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  • Blogs

    May 22, 2012

    Andreas Mitisek: Where Opera Dares to Go

    One of the fascinating Angelenos featured in L.A. Weekly's People 2012 issue. Check out our entire People 2012 issue here. Andreas Mitisek is sitting in the Long Beach Opera's modest church-rental office near the southern terminus of the 710 freeway, days after wrapping the first performances of th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 10, 2012

    BBQ Contest At The Queen Mary This Saturday Your Insider's Guide to Sampling!

    Legit barbecue contests like the ones you see on TV don't happen much in Los Angeles. Did you make it the contest at Santa Anita Park we told you about? No? Well, the 1st Annual West Coast BBQ Classic drops anchor this weekend at the Queen Mary Events Park in Long Beach, and it is the last sanction ... More >>

  • Calendar

    March 22, 2012

    L.A. Is an Open Book

    Legit barbecue contests like the ones you see on TV don't happen much in Los Angeles. Did you make it the contest at Santa Anita Park we told you about? No? Well, the 1st Annual West Coast BBQ Classic drops anchor this weekend at the Queen Mary Events Park in Long Beach, and it is the last sanction ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 5, 2011

    Shawn Tischler, TV Extra and Venice Denizen is Missing; Dad Seeks Help Finding Schizophrenic Son

    Shawn Tischler, missing denizen of Venice Beach ​By Carly Klein Schizophrenic former TV extra Shawn William Tischler went missing May 27 in Pacoima, and his father is asking the Los Angeles public's help in finding the slight, tattooed Venice regular who "doesn't know who he is and gets confus ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 10, 2011

    Mom Jailed After Son Skips School For 50 Days in Southern California

    ​A Long Beach mom was jailed after her son missed about 50 days of class this school year, according to police' Ermila Zamora, 43, spent a night in jail earlier this week after she was arrested on suspicion of failing to ensure the boy attended class. She apparently made $10,000 bail, accordi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 28, 2011

    Long Beach Comic Expo: Five Things We Love About Small Conventions

    See more photos in Dianne Garcia's gallery "Long Beach Comic Expo 2011." As fan conventions gain increasingly more mainstream attention, with focus leaning towards the biggest events of the year, it might be easy to forget the smaller gatherings dedicated primarily to comic books. On April 23, thou ... More >>

  • Eat+Drink

    August 12, 2010

    Where There's Smoke, There's Fuego

    Looking for love — and a good restaurant — along the Belmont Shore

  • Blogs

    August 5, 2010

    Prop. 8 Ruling: Thousands Rally In West Hollywood, Long Beach

    Steve La​ Hours after a federal judge struck down the Prop. 8 ban on gay marriage, using strong language to affirm the civil rights of gays and lesbians, demonstrators began celebrating Wednesday evening. The joy and satisfaction were tempered with the knowledge, however, that an appeal is com ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 12, 2010

    Blue Skies Forecast For L.A. Trade

    Port of Los Angeles.​2008 and 2009 were described as "dismal years" for international trade at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. But 2010 and 2011 are looking up, according to a report from the Los Angeles County Economic Development Corporation.

  • Blogs

    November 23, 2009

    High Schoolers Nabbed For ... Grabbing Booty

    ​Five freshmen from Long Beach Poly High School were in court today to face arraignment on suspicion of misdemeanor sexual battery. They were nabbed after two ninth-grade girls accused the football and basketball team members of inappropriately touching them during a lunch break. In other wor ... More >>

  • Calendar

    September 17, 2009

    BELLY UP TO THE BALLET

    ​Five freshmen from Long Beach Poly High School were in court today to face arraignment on suspicion of misdemeanor sexual battery. They were nabbed after two ninth-grade girls accused the football and basketball team members of inappropriately touching them during a lunch break. In other wor ... More >>

  • Music

    August 6, 2009

    We’re Jerkin’ (Starring the New Boyz, J-Hawk and Pink Dollaz)

