Commentary

• Tim Grobaty

May 27, 2019

Today, amid pool parties and barbecues, America honors its fallen

by Tim Grobaty    in Commentary

In Long Beach, Forest Lawn Cemetery is hosting its annual Memorial Day service from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. today.

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Real Estate

• Tim Grobaty

May 20, 2019

Once-middle-class Los Altos is joining the millionaires’ club

by Tim Grobaty    in Real Estate

Long Beach’s dwindling middle class, at least how we once looked at the middle class, is becoming evident now in Los Altos, with homes now edging closer to, and occasional surpassing, the $1 million mark.

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Commentary

• Los Angeles Angels
• Tim Grobaty

May 14, 2019

The city is talking with the Angels—but not many others

by Tim Grobaty    in Commentary

Ever since the Long Beach Post broke the story in February about the city being engaged in talks with the Angels, the only information that’s come to people not directly involved in the talks has come from the media.

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Politics

• Tim Grobaty

May 13, 2019

Jeanette Barrera joins field of those seeking council seats in Long Beach’s 2020 election

by Tim Grobaty    in Politics

On Monday, Jeanette Barrera, a mental health provider who has worked with Los Angeles County’s Department of Mental Health and Children’s Family Court, announced her campaign to run against Jeannine Pearce to represent the 2nd District.

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Real Estate

• Tim Grobaty

May 13, 2019

Take a look at these Great Homes, with no pressure to buy one

by Tim Grobaty    in Real Estate

In addition to peeking into some exceedingly nice houses, the tour gives potential buyers a chance to visit some of Long Beach’s nicer neighborhoods, as well.

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Local history

• Tim Grobaty

May 12, 2019

Does the Petroleum Club matter? Here’s your chance to weigh in

by Tim Grobaty    in Local history

The Long Beach Petroleum Club is getting some belated love from the community some six weeks after its closure, with a preservationist group rallying devotees to attend a meetup.

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Commentary

• Tim Grobaty

May 10, 2019

A $4,995,000 typo? And we thought we were bad at math

by Tim Grobaty    in Commentary

There's so much money floating around the city that it's easy to confuse $5,000 with $5,000,000.

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Music

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May 9, 2019

Music Tastes Good Festival will be ‘on hiatus’ this fall

by Tim Grobaty    in Music

"You gotta figure out how to re-energize your event," the executive producer said. "And our team is working on lots of stuff in order to do that."

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Real Estate

• Tim Grobaty

May 6, 2019

Not a millionaire? No problem with these Belmont Shore homes

by Tim Grobaty    in Real Estate

The median home value in the 90803 ZIP code is still under a million dollars, and so are the homes featured here.

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Local history

• Tim Grobaty

May 3, 2019

The early days of the not-so-smart telephone in Long Beach

by Tim Grobaty    in Local history

Until recently, phones were used only for talking; you couldn’t so much as play Pong on an old phone, nor could you holler at “Siri” to ask it to tell you the capital of Vermont.

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