“I didn’t grow up playing in gymnasiums, I grew up as an outdoor kid and I had to rely on spaces available, like parks,” said Jerome Williams, president of Young3, a program that promotes …
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By Bridget Downes
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8/30/18
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Actors John Turturro, Susan Sarandon and Bobby Cannavale were in Long Beach earlier this week shooting scenes for a new film that is reportedly a spin-off of the 1998 Coen brothers' classic …
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By Anthony Rifilato
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8/19/16
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For people around the world, the news that former heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali died last Friday at age 74 undoubtedly spurred memories of the boxer’s greatest fights, grandiose trash talk and unyielding stance against the Vietnam War that brought charges of draft evasion during the prime of his career. But many Long Beach residents also remember him as a giver.
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By Ben Strack
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6/8/16
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The city netted $4.3 million in beach pass revenue this year, and officials called it a record summer that attracted an average of about 25,000 visitors to the shore each weekend.
Throughout the …
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By Anthony Rifilato
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9/10/15
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The city will receive millions of dollars in additional state funds to help with the replacement of thousands of Hurricane Sandy-damaged trees that were removed last year. The replanting, which got …
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By Matthew Ern
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7/15/15
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Long Beach High School’s Peer Leadership Club organized a successful Color Run on May 16 at Long Beach Middle School’s Veteran’s Field.
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6/4/15
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Actor and comedian Billy Crystal returned home to Long Beach last weekend and patronized local eateries the Laurel Diner and Billy’s Beach Café. While in town to celebrate Long Beach High …
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By Matthew Ern
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5/21/15
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More than two years after Hurricane Sandy damaged thousands of trees throughout Long Beach, resulting in their removal and prompting actor Billy Crystal and city officials to call on the Federal Emergency Management Agency to pay for their replacement, the city presented a comprehensive plan last week to restore the aesthetic of tree-lined streets.
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By Matthew Ern
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2/26/15
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Much-anticipated renovations at the Laurel Luncheonette & Diner, one of Long Beach’s longest surviving businesses, are scheduled to start later this month.
The diner, at 300 W. Park Ave., …
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By Joseph Kellard
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12/11/14
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Actor Billy Crystal stood on the corner of Monroe Boulevard and East Chester Street, just a few blocks from where he grew up, and recalled playing ball as a boy in the center malls along Park …
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By Anthony Rifilato
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9/15/14
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