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Mostly Cloudy and Windy Covid-19 cases rise in the City of Long Beach
Eateries, bars struggle as state orders earlier closings
Cases of Covid-19, which were reported less frequently during the late summer months, have been rising in Long Beach in the past few weeks, officials warned at a City Council meeting Tuesday …
Long Beach gets large mask donation
Donating company’s roots date back four decades to China
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Long Beach city officials, who are cautiously watching a new uptick in local Covid-19 cases, received a gift last week from a company whose roots date back 40 years, to Mainland China. The city …
Long Beach Runners Hamstrung
Virtual Turkey Trot in Long Beach
Though the annual Long Beach Turkey Trot was canceled this year because of the Coronavirus pandemic, Rob Blau of the Long Beach Soup Kitchen has teamed up with Bill McDermott, an avid runner and …
Long Beach honors vets with heartfelt ceremony
Long Beach honored its veterans Wednesday with a ceremony shortened by the Covid-19 pandemic but nonetheless made large with heartfelt feelings for those who served the country in all of its …
Kaminsky leads in 9th State Senate District race
State Sen. Todd Kaminsky held a strong lead in the 9th Senate District race Tuesday night over his Republican opponent, Victoria Johnson, who had never held elective office before and campaigned on a …
Long Beach's MLK Center names new Executive Director
The Long Beach Martin Luther King Center announced last month the appointment of Mack Graham as its new Executive Director. Graham, 33, brings a decade of nonprofit and social work to the center, …
Developers seek to push ahead with West Broadway project in Long Beach
After spending millions of dollars to push forward the construction of two luxury condominium buildings on West Broadway, developer Kurt Wittek said earlier this week that he had no plans to abandon …
U.S. Olympian joins youth Rangers team at Long Beach Arena
On Friday, Oct. 16, US Olympic Gold Medal Winner Amanda Kessel joined the Junior Rangers Girls’ Hockey League at the Long Beach Arena. The Junior Ranger Girls’ Hockey league, which is led …
Editorial
Remember to shop locally this holiday season
Thanksgiving is only a week away, and the December holidays are fast approaching. We’re supposed to be making plans to shop in our local downtowns or at the malls, but because of the coronavirus pandemic . . .
Editorial
Next week, limit your Thanksgiving gatherings
With the Covid-19 infection rate creeping up above 3 percent in parts of New York state, including Long Island, Gov. Andrew Cuomo last week issued two executive orders. The first . . .
Randi Kreiss
Dinner for two at our Thanksgiving table
Is anyone else thinking about the Berlin Airlift? It is one of the great stories of American audacity in the face of political thuggery. In case you’re too young to remember . . .