{"id":106728,"date":"2025-12-23T19:19:08","date_gmt":"2025-12-23T19:19:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/106728\/"},"modified":"2025-12-23T19:19:08","modified_gmt":"2025-12-23T19:19:08","slug":"hunker-down-and-have-a-drink-long-beach-post","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/106728\/","title":{"rendered":"Hunker down and have a drink \u2022 Long Beach Post"},"content":{"rendered":"

Doing Good in the LBC is a weekly newsletter where we\u2019ll share how you can volunteer or give back in our city. We\u2019ll also share the latest goings-on of nonprofit organizations in Long Beach.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s the final holiday stretch in this rainy-day edition of Doing Good, with loads of charity and cheer to report.\u00a0<\/p>\n

First \u2014 a hearty welcome to those who don\u2019t usually receive this newsletter. We\u2019ll be sharing our newsletters more widely over the next few weeks; if you want to keep receiving this and all our newsletters, click here<\/a> and sign up. <\/p>\n

Join the fun<\/p>\n

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The cool kids at Rotary Club of Long Beach hosted close to 260 guests at the Terrace Theater Dec. 17 at the largest holiday party in the club\u2019s 108-year history. The club raised roughly $60,000 to support its array of programs, including thousands of book donations, bikes for kids, scholarships and food and supplies for Long Beach City College and Cal State Long Beach students in need.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The reception and dinner, overlooking the plaza\u2019s 68-foot-tall Christmas tree, included a performance and silent auction with over two dozen items and experiences.\u00a0<\/p>\n

You may also have seen a few Rotarians along Second Street in front of Chase Bank this past Saturday serving as Salvation Army bell-ringers \u2014 or running around in pajamas in the Belmont Shore Christmas Parade.\u00a0<\/p>\n

FOMO? Fear not. All are welcome. Click here to learn more about Rotary and take part in 2026<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Mayor Rex Richardson also hosted his second holiday soiree at Rancho Los Cerritos (last year it was Rancho Los Alamitos) on Dec. 19, with local food vendors and dozens of city workers and others in the nonprofit and business scene.\u00a0<\/p>\n

It was a nice, mellow gathering where the small talk didn\u2019t feel forced and the music wasn\u2019t too loud. Our journalists at the Post and Business Journal write about these people all year long \u2014 chiefs, department heads, elected leaders \u2014 and once a year, it\u2019s comforting to see them in Santa hats. <\/p>\n

I like that about Long Beach \u2014 big city with small town vibes.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Worth the wait<\/p>\n

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Long lines are a drag. Sometimes these lines are even outside, in the frigid mid-60s, SoCal weather.\u00a0<\/p>\n

One of those lines appears each year in The Promenade between Broadway and Third Street, an area in desperate need of a line or two. It\u2019s good to see.\u00a0<\/p>\n

This particular line is for The Ordindarie, which hosts its \u201cMiracle\u201d celebration each year in partnership with a festive holiday \u201cpop-up\u201d that travels across the country. <\/p>\n

In Long Beach, it\u2019s a pop-up with cocktails.\u00a0<\/p>\n

I don\u2019t drink \u2014 but if I did, the Jingle Bells Nog would be my pick (cognac, cream sherry, milk, vanilla, nutmeg \u2026).\u00a0 If you haven\u2019t visited, there\u2019s still time: the merriment will continue through Jan. 4 this year (The Ordinarie will be closed Wednesday and Thursday). It\u2019s worth a look<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Hunker down<\/p>\n

The city could see as much as 8 inches of rain this week,<\/a> so, in addition to hosting, eating, wrapping and unwrapping, you might also want to stockpile sand bags. You can find them at most fire stations<\/a> \u2014 and while you\u2019re there, drop off some cookies. Public safety personnel may be spending the holiday pulling people out of local waterways and flood zones.\u00a0<\/p>\n

And last, from our team at the Post and Business Journal, Merry Christmas!\u00a0I am so grateful for the small but impactful group of local reporters we\u2019ve assembled to keep you updated and informed, and the readers and donors who continue to support this important work<\/a>. <\/p>\n

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