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The League of Women Voters is hosting a “Press in Transition” panel meeting to address questions regarding what the future holds for print journalism, what is happening to the line between news and entertainment, whether people will lose their voice, and what the role will be for “journalism” in a time of transition. The meeting […]

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The Earl Burns Miller Japanese Garden at California State University, Long Beach (CSULB), will hold its 23rd annual Koi Auction on Sunday, Nov. 16, from 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Japanese koi fish (carp) will be auctioned by members of the Zen Nippon Airinkai (ZNA) Koi Club of Southern California.
The auction, which begins at noon […]

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The Pacific Gateway Workforce Investment Network’s Harbor WorkSource Center will be conducting a hiring event for current openings for class-A driver positions with CRST, one of the largest, most successful trucking companies in the United States. CRST offers company-sponsored, tuition-free, class-A training programs with new classes beginning every week. The Pacific Gateway Workforce Investment Network […]

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Alamitos Bay Yarn Company has a number of upcoming classes and special events scheduled, including a “Crayon Box Jacket Workshop,” “Trendsetter Yarn Tasting” for sampling the latest yarns, and a “Holiday Sparkle” open house. For more info, go to www.yarncompany.com or call (562) 799-8484. Alamitos Bay Yarn Company is located at 174 Marina Drive.
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Onisko & Scholz, LLP Certified Public Accountants, 5000 E. Spring Street, Ste. 200, in Long Beach was recently named as one of the Best Places to Work in L.A. for 2008 by the Los Angeles Business Journal. This countywide survey and awards program was designed to identify, recognize and honor the best places of employment […]

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Brenda Bryan has been recognized by Allstate Insurance Company for high standards in customer satisfaction, customer retention and profitability. Bryan is now one of the top Allstate agents in the nation in auto, property and commercial insurance and financial service sales.
Because of this achievement, Bryan has received the distinctive Allstate Regional Champion Award. For more […]

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The Signal Hill Chamber of Commerce had its annual installations and awards luncheon Thursday, July 24 in the Signal Hill Park Community Center. The outgoing board of directors was recognized, and Mayor Mike Noll installed the 2008-2009 board and officers:
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Nike and The Bixby Knolls Strollers are working together to bring Nike+ technology to the Saturday morning walking group. At 7:30 a.m. on Saturday, August 9, the Bixby Knolls Strollers will host the Nike+ Mobile Unit, a van staffed by Nike Running reps and equipped with the latest Nike product. At this special event, walkers […]

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Accord Community First, a nonprofit organization, has been awarded a $520,000 grant from Pacific Gateway Workforce Investment Network to provide educational training for youth 18 to 21 within the utility and retail industries.
Based upon industry focus groups, conversations with utility employers and research, Accord Board Chairman Larry Uyeda said, “Over the next three to five […]

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BY NICK DIAMANTIDES
Staff Writer
Four Olives Café, which recently went out of business, may reopen under new management in the near future. A few blocks south of the café, on Atlantic Avenue, Mod-L-Mania is slated for permanent closure, but its owner hopes to continue working on special projects with schools and youth groups.
Any time the national […]

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It’s A Grind has announced the launch of its “One Harvest Coffee” program, a humanitarian business relationship between It’s A Grind coffeehouses, their roasters and independent coffee estates from around the world.
Coffees included in The One Harvest program are of exceptional quality and produced by families with amazing stores of success and hardship. The goal […]

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Recognizing the outstanding volunteer efforts of California Association of Highway Patrolmen (CAHP) to support their crucial Widows and Orphans Fund, Bixby Knolls neighborhood Allstate Insurance Company exclusive agent and community leader Brenda Soto-Bryan will formally be presenting the South Los Angeles office of the CHP with a donation for the fund during her agency’s Client […]

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The Signal Tribune has once again come together with the Bixby Knolls Business Improvement Association to produce the 2008/2009 Bixby Knolls Directory, thanks to Shannon Clayton, who designed the layout, and Barbara Holbrook, who helped design the ads.
The new directory is being delivered to 12,000 homes in the Bixby Knolls, California Heights, Virginia Country Club […]

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This month the Long Beach Small Business Development Center is offering classes such as How to Start a Small Business, Mastering Quickbooks, Online Marketing, Small Disadvantaged Business/Veterans Advantage, and Protecting Your Business Assests through Estate Planning. Call (562) 570-4574 or email sbdcinfo@lbcc.edu for more info about these affordable classes. The center is located at 3447 […]

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During the last few months, there have been multiple burglaries to businesses throughout Long Beach. The suspects gain entry to closed businesses by first defeating ineffective or broken locks, doors, or windows of businesses that are vacant or under construction. Then, once inside, they break through the wall to access the adjoining business, which they […]

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By Nick Diamantides
Staff Writer
The first hearing aids came into use more than 100 years ago. They almost entirely covered the ear and were basically miniature loudspeakers that amplified all sounds in the vicinity of the wearer. Technology for the devices advanced gradually over the decades, but in more recent years it has jumped forward a […]

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John Morris spoke to Long Beach residents and business owners last week about the importance of working together to make the neighborhood active and vibrant during the Bixby Knolls Business Improvement Association’s Happy Hour at Elise’s Tea Room.
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The Bixby Knolls Business Improvement Association has announced that there will not be a Bixby Knolls Street Fair in 2008. The street fair is taking a brief hiatus and will be back in 2009 in a revised format, featuring more artwork. The BIA, though, will still be hosting the Bixby Knolls Vintage Car Show and […]

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By Heather Posey
Staff Writer

Lately the world is going green with environmental conscientiousness. But with the surplus of wasted materials, local Signal Hill manufacturer Couch has found a way of turning others’ trash into their personal treasure with their one-of-a-kind belts and guitar straps.
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By Nick Diamantides
Staff Writer
“The stars have aligned for Bixby Knolls,” said Blair Cohn, executive director of the Bixby Knolls Business Improvement Association. “A lot of good things are happening and more people are getting involved in activities here.” Cohn took the helm of the BKBIA about three months ago after former director Susan Cooper resigned […]

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Budget Blinds recently spruced up the Long Beach Historical Society by donating solar screens to the office’s front entrance. The screens depict popular Long Beach sites and can be seen through both sides but still block sunlight.
The images came from the historical society and were chosen for being the most recognizable structures for which the […]

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Baja Sonora Mexican restaurant in Bixby Knolls will have customers jumping with excitement as it launches it Bean Counting Contest. Starting Wednesday, March 19, the restaurant will have a large jar of beans on display and the person who guesses closest to how many beans are in the jar will win a fully catered meal […]

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By Heather Posey, Staff Writer
After several years of success, real estate markets all across the country have slowed to a trickle of what they had been in previous years. Homes have become much harder to sell, there are more homes on the market than at any time in history and home staging company Showhomes aims […]

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