    Gangsta rap is over. Clownin’ and Krumpin’ too

  • Blogs

    August 3, 2009

    Pot Pharmacy Offers Free Samples

    A very spiffy press release for a new business in Long Beach mentions that the establishment, Cornerstone Health & Wellness, "is pleased to announce the grand opening of its medical marijuana pharmacy." Now, not only is the press release a classy touch, but so is the pot pharm's name. "Cornersto ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 19, 2009

    Today in Photographs: July 19, 1951

    A Long Beach man pushes his wife on a raft to drier ground as high tides flood homes located near coastal oil fields.LA Herald-Examiner/LAPL

  • Calendar

    June 25, 2009

    Where Have All the Cajuns Gone? (Psssst: Long Beach.)

    A Long Beach man pushes his wife on a raft to drier ground as high tides flood homes located near coastal oil fields.LA Herald-Examiner/LAPL

  • Blogs

    May 26, 2009

    Post-Prop. 8 Ruling Rallies

    While there will be media conferences aplenty following today's California State Supreme Court ruling on a trio of challenges to Proposition 8, at least three public rallies and/or marches are planned for the L.A. area:East L.A., 1-3 p.m.: The Latino Equality Alliance is organizing a news conference ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 18, 2009

    Morning Sixpack: A News Roundup

    Is Home Shuling Next? L.A.'s Jewish day schools are facing big problems as the economy continues to teeter. L.A. TimesPrick Up Your Ears City officials are accusing mercenary dog rescuers of "cherry picking" their pound purchases based on later, lucrative resale value. L.A. Daily News Arboretum ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 12, 2009

    Snoop Dogg's Medical Marijuana Card: Don't Leave Home Without It

    According to TMZ, Long Beach rapper Snoop Dogg chivalrously stepped into a potentially awkward situation at a Norfolk, Virginia hotel, when he claimed that a package of pot mailed from Canada to one of the Doggfather's crew -- was actually intended for him. Snoop then flashed his California medical ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 2, 2009

    Morning Sixpack: A News Roundup

    CalTrans Slammed in Flintridge Crash Laura Olhasso, the mayor of La Canada Flintridge, claimed that CalTrans has ignored her town's concerns about runaway trucks on Angeles Crest Highway. A big rig killed two people and injured 12 Wednesday when its driver lost control and struck several vehicles be ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 23, 2009

    Morning Sixpack: A News Roundup

    Slumdance Film Festival It was all Slumdog, all the time at the 81st Academy Awards, or so it seemed. DHD, VarietyNo L.A. Rustbelt Yet Manufacturing is still the king of L.A. County's economy -- even if people see less of it around -- according to an ombudsman from the L.A. Economic Development Corp ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 16, 2009

    Over the Weekend: Suicide Girls Lingerie Party, Stylized Anarchy of Kawaiietly Please, Comic Book & Sci-Fi Convention, Dog Show Madness

    For those who see Valentine's Day as much more than Hallmark's evil scheme to tap your piggy bank, the romantic holiday can bring on full-blown panic attacks for singles (and couples) who don't have a plan of action. Luckily, Angelenos had more than enough events and parties to pick from over the we ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 29, 2009

    JetBlue Comes to LAX

    Cheap, friendly and nonstop. Did we mention cheap? Those qualities have endeared JetBlue to Los Angeles travelers ever since the airline began flights out of Long Beach in the 1990s. Starting June 17, JetBlue is finally coming to LAX, from where it will fly two flight daily to Boston's Logan Interna ... More >>

  • Calendar

    January 22, 2009

    Sarah Silverman -- Call Me!

