Long Beach Parks

Health Department Receives $1 Million Kaiser Permanente Grant to Improve Health in North Long Beach

Healthy choices will be easier in North Long Beach due to a Kaiser Permanente’s $1 million 3-year investment in Healthy Eating Active Living (HEAL). The City of Long Beach Department of Health and Human Services (Health Department) received this grant from Kaiser Permanente to promote the public’s health in targeted areas of North Long Beach. [...]

Board of Harbor Commissioners Gives Preliminary Approval to 40-year terminal Lease

The Long Beach Board of Harbor Commissioners gave preliminary approval Monday to a 40-year, $4.6 billion lease with Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL) for the Middle Harbor property, clearing the way for a final vote on the largest deal of its kind for any U.S. seaport.

California LGBT Caucus Endorses Ricardo Lara for 33rd District Senate Seat

The California Legislative Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, & Transgender (LGBT) Caucus announced its endorsement of Ricardo Lara for the newly created 33rd Senate District, calling him a thoughtful and pragmatic leader. “From the minute Ricardo was elected to state office he began working with his colleagues and experts throughout the country to promote diverse coalition-building within [...]

Such A Voice Class To Provide Participants an Opportunity to Learn About a Career in Voice-Overs

In tough economic times like these, there are very few part-time or full-time careers that have been referred to as: “recession-proof.” The least expensive way for a company to advertise is to hire a person to speak about their product or service. That is the very reason why voice-over announcers are working! Let’s face it, [...]

Join Santa For Breakfast Saturday at Stearns Champions Park!

Santa Claus is coming to Stearns Champions Park! 4th District Councilman Patrick O’Donnell, Partners of Parks and the Long Beach Department of Parks, Recreation and Marine invite the community to enjoy a visit with Santa Claus on Saturday, December 17, from 8 to 11 a.m. at Stearns Champions Park, The Park is located at 4520 [...]

Holiday Bone-Anza Fundraising Festival For Eastside Dog Park

In an effort to raise funds to build a dog park on the east side of Long Beach, Friends of El Dorado Dog Park (FEDDP) are hosting a fundraiser on Saturday, December 3rd from 9:00 am – 2:00 pm at Good Neighbor Park located at 2800 Studebaker Road. The Holiday Bone-Anza will feature gourmet food [...]

City Parks Alliance Names Rotary Centennial Park a “Frontline Park”

Rotary Centennial Park in Long Beach, California has been named a “Frontline Park” by the national urban park advocacy organization City Parks Alliance. Each month, City Parks Alliance recognizes two “Frontline Parks” to promote and highlight inspiring examples of urban park excellence, innovation, and stewardship across the country. The program also seeks to highlight examples [...]

LB Aquatic Capital Of America Announces Aquatics Athlete Of The Year Finalists

The Long Beach Aquatic Capital of America Foundation will host its third annual Aquatic Athlete of the Year ceremony on November 10, 2011, with an awards dinner and special reception with Long Beach Olympians at Keesal, Young & Logan.

YMCA of Greater Long Beach Receives $20,000 Grant To Expand Healthier Communities Programs

The YMCA of Greater Long Beach received a twenty thousand dollar grant from YMCA of the USA (Y-USA) to continue its efforts to help make the healthy choice, the easy choice for residents of Long Beach. Long Beach has participated in Pioneering Healthier Communities (PHC) – part of the YMCA’s Healthier Communities Initiatives – since [...]

All Treats! Halloween events for Kids in Long Beach

As soon as the sun goes down, kids all over Long Beach will head out to collect candy from every home with an active porch light. Families that prefer not to go trick-or-treating door-to-door, have their pick of kid-friendly events all over Long Beach. In addition to neighborhood groups and churches, several business districts will [...]

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