A California nonprofit, Covid Clinic, has opened a rapid COVID-19 testing site that delivers results within 60 minutes at a cost of $150.
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CSULB to open downtown campus later this year, Mayor Garcia says at State of the City address
During his State of the City address, Garcia celebrated the city’s past and looks forward to its future.
IN PHOTOS: Long Beach Marathon 2019
Runners competed in the jetBlue Long Beach Marathon on Oct. 13, 2019, a 26.2 mile loop that passes through places such as the Queen Mary, Long Beach State and Downtown Long Beach.
Who Is Just Like Heaven For?
Throwing back with artists, fans and bloggers ahead of the new festival about where this 2010 indie pop nostalgia is coming from barely a decade later.
Red, white and what to do
The most patriotic day of the year is rapidly approaching. In the city of Long Beach, playing the role of an at-home pyrotechnician this Fourth of July is not only hazardous, but also illegal. If your plans got cancelled or you simply had no plans from the start here is[Read More…]
Long Beach exploration before graduation
Classes may be eternally over for some, but Long Beach has plenty of places for graduates to explore one last time before they say their final goodbye and venture off into the real world. Whether you’re looking for a place to grab a beer with friends or visit a relaxing[Read More…]
Mayor Robert Garcia sees a Silicon Valley in Long Beach’s future
To push Long Beach’s notability, Mayor Robert Garcia said that he intends to add the city to the list of growing tech hubs in California, according to an L.A. Times article. To change Long Beach into a “startup” city would mean changing its entire composition, Dr. Burkhard Englert, the chair[Read More…]
Scotsfestival lands on Long Beach’s Queen Mary
Afloat the iconic 1936 ocean-liner-turned-hotel moored in Long Beach might be the last place one would expect to find a plaid sea of kilt-clad clans tapping their ghillies to blaring bagpipes and tossing 20-foot cabers. Queen Mary traded her sunbathing seals for sheep-herding demonstrations on Saturday at the 22nd annual[Read More…]
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…]