peoria of $130,000.
Local history: Ford’s Long Beach Assembly Plant, from 1930 Model A’s to 1959 Fairlanes
Ford built the Long Beach Assembly Plant to expand the production of its Model A, which replaced the Model T in 1927. The first car to roll off the new assembly line, a four-door sedan with a list price of $768.50, was given to the city.
Netflix limited series on drug queen Griselda Blanco Restrepo filming in Long Beach
Crews have been around town since April at various locations, including Casa Oceana, the longtime home of the late Bob and Audrey Langslet, which dominates the bluff west of the Belmont Pier.
Summer’s here and we have some cool ways for you to enjoy it
The sun will rise (we’re assuming) at 5:43 a.m. on Tuesday and shine relentlessly until 8:07 p.m. That’s a 14 hour and 24 minute blast of sunshine, a full four and a half hours longer than the winter solstice.
A tear-down on Naples’ Treasure Island is listed at $5 million
The home at 5 The Colonnade in 1953 seemed to be more of a nod toward the mountains than the sea. It was decidedly rustic, like a “Yellowstone” ranch house.
South of Nick’s Mexican Kitchen coming to Belmont Shore
The upscale South of Nick’s currently has beach area locations in San Clemente and Laguna Beach. Long Beach will also join those two cities in having both a South of Nick’s and the more traditional Nick’s.
Stormwatch 2022: Record-shattering rain reported in Long Beach on Monday
When the Monday storm was all over, the figures would reflect the ferocity of the drought-busting storm, with .01 inches of rain measured at Long Beach, a record amount for the day
A captivating home on ‘the highest knoll in the Knolls’ is listed at nearly $2 million
The white, traditional style of the two-story home that’s emblematic of much of Bixby Knolls’ finest residences is elegant in its simplicity.
Local history: Venetian Square was vacation hot spot for Canadians and others fleeing frozen winters
They came by the thousands during the span of years between Venetian Square’s inception in 1920 to the time it was demolished into rubble in 1966.
Smithsonian’s Molina Family Latino Gallery to open June 18
The Molina siblings—Mario, Martha, Josephine, Janet and John—each chipped in $2 million to launch the drive to open the gallery.