On Friday, March 28, the City of Long Beach celebrated the construction start of the Ramona Park Signature Playground project, with a ceremony featuring remarks from Mayor Rex Richardson, Ninth District Councilmember Dr. Joni Ricks-Oddie and other City leaders. Situated in North Long Beach, the new playground will enhance safety and create a more inviting ...

Dignity Health – St. Mary Medical Center (SMMC) hosted its annual Community Grant Awards Luncheon, reaffirming its commitment to improving health and well-being in the greater Long Beach area. The event, held at the hospital, showcased SMMC’s dedication to addressing the health needs of the community. During the luncheon, the hospital awarded over $200,000 to ...

Long Beach will offer its free youth recreation program, Spring Fun Days, at various parks throughout Long Beach during the upcoming school spring break. Spring Fun Days engage children ages 5 to 12 in fun activities such as sports, games, arts and crafts and special events. This is a free drop-in program where registered participants ...

By Dianne Anderson At just a hundred pounds soaking wet, Gigi Munoz stepped into the Inland Empire Conservation Corps hauling rocks almost double her weight, all in a day’s work, but her real reward is the job satisfaction. Now graduated, she soon joins the Backcountry Trail Building crew in Colorado after three years of preparing ...

The City of Long Beach is launching its second round of funding for the ClimateLB Youth Climate Action Fund Microgrant Program (Program) to support youth ages 15 to 24 in designing, producing, and overseeing urgent climate solutions that further the City’s climate action goals. The Program will aid in fulfilling the City’s 10-year community investment ...

By Dianne Anderson Unplug, unwind, take a deeper breath with some time off from the political frenzy of the unrelenting loop, but first, indulge in a full immersion into the rhythm of Black excellence. On Wednesday, February 12, Irvine Valley College campus will liven up with a live drum circle, connect with the community and ...

The North Long Beach Higher Education Center, a collaborative effort between Long Beach City College (LBCC) and the City of Long Beach, received a prestigious 2024 Davey Award, Gold Winner, in the category of Outdoor/Environmental Signage & Environmental Graphics for its striking exterior mural depicting life in North Long Beach. “We’re so proud that the ...

by Dianne Anderson Long Beach, while known for its wide spectrum of diversity, still has a lot to learn when it comes to the history of the Black experience, a gap design that has played out in many ways through the decades. That obvious blindspot inspired Oba Totton to create the upcoming local Legacy and ...

The City of Long Beach celebrated the first businesses to receive a free cart as part of the Sidewalk to Success program, which provides assistance to small businesses to achieve compliance with the City’s sidewalk vending ordinance while easing the financial burden for their sidewalk vending businesses. Carts were presented this week to Ladie Kakes and Lucky ...

By Dianne Anderson Volunteers, by the hundreds at the local level, or hundreds of thousands nationally, are rolling up their sleeves for MLK Day, not just with cerebral reflections, but living the dream through action. This year’s Long Beach Martin Luther King, Jr. Parade and Celebration has over 80 parade entries, including churches, schools, nonprofits, ...