Olvera Street provides a glimpse of a Día de los Muertos tradition that is embedded with crafty altars to honor the deceased during the pandemic.
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Daily Forty-Niner staff picks: Favorite Halloween candy
Daily Forty-Niner staff shares their favorite Halloween candy picks.
Becoming essential: Pug Nation L.A.
When safer at home orders were put into place, the emotional strain of solitude began to take its toll.
Pop-up concert series When Art Happens debuts in Long Beach
The CRay Project founded the new community event series “When Art Happens” to showcase performing artists to a Zoom and in-person audience.
Becoming essential: RoundTable Pizza
Food service has always been an integral part of our society. As the pandemic continues, takeout food soars in its importance.
Becoming essential: Grocery workers
One of the few industries that has remained open throughout the coronavirus pandemic, grocery workers have been propelled from minimum wage hourly associates to essential employees.
[email protected] Beach Hub Locker avoids closure, remains open as essential service
Although Long Beach State is mostly empty this fall, the on-campus Amazon Hub Locker remains operating as an in-person, essential business for the Long Beach community.
Ruth Bader Ginsburg remembered with candlelit vigil in Downtown Long Beach
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is mourned by thousands across the country. Mourners in Long Beach, California, took to the steps of the Gov. George Deukmejian Courthouse Sat. night to honor her memory.
Meet the family behind Niyama Design Studios
Jenn Nidoy started Niyama Design Studios when people started to express interest in her home sewn masks. With 450 masks sold, Nidoy and her family have learned the challenges and joys of running a small business.
Editor’s Note: Welcome Back!
A letter to the Long Beach State community.