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• The solar eclipse was eclipsed by social media; still, we're seeing dots

  21-08-2017 23:10
  
  We're sick of the sun now, thanks to Facebook. We're not overly fond of the moon, either.Social media in general cause us to grow weary of hot topics at a brisker, more feverish pace than the old days of print, idle chitchat and one hour per day of TV news.For practically all of August, Monday's solar eclipse was all over the internet.
  
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• Purifics Water wins $4.41M stormwater equipment contract in Long Beach

  23-05-2018 08:44
  LONG BEACH & LONDON, MAY 22, 2018 -- Purifics Water, Inc. of London, Ontario has been awarded a $4.41 million contract by the City of Long Beach, CA for the purchase of stormwater purification equipment. The treatment equipment to be provided by Purifics consists of its patented ceramic ultra-filtration system CUFA and photocatalytic oxidation process known as Photo-CatA .
  
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• Long Beach Cambodian-American chef Chad Phuong will show off his...

  23-05-2018 04:14
  "My grandmother used to sell Cambodian noodle soup in front of her house," recalled Long Beach Cambodian-American chef Chad Phuong, who will host an event Saturday to benefit the YMCA. Phuong's culinary passion started at a young age, helping his grandparents with food preparation in his hometown of Battambong, Cambodia.
  
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• Hotel workers union submits 46,000 signatures for Long Beach ballot measure to improve pay and safety

  23-05-2018 04:14
  Housekeeper Edna Vales shows her panic alarm issued to her by her employer at the Hilton hotel in Long Beach on Thursday, September 14, 2017. Councilwoman Lena Gonzalez has proposed a measure that would limit hotel employeesA' workloads and require hoteliers to equip female employees with panic buttons as protection against sexual harassment and assault.
  
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• Suspicious device evacuates Long Beach homes, shuts down streets

  23-05-2018 01:52
  A device found in the bed of a truck caused a scare that prompted an investigation by the bomb squad in Long Beach on Monday night and prompted closing off the street and evacuating homes. At around 9:30 p.m. someone reported to police there was a metal object in the vehicle.
  
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• Memorial Day observances planned this weekend around Long Beach area

  23-05-2018 01:52
  Since 1868, the United States has honored people who died while serving in the armed forces on Memorial Day, previously known as Decoration Day. This year's observance is Monday, May 28. Activities related to Memorial Day in the Long Beach area this weekend include: Forest Lawn Long Beach,1500 E. San Antonio Drive, hosts its annual Memorial Day event from 10 to 11 a.m. on Monday.
  
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• Long Beach 2018 Pride Parade

  23-05-2018 01:52
  The 35th Annual Long Beach Lesbian and Gay Pride Parade makes it way down Ocean Blvd. on Sunday, May 20, 2018. The performer, Efran, entertains attendees of the 35th Annual Long Beach Lesbian and Gay Pride Parade on Ocean Blvd. on Sunday, May 20, 2018.
  
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• 8 things to do at Southern California casinos for Memorial Day Weekend

  22-05-2018 21:03
  Billy Idol, shown here during the 2017 Rock-N-Roar Concert with Kings of Chaos at the 2017 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach, will perform at Fantasy Springs Resort Casino in Indio over Memorial Day weekend. Memorial Day is this weekend and Southern California casinos have a solid line-up of entertainment to get people in the mood for the summer season.
  
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• These are the acts youa re not going to want to miss at the Carpenter Center in Long Beach

  22-05-2018 18:48
  Argentinian ensemble Che Malambo will be among the nearly two dozen acts coming to the Carpenter Center this season. Photo courtesy Carpenter Center.
  
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• L.A. man gets 26-year prison term for role in synthetic drug ring...

  22-05-2018 13:50
  A Los Angeles man was sentenced Monday to more than 26 years behind bars for his role in a drug ring that imported a powerful synthetic opioid from China used to produce homemade pills that were sold in bulk across the nation. Christopher Bowen, 32, was found guilty by a federal jury in October of conspiracy to manufacture, possess with intent to distribute, and distribute narcotics, including a fentanyl analogue; a designer drug used in "bath salts"; ecstasy; and alprazolam, which is sold under
  
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• The Teke Sitdown: John Broadway

  22-05-2018 09:05
  The 2018 Charles R. Walgreen, Jr. TKE Leadership Academy is fast approaching. In support of this, we reached into THE TEKE Archives to re-share this great story.
  
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• Status quo versus change in East Long Beach City Council runoff

  22-05-2018 04:25
  In the most politically engaged district in Long Beach, the race for City Council hinges on whether the status quo of the previous four years should remain - or whether the district needs a change. The District 5 runoff between East Long Beach incumbent Stacy Mungo and former Harbor Commissioner Rich Dines has largely come down to a debate over how Mungo's record holds up to scrutiny, with the councilwoman defending and Dines criticizing her support for the controversial land-use element, the sp
  
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• Port of Long Beach awards scholarships to students, grants to organizations

  22-05-2018 04:25
  The Port of Long Beach awarded 39 Long Beach college and high school students $54,750 in scholarships to those interested in pursuing international trade and goods movement careers. Scholarship recipients were honored at the fifth annual Celebrating Education event, which was held at the Long Beach Marriott, May 14. The seaport is a gateway for trans-Pacific trade with 175 shipping lines which connects Long Beach to 217 other ports.
  
