Sean Belk Staff Writer Although the faded white- and pink-colored Atlantic Theater, built in the early 1940s with Art Deco, Streamline Moderne-style architecture, is slated to be demolished and replaced by a newly designed library, architects have assured local residents that the historic structure’s famous tower will still live on, at least in concept. Final…
The Long Beach Police Department conducted a ceremony in the city’s Council Chambers on Feb. 11 during which 17 employees were promoted. The employees and their new ranks are as follows:
Ariana Gastelum Editorial Intern After a traumatizing experience with an art instructor, Annie Stromquist almost completely eliminated art from her life. However, it was not long before she left her college-administration career and returned to pursue her passion. In school, Stromquist always had a strong interest in art. “Then I went to college,” she said.…
Ariana Gastelum Editorial Intern From underground in the gold mines to the top of the Golden Gate Bridge, Huell Howser showed every nook and cranny of this state in his numerous television series, most notably California’s Gold. One place that caught his eye in particular was Chapman University (CU) in Orange. CU hosted Huell Howser…
Jennifer E. Beaver Columnist It all started innocently enough. A packet of wildflowers here, some specialty lettuce there. No problem. But next thing you know, I craved more– the strange, exotic oddball stuff. Like wasabi arugala and borage. The seeds are taking over. My laundry room is crammed with tools of the addict: empty egg…
Olympic diving star Greg Louganis (above left) with 2012 Olympic diving athlete Cassidy Krug (above right) attended the Long Beach City Council meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 12, along with several other diving athletes and scores of kids and adults who packed City Hall, to show support for construction of a pool complex that would accommodate…
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Sean Belk Staff Writer Fresh out of the California State Legislature, U.S. Rep. Alan Lowenthal (D-Long Beach), who was sworn in as a new member of the 113th Congress on Jan. 3, has moved from one budget conundrum to another. After facing tough choices as a state senator during a financial crisis that led to…
CJ Dablo Staff Writer The date is now set. It will take just over a year for Signal Hill voters to determine the fate of a proposed initiative that aims to significantly change Signal Hill’s charter surrounding taxes, bonds and fees. City Clerk Kathee Pacheco reported at the Feb. 5 Council meeting that the initiative dubbed…
Sean Belk Staff Writer In a territory mostly used for its oil reserves, a 47-acre property owned by the City of Long Beach for more than 130 years, surrounded by Signal Hill, just above Willow Street, has the potential to be tapped for a dwindling local resource– new park space. On Jan. 8, the Long…
Sean Belk Staff Writer City officials confirmed this week that the entire north section of the Expo Arts Center on Atlantic Avenue in Bixby Knolls has to be gutted and rebuilt after rain flooded the facility late last month during a roofing project, causing significant water damage. Douglas Orr, who manages the building, said Long…
Sean Belk Staff Writer TED (Technology, Entertainment and Design) an exclusive global set of conferences organized by a private nonprofit promoting “ideas worth spreading,” announced Feb. 4 that it is leaving Long Beach and will move its annual West Coast conference to Vancouver, Canada, starting next year during its 30th anniversary. TED staff said they…
On Monday, Feb. 4, Long Beach Airport’s Facebook page posted the following message: “Noise Alert! The B1 Lancer is taking off from LGB today. ETA between 10:30am and 11am.” Local photographer Stephen Russo snapped the above image from his home on Del Mar Avenue in Los Cerritos.
The Concerned Citizens of Signal Hill (CCSH) and the Signal Hill Chamber of Commerce will co-host a Signal Hill City Council candidate forum at the Signal Hill Police Department Community Room, 2745 Walnut St. on Monday, Feb. 25. The forum will begin with a “public-candidate meet-and-greet” period from 6:30pm to 7pm, and the actual forum…
CHOCOLATE, TEA AND CONVERSATION What Culinary class Who Rancho Los Alamitos Historic Ranch and Gardens When Saturday, Feb. 9 from 10am to 1:30pm Where Rancho Los Alamitos, 6400 Bixby Hill Rd. More Info The event will include a cooking demonstration by Chef Debbi Dubbs, as well as a Valentine tea. Jan Livingston Brady will present…