The sounds of high school students fidgeting with empty water bottles filled the Anatol Center Tuesday afternoon. Their hands wrinkled blank application papers as they listened to a handful of university students and faculty explain the importance of attending college. College Bridge: An Ethnic Studies Exchange was hosted[Read More…]
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Long Beach Heritage to honor the Dolly Varden Hotel on the Queen Mary
A large, neon hotel sign flashed above Third and Fourth Street. Its ‘20s-styled lettering and bright blue and pink colors stood tall above the neighboring buildings, proclaiming to its guests and passersby that the Dolly Varden Hotel had a bathtub in every room. “At the time it was built, a[Read More…]