On Saturday, Oct. 29, Long Beach residents are invited to join city officials to reflect, recognize, and resolve on the fourth anniversary of Superstorm Sandy at Long Beach Catholic Regional School at 10 a.m. For more events, click above.
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10/27/16
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The little boy was just 2 years old. In fact, it was the very day of his birthday party. Other toddlers and their moms and dads were gathered for pizza and cupcakes . . .
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10/13/16
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Voters will head to the polls on Nov. 8, but it won’t be just to decide the next president. Many other federal, state, county and local seats are . . .
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10/6/16
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For every large-scale social movement, there is a “tipping point, that magic moment when an idea, trend or social behavior crosses a threshold, tips and spreads like wildfire.” So wrote New Yorker staff writer Malcolm Gladwell in . . .
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9/15/16
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The Long Beach Waterfront Warriors will hold its eighth annual 5K race and welcome parade on Saturday for recuperating soldiers and their families.
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By Ben Strack
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7/14/16
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The bestseller “Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen,” by Christopher McDougall, was published shortly before I took up running again in 2010, after a long hiatus.
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6/23/16
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Notwithstanding the absence of a Triple Crown hopeful, the 148th running of the Belmont Stakes featured a dramatic finish with Creator inching past Destin in the final stride to win by a nose.
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By Tony Bellissimo
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6/12/16
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A few weeks after City Council Vice President Anthony Eramo announced his candidacy for the open 20th Assembly District seat, the Working Families Party voted to endorse him this week to replace newly elected State Sen. Todd Kaminsky.
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By Ben Strack
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6/8/16
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For the 37th time in 38 years, there won’t be a Triple Crown celebration at Belmont Park after previously unbeaten Kentucky Derby winner Nyquist was denied the second jewel by Exaggerator, who romped down the stretch in the slop to capture the Preakness over the prohibitive favorite.
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By Tony Bellissimo
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6/6/16
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The Long Beach Recreation Department held its annual City Manager’s 10-mile and 5K Race to Remember on May 29.
More than 500 runners competed in the 40th annual event that, for the first time, …
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By Anthony Mitthauer-Orza
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6/2/16
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