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SCE Helps Customers ‘Go Solar’ with Free Classes

Southern California Edison (SCE) will help its residential customers “follow the sun” with free classes on the California Solar Initiative (CSI) program and the incentives it offers to homeowners who decide to “go solar.” At the free solar energy information classes participants will learn about: Bookmark and Share…Close Bookmark and Share This Page Save to Browser [...]

“Donut Hole” Checks are in the Mail for Seniors

The fourth round of checks since health reform took effect are “in the mail.” In the last few days checks were sent out to 102,834 Californians, including more than one thousand in the 37th Congressional District. Nationwide, more than one million seniors and other Medicare beneficiaries have now received “donut hole” checks to help close their [...]

Police Seek Details After Woman Found Dead in Motorhome

At around 6:30 p.m. Monday evening, August 30, the Long Beach police responded to a call of a deceased woman discovered in her motor home in the 700 block of East 45th Street. The death of 47-year-old Virginia Boynton was discovered by a family member that day when they arrived at her motor home. The family, who [...]

Man Rescued from Overturned SUV on Spring and Orange

Just after 6 a.m. on the morning of August 28, 2010, units from the Long Beach Fire Department responded to the corner of Orange Ave. and Spring St. to a report of an overturned vehicle with one person trapped. Firefighters arrived on scene and found the driver of a small SUV upside down and entangled [...]

“Princess and the Frog” to Screen at King Park Sept. 2

Parks, Recreation & Marine’s “Movie in the Park,” “The Princess and the Frog,” will be shown on Thursday, September 2 at Martin Luther King Jr. Park. The movie was originally scheduled at McBride Park on August 20 and was rescheduled to King Park due to construction. Construction is underway at McBride Park for a new [...]

Help Local Disaster Victims by Playing in the Red Cross Annual Golf Tournament

“Playing in the Greater Long Beach Chapter’s annual Golf Tournament helps us help others,” said Paul Conrad, Chairperson of this year’s golf tournament, set for October 11, 2010 at SeaCliff Country Club in Huntington Beach. “The Greater Long Beach Chapter’s golf tournament is our chapter’s largest annual fundraiser,” he said. “Proceeds from it benefit our [...]

LBPD Investigates Murder of Woman Found on Parkway

On Monday, August 30, 2010, at approximately 6:30 a.m., Long Beach police responded to the 300 block of East 56th Street to assist the Long Beach Fire Department with a body of an adult female that was found laying in the parkway. The victim, whose city of residence is unknown, is only being identified as [...]

“Long Beach Time Exchange” Brings Time Banking to Long Beach

Long Beach follows Echo Park, West LA and Pasadena with a new way to enrich our community Celebrate the launch of the LA-area’s newest time bank on Sunday, September 12th. The Long Beach Time Exchange will host its kickoff event at the 2nd City Council Art Gallery at 435 Alamitos Ave. in Long Beach from [...]

Weekend DUI Checkpoint Results in Arrests, Vehicle Impounds and Citations

On Saturday, August 28, 2010, the Long Beach Police Department conducted a Driving Under the Influence/Drivers License checkpoint at Anaheim Street and Freeman Avenue. “Drunk Driving. Over the Limit. Under Arrest.” is the campaign for 2010. The checkpoint operated from 6:00 p.m. until 2:00 a.m., where officers were assisted by Long Beach Police Explorers and [...]

Michele Peabody Myers exhibition at Coffee Cup Café

Sept. 6, 2010 marks the opening of The Chicago Paintings, an exhibition by award winning artist Michele Peabody Myers. Ms. Peabody Myers is a graduate of Art Institute of Chicago. Ms. Peabody Myers post-modernist style points to stereotypical objects in plain sight with hopes of making visible what is often overlooked. The rusted metal of [...]