Long Beach News and Events

5th Annual Wrigley River Run to Benefit At-Risk Youth in Long Beach

More than one thousand adults and hundreds of kids are expected to participate in the fifth annual Wrigley River Run/Walk 5K and 10K, to be held on Saturday, June 2. The first race will begin at 7:30 am. The racecourse is located in Long Beach’s historic Wrigley neighborhood, and portions of the course will follow the Los Angeles River Trail.... 

HB Restaurant SlapFish Joins Sustainable Seafood Program With Boat-to-Plate Dining

SlapFish has pledged proceeds from the Pounder Melt sandwich to the Seafood for the Future program at the Aquarium of the Pacific. The Aquarium of the Pacific’s Seafood for the Future (SFF) program has partnered with Huntington Beach, California restaurant SlapFish, which opened to the public April 20. SlapFish will be donating proceeds from its... 

Viento Y Agua: Drink Candy and Eye Candy

When you drive by Termino and 4th, it can sometimes all be a blur as you head toward the corridor, or away from it, but there is a reason to slow down in this area. First of all, there are quite a few cute businesses in this intersection including Kava Yoga and Scratch Baked Goods, a new bakery I am dying to try…but when you are hungry or need a pick... 

See Inverted Jenny: Stamp Worth $1 Million Goes On Display at Long Beach Coin Expo

The finest known misprinted 1918 24-cent airmail postage stamp, the famous “Inverted Jenny” valued today at $1 million, will be displayed for the first time in Southern California at the Long Beach Coin, Stamp & Collectibles Expo (www.LongBeachExpo.com), May 31 – June 2, 2012. It will be one of the highlights of a multi-million... 

Heal the Bay Beach Report Shows Long Beach Recreational Water Quality Continues to Improve

Photo by John Williams Recreational water quality in Long Beach continues to improve, as grades for city beaches “improved drastically” in the Heal the Bay 2012 Annual Beach Report Card. “I’m proud to see our efforts to clean our coastal waters are paying off,” said Mayor Bob Foster. “We created partnerships and implemented innovative... 

100 Days of Summer Starts this Friday with 80Z Allstars Concert

80Z All Stars will kick off 100 Days of Summer in Long Beach with a concert. From Memorial Day to Labor Day, Long Beach offers hundreds of free or low-cost cultural programs, sports activities and special events throughout the City. “100 Days of Summer” is a partnership between the City of Long Beach Parks, Recreation and Marine and the... 

“The Promise” Tells a Multi-Generational Story

As a physician, he’s Chief of Pediatric Pulmonary Medicine and Medical Director of Pediatric Pulmonary and Cystic Fibrosis Center at Memorial Miller Children’s Hospital of Long Beach, Dr. Eliezer Nussbaum has authored more than 150 scientific publications. His latest writing, inspired by his own family history, is an emotional tale that... 

Residents Impacted by “Levitated Mass” Will Get Free Admission to LACMA

Some residents will get free tickets to see Levitated Mass at LACMA. To celebrate the grand opening of Michael Heizer’s Levitated Mass on Sunday, June 24, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art is offering free admission to residents of the Fourth District who were impacted by the movement of the 340-ton boulder in February for the entire week of... 

Long Beach Chorale Presents Sing Out! June 10th

The Long Beach Chorale is giving its final performance of the season with Sing Out!, a lively celebration of song. Bob Gunn will guest conduct the summer show at Grace First Presbyterian on June 10. The program for this concert features a wide variety of musical selections, so there’s sure to be something everyone will enjoy. From to the upbeat Renaissance... 

A Duchess, Ranger, and Third Grader to Read at First Books at First Fridays

On Friday, June 1st from 5:30 – 6:30 PM, Councilmember James Johnson invites you to kick-off First Fridays in Bixby Knolls with First Books at First Fridays, a monthly event held at Dana Branch Library. This month’s guest readers will be the Duchess of Bixby Knolls, Gillian Klinkert, the Knolls Ranger, and Lance Johnson, a 3rd grade student from... 

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