By Rae Gabelich, Long Beach 8th District Council Member
Although it’s hard to believe we are into the fall season with 90-degree temperatures, it won’t be long before we are hanging holiday decorations and sipping on egg nog.
This is a favorite time of year for many of us, but there are families who find themselves in [...]
Entries from October 25th, 2007
Communiqué from Rae : Shop for Mom
October 25th, 2007 · No Comments · Communique From Rae
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Wordly photographer’s art graces walls of local library
October 25th, 2007 · No Comments · Art
As a part of their “Artist of the Quarter” program, Friends of Signal Hill Cultural Arts (FOSHCA) is featuring a new artist who is displaying her work in the Signal Hill Library, located at 1770 East Hill Street, from now until the end of the year.
Kelly Caves is a local photographer who has traveled widely [...]
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Playhouse’s ‘Crimes’ touches the heart
October 25th, 2007 · No Comments · Entertainment
By Neena Strichart
Publisher
Knowing I was going to see what was billed by the Long Beach Playhouse as a “Pulitzer Prize winning masterpiece” put me on my best behavior as an audience member.
Such great expectations of the studio theatre’s Crimes of the Heart was a bit unnerving, however—what if I wasn’t sophisticated enough to grasp the [...]
University By The Sea takes visitors back to school
October 25th, 2007 · No Comments · Art, Entertainment
On Sunday, Oct. 28, Long Beach residents are invited to get a little lesson from their favorite shops on Pine Avenue as University by the Sea takes over downtown Long Beach.
Sponsored by the city and the Downtown Long Beach Associates, University by the Sea is an art, film and culture festival that allows residents and [...]
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Thoughts From The Publisher : Castle Kashan and the Princess
October 25th, 2007 · No Comments · Commentary, Thoughts From The Publisher
by Neena Strichart, Publisher
Although Signal Hill has faced two devastating fires, the Richfield oil fire in 1924 and the Hancock oil fire in 1958, none was as horrific as those now plaguing other cities in Southern California. The number of people who have lost their homes, personal possessions and even pets is growing by leaps [...]
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