    Cheap, friendly and nonstop. Did we mention cheap? Those qualities have endeared JetBlue to Los Angeles travelers ever since the airline began flights out of Long Beach in the 1990s. Starting June 17, JetBlue is finally coming to LAX, from where it will fly two flight daily to Boston's Logan Interna ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 14, 2008

    Billionaire Eli Broad's Fat Check to Long Beach Unified

    In a reminder that it's pure fallacy when teachers and pols claim that tough, urban schools filled with poor kids cannot produce high grades and academic achievement, the tough, urban Long Beach Unified School District was today named one of four finalists for "most improved" urban schools in the n ... More >>

  • Calendar

    September 18, 2008

    Sound Ideas

    In a reminder that it's pure fallacy when teachers and pols claim that tough, urban schools filled with poor kids cannot produce high grades and academic achievement, the tough, urban Long Beach Unified School District was today named one of four finalists for "most improved" urban schools in the n ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 8, 2008

    Ink N Iron Festival

    Saturday, June 7th Queen Mary, Long Beach The greasers, rockers, 'billies and Betties couldn't ask for a better summer shindig than Saturday at the Ink N Iron Festival in Long Beach. Outside the Queen Mary, thousands flocked to see shimmering custom-designed roadsters, lowriders and jalopies gli ... More >>

  • Music

    April 12, 2007

    This Is Rock & Roll Radio!

    How Ron Cey and a 10-watt station in Long Beach changed my life

  • News

    February 1, 2007

    Long Beach Hate-Crime Verdict

    Not-so-innocent kids split the black community and confound the media

  • Music

    May 25, 2006

    Move It or Lose It

    Not-so-innocent kids split the black community and confound the media

  • Music

    May 25, 2006

    Rock the Mic Like Cal Worthington!

    Ugly Duckling put the old-school house-party vibe on wax

  • LA Life

    May 18, 2006

    Style from the Pile

    Digging for buried vintage treasure in Long Beach

  • Stage

    January 19, 2006

    The Ring of Truth

    Digging for buried vintage treasure in Long Beach

  • Calendar

    January 5, 2006

    Sharing Tookie’s Day: A Coroner’s Cross Section of December 13

    Digging for buried vintage treasure in Long Beach

  • News

    October 6, 2005

    God's Little Acre of Books

    Où est la bibliothèque?

  • News

    September 22, 2005

    The Air That We Breathe

    Just when it looked like we might win the war on smog, a new and more deadly form of air pollution stalks Los Angeles

  • News

    September 22, 2005

    Stench of Politics

    Industry money to the “Mod Caucus” fouls the fight for clean air

  • Stage

    January 20, 2005

    Roseanne Barr’s Domestic Policy

    The working-class hero knows you’re hurting and wants to help

  • Eat+Drink

    September 30, 2004

    Ask Mr. Gold

    The working-class hero knows you’re hurting and wants to help

  • Stage

    July 3, 2003

    Thirteen Operas in 12 Days

    The working-class hero knows you’re hurting and wants to help

  • News

    February 27, 2003

    If It Happened Here

    A bioterrorism attack on Los Angeles might look a lot like this

  • Columns

    December 19, 2002

    With Plenty of Water

    A bioterrorism attack on Los Angeles might look a lot like this

  • News

    October 10, 2002

    Letters

    A bioterrorism attack on Los Angeles might look a lot like this

  • Music

    June 27, 2002

    The Little Company that Can

    A bioterrorism attack on Los Angeles might look a lot like this

  • News

    June 13, 2002

    An Eye for Anarchy

    Cracking down on activists in Long Beach

  • Stage

    July 5, 2001

    Carrying On at the Atreus Motel

    Cracking down on activists in Long Beach

  • News

    May 17, 2001

    Hybrid Movement

    No break for anarchists in Long Beach

  • Calendar

    October 26, 2000

    Museum Pieces

    No break for anarchists in Long Beach

  • Stage

    July 8, 1999

    Long Reach

    No break for anarchists in Long Beach

  • News

    May 27, 1999

    Shore Wars

    Will Long Beach bring back its breakers?

  • News

    October 22, 1998
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