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Oct 12, 20182 min read

Build Your Pool Now So it’s Ready for Summer!

Remember how hot it was like two weeks ago? And six weeks ago? And 10 weeks ago? And all doggone summer long? It was scorching hot all...

May 24, 20182 min read

Affordable Exercises to Achieve a Summer Body

Aside from joining a local gym or getting a personal trainer, Long Beach is filled with many free or affordable workout activities. Here...

Aug 17, 20172 min read

Behind the Scenes with Elm Street Band (VIDEO)

In 1986, somewhere between a Luau in Hawaii and the Rock N’ Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, The Elm Street Band was born at the corner of...

Aug 17, 20175 min read

Miss Universe Long Beach

1956 Miss Universe contestants line up for a photo in Downtown Long Beach It was the summer of 1952 and Long Beach was a buzz with...

Aug 15, 20173 min read

Big Screen Summer at the Drive-in

It was a warm summer night on Friday, June 3, 1955. East Long Beach families were lining up in their cars on Spring St. and Bellflower...

Aug 14, 201713 min read

Cruisin'...

1964 Buick Riviera | Owner: Eric Chandler From the 1930’s up until somewhere in the early 1980’s, summertime meant one thing for a large...

Aug 13, 201714 min read

Marine Stadium Leeches...

It’s a cold foggy Tuesday morning in the dead of winter and Marine Stadium is empty. The same Marine Stadium that has become world...

Aug 12, 20172 min read

Little Fish in a Big Pool...

Daniel O’Donnell stared down at his toes as they hung over the high dive. The distance from the diving board to the water seemed much...

Aug 9, 20176 min read

Q&A with Paul Goydos

The Long Beach Open is a summer classic in our city. The four-day professional tournament is held at three of our public courses:...

Aug 8, 201711 min read

Little League World Champions...TWICE!

Nearly 10,000 fans graced the stands in San Bernardino during the Little League Western Championship Tournament against Hawaii in the...