Service reductions, layoffs cornerstones of addressing Long Beach’s $58M budget shortfall –
Mayor Rex Richardson addresses the media about FY2027 budget “This is certainly a tough day,” City Manager Tom…
A postmodern “Godspell” that’s a complete triumph –
(credit: Michael Hardy Photography) Prior to my seeing the production that is the subject of this review, my…
Queen Mary turns 90, promises new “golden era” –
A beautiful shp (and her lesser companion) In the middle of May 27’s day-long event to commemorate the…
Up the rabbit hole: Sunshine Rabbit Center celebrates one year of filling a pet-care gap –
Sunshine Rabbit Center co-founder Bo Ruberg (second from right), flanked (L to R) by Leo Alvarado, Elsa Sanchez,…
LB Playhouse cast capably handles Wildesque repartee of “The Lion in Winter” –
Amanda Karr as Eleanor of Aquitaine and Noah Wagner as Richard II (photo by Mike Hardy) Having not…
Whose culture is it, anyway? –
Photo credit: Julian Melendez Ostensibly, the main purpose of a theatre review is to provide intel for those…
Uncertainty aside, State of the Port is nothing but good…according to the Port, at least –
Port of Long Beach CEO Noel Hacegaba (with guitar) and the TEUs. A complaint I’ve always had about…
Mayor touts progress, opportunity in Long Beach State of the City address –
Long Beach Mayor Rex Richardson during State of the City. “You can win, so long as you keep…
See/hear/speak no evil? Long Beach Mayor, City Council won’t talk about 60% jump in complaints against police –
In October the Long Beach Police Department released a report noting that violent crime within city limits has…
The State of the Theatrical Arts in Long Beach –
Whether or not the Los Angeles Times’s recent “52 Best Places to See Plays and Musicals in Southern…
Belmont Shore to host return of sound-art extravaganza to Long Beach –
For one night each autumn between 2004 and 2013, four square blocks of Long Beach’s East Village Arts…