Long Beach soccer

Chivas USA Presented with Aquarium’s Heritage Award

Major League Soccer’s Los Angeles-based Deportivo Chivas USA was presented the Heritage Award at the Aquarium’s annual Noches de Estrellas event. The organization promotes children’s literacy campaigns and soccer sessions for underserved youth and children with disabilities. 

SoCal Challenge Sports Festival Brings Four Competitive Sports To The Beach

The SoCal Challenge Sports Festival – featuring on-the-beach competition in volleyball, tennis, flag football and the Copa Cobana Beach Soccer Tournament – takes to the sand of Belmont Shore Sat. & Sun., Aug. 27-28. The public is admitted free to the event, part of the 2011 Long Beach Sea Festival, and the weekend includes music [...]

Funding Restores Hope for Two Parks in Long Beach

The City of Long Beach announced a creative partnership Friday that will propel forward two major park projects to enhance recreational activities in dense neighborhoods that lack park space. The 19-acre Chittick Field site near Pacific Coast Highway and Walnut Avenue will be revitalized with the construction of a new sports park with soccer fields, [...]

Getting to Know The Parks and Recreation Programs of The 9th District

Long Beach Parks, Recreation & Marine offers many recreation programs at the six programmed parks in the 9th City Council District. Residents can view monthly calendars of events for each 9th District park on the Department’s website.

Leadership Long Beach Names Karissa Selvester its 1000th Graduate

Leadership Long Beach is pleased to announce its 1000th graduate from its signature leadership program during their 2011 Graduation Ceremony.  Selected by her classmates, Karissa Selvester, will have the honor of representing the 1000th graduate during the ceremony being held at the Museum of Latin American Art the evening of Monday, June 20.  This year’s [...]

Gordon Ramsay Turns Up the Heat on the Grand Prix

Chef and television personality Gordon Ramsay has been named Grand Marshal of the 37th Annual Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach, April 15-17. As Grand Marshal, Ramsay’s duties will include giving the famous “Drivers, start your engines!”€ command at the start of the IZOD IndyCar Series race on Sunday, April 17 at approximately 1:15 p.m. [...]

A Summer Day Camp for Every Kid – Registrations Now Open

Kids can plan on a summer of fun-filled activities, while parents relax knowing their youngsters are in a safe, supervised environment in summer day camp programs provided by Long Beach Parks, Recreation and Marine. Registration is going on now for park day camps including a Hi-Five Sports Camp, Music and Arts Camp, and Pee Wee [...]

Former Site of Seaside Hospital Becomes Seaside Park

Birthplace of former Mayor Beverly O’Neill to be Dedicated! The offices of Mayor Bob Foster, 1st District Long Beach City Councilmember Robert Garcia, the Long Beach Redevelopment Agency and the Department of Parks, Recreation and Marine invite the public to attend a ceremony for opening of the new Seaside Park on Saturday, February 12 at [...]

Park Opens at Site of Former Seaside Hospital

The offices of Mayor Bob Foster, 1st District Long Beach City Councilmember Robert Garcia, the Long Beach Redevelopment Agency and the Department of Parks, Recreation and Marine invite the public to attend a ceremony for opening of the new Seaside Park on Saturday, February 12 at 11 am. Seaside Park is located at 14th Street [...]

Councilwoman Schipske to Hold Lakes, Ponds and Wetlands Task Force Meeting

Councilwoman Gerrie Schipske’s Lakes, Ponds and Wetlands Taskforce will meet on Thursday, February 3, 2011. The public is invited to the meeting to hear information the City of Long Beach Parks, Recreation and Marine tree trimming and lake management policies, in addition to updates on fishing tackle recycling, the proposed dog park, soccer fields at [...]

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