One man is dead and two women injured after a shooting that occurred early Tuesday morning at an adult entertainment club in Signal Hill. At around 1:50am on July 18, a man approached another man who was standing in the parking lot of Fantasy Castle, 2800 Walnut Ave., and shot him several times. The gunfire…
Murals are popping up all over Long Beach this week as part of the city’s third annual Pow! Wow!, an international celebration of art featuring around 20 well known and up-and-coming artists from all over the world, including eight from Long Beach. Since its founding in Hawaii in 2010, Pow! Wow! has hosted art events…
Sharks are coming back, and that’s not a bad thing, according to a Cal State Long Beach marine-biologist professor. While the thought of seeing a dorsal fin protruding out of the water during the next beach visit may bring some fear, Christopher Lowe said adult white sharks returning to Southern California is a sign of…
Farm Lot 59, a local neighborhood farm on California Avenue, has reopened to the public after recovering from acts of vandalism last year. Sasha Kanno, the founder of the nonprofit Long Beach Local that manages the farm, said that during the nearly seven years Farm Lot 59 served Signal Hill and Long Beach, it frequently…
At its July 18 meeting, the Signal Hill Planning Commission scheduled a public hearing for Aug. 15 regarding an ordinance mandating owners of vacant parcels to install sediment-control devices to reduce water pollution from runoff. The commission also held a public hearing on a home construction extension, approved revised signage for a housing development, learned…
The Tempest is considered William Shakespeare’s final play. Its protagonist, Prospero, is a lot like a playwright, orchestrating events on his island with the help of his sorcerer’s book and staff. The other characters are at the mercy of his powerful whim, including his teenaged daughter Miranda, native inhabitant and slave Caliban, and even a…
America in Words and Music: A Vaudeville Revue, at the Richard Goad Theatre through July 29, is an entertaining tribute to America’s musical and literary heritage, appropriate for our country’s birthday month. In one hour, four members of the Long Beach Shakespeare Company (LBSC) sing, dance and recite American classics, ranging from Mark Twain to…
At a Long Beach Public Safety Committee meeting at the Fire Training Center on Thursday, July 13, police and fire department personnel presented on the use of quality-of-life officers, the reporting of quality-of-life incidents, the possible re-instatement of the Safe Ride Program and the utilization of electronic road flares. Fourth District Councilmember Daryl Supernaw, 3rd…
Long Beach Councilmember Jeannine Pearce deemed a June 3 incident a “private family matter,” but investigation into the dispute between the 2nd-district representative and her former chief of staff, Devin Cotter, in the early hours of a Saturday morning has now created a lot of work for public departments. Last week, the Long Beach Police…
I have been having an affair for years, and my wife knows about it. The affair started 9½ years ago when I first took the job at the BKBIA. It wasn’t intentional or something I had been looking for, but it just happened immediately. I wasn’t married yet, and the affair didn’t even start out…
I’ve often been told that I need to “get a life.” Most of my hours away from work are spent either attending local meetings or nonprofit events, running errands, loving up on my mom or sleeping. Last week I not only got a life, I spent Thursday evening through Monday living it. After work on…
Photo by Zoe Adler | Signal Tribune The Bixby Knolls Edgar & James, a “curated” Goodwill and the second of its kind, opened its doors at 9am on Friday, July 14. The store now occupies the old Trader Joe’s location at the corner of Cartagena Street and Atlantic Avenue and features farmhouse, urban and industrial…
Blurred lines? As founding president of Alamitos Beach and executive director of the Council of Neighborhood Organizations, I take exception to the election of Isabel Arvea, district staff for the Councilman of the 6th District, to the board of the Wrigley Neighborhood Association. This blurs the lines between neighborhood associations and the council office. Associations…
MEDICINE, MUNCHIES AND MOVIES What Health education lecture Who For seniors, hosted by MemorialCare Senior Plus When Friday, July 21 from noon to 3pm Where Long Beach Memorial, Houssels Forum, 2801 Atlantic Ave. More Info Mariusz Wirga, M.D., psychosocial oncology, will give a 45-minute lecture entitled “Aging with Positivity,” followed by a 15-minute question-and-answer session…
Crimes reported by Signal Hill Police Department LBPD reporting system is still down. Thursday, July 13 2am Possess paraphernalia, prostitution E. PCH/Molino Ave. (suspect taken into custody) 9:22am Auto burglary 2400 block Cerritos Ave. Friday, July 14 1am Possess paraphernalia E. PCH/Molino Ave. (suspect taken into custody) 10:29am Identity theft 2700 block Walnut Ave. 7:14pm…