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• Ex-boyfriend of woman killed in Calif. spa explosion to remain behind bars

  22-05-2018 02:06
  Saying that he posed a possible flight risk and danger to the community, a federal judge on Monday ruled that the former boyfriend of a woman who was killed in an explosion at her Southern California spa should remain in custody without the possibility of bail. Stephen Beal of Long Beach has not been charged in connection with the explosion last week that killed Ildiko Krajnyak.
  
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• 111 Photos of the Beautiful People of Long Beach Pride

  21-05-2018 23:49
  The marine layer did not prevent the guys and gals of Long Beach, Calif., from dressing it up and taking it out onto the streets. Read more below.
  
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• What's not to like about the internet?

  21-05-2018 19:09
  Students quitely work on their projects at the YMCA Youth Institute in Long Beach on Friday, August 4, 2017. Many low-income children fall behind in school because they don't have internet access access at home.
  
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• Taco Bell wants to serve alcohol at Bluff Heights restaurant; Long Beach to consider protest

  21-05-2018 19:09
  Taco Bell wants to turn a Bluff Heights store into "cantina-style" restaurant that serves alcohol, but the city isn't so sure. The Long Beach City Council on Tuesday will consider filing a protest to a request for an Alcohol Beverage Control license for a Taco Bell currently located at 3125 E. Broadway, between Redondo and Temple avenues.
  
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• Fight for City Council District 7 gets ugly with accusations on both sides

  21-05-2018 19:09
  CouncilmanRoberto Uranga greets the crowd at a grand -opening ceremony on Saturday for the Restoration of Willow Springs Park Wetlands. The Wetlands Restoration Project is a 12-acre project within the 48-acre Willow Springs Park.
  
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• Deukmejian papers back in Long Beach where they belong

  21-05-2018 09:26
  To the casual visitor, they just look like a lot of cardboard boxes. Inside, they contain a treasure trove of California's late 20th century political history, courtesy of Long Beach's favorite son, former Gov. George Deukmejian, who died May 8 .
  
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• Long Beach's colorful 35th Annual Lesbian and Gay Pride Parade draws thousands

  21-05-2018 04:47
  In stark contrast to a gray Long Beach morning Sunday, Ocean Boulevard became a thundering and prismatic fanfare of LGBTQ pride as residents of all genders and cultures came together to continue 35-year-old tradition. "Gay, straight, black, white - same struggle, same fight," members of the Party of Socialism and Liberation chanted as others waving rainbow flags trailed behind.
  
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• Long Beacha s colorful 35th Annual Lesbian and Gay Pride Parade draws thousands

  21-05-2018 04:47
  In stark contrast to a gray Long Beach morning Sunday, Ocean Boulevard became a thundering and prismatic fanfare of LGBTQ pride as residents of all genders and cultures came together to continue 35-year-old tradition. "Gay, straight, black, white - same struggle, same fight," members of the Party of Socialism and Liberation chanted as others waving rainbow flags trailed behind.
  
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• South Bay History: Why Wilmington once had its own city hall

  20-05-2018 19:53
  The present-day Wilmington Municipal building at 544 N. Avalon Blvd. is home to the Wilmington Chamber of Commerce and the Wilmington Neighborhood Council. 2008 photo.
  
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• Late Wife Of Man Being Investigated For Aliso Viejo Explosion Died Mysteriously 10 Years Ago

  20-05-2018 10:50
  LONG BEACH - A decade before his ex-girlfriend was killed in what investigators say was a targeted explosion in Aliso Viejo Tuesday, Stephen Beal's wife died in what a coroner deemed a "mysterious case." Christine Beal's death in 2008 came a few weeks after she fell down a flight of stairs in their Long Beach home while carrying a heavy piece of furniture with her husband, 59-year-old Stephen Beal.
  
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• Long Beach council may censure Councilwoman Jeannine Pearce for conduct with former staffer

  19-05-2018 17:51
  Long Beach leaders will consider the rare move of censuring Councilwoman Jeannine Pearce for her conduct "that has reflected poorly on the City of Long Beach and raises questions of potential sexual harassment, conflict of interest and failure to adhere to the City's Code of Ethics." The late addition to next Tuesday's City Council agenda was brought by four of Pearce's colleagues on the council: Al Austin, Suzie Price, Daryl Supernaw and Dee Andrews.
  
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• Teen's killing reveals alleged ties to gang

  19-05-2018 15:29
  Police were out in force Monday working on the case of a 15-year-old Long Beach boy who was gunned down on a street corner Saturday night. While the Long Beach Police Department officially declined to release the motive for Jabari Benton's slaying Monday and officials were tight-lipped about the investigation, multiple sources close to the investigation said the victim's gang affiliation most likely had something to do with the shooting.
  
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• Join One of California's Oldest Pride Fests, in LBC

  19-05-2018 10:56
  When May heads our way, and we journey along to the middle of the month, a few fantastic events happen around Southern California. One? The jacarandas do their amazingly beautiful thing, with all of those purple blooms bursting all over.
  
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• UPDATE 1-U.S. oil rig count holds steady after six weeks of gains -Baker Hughes

  19-05-2018 06:51
  The U.S. oil rig count held steady this week after rising for six weeks in a row even as crude prices soar to multi-year highs, prompting drillers to extract record amounts of oil, especially from shale. FILE PHOTO: Oil rig pumpjacks, also known as thirsty birds, extract crude from the Wilmington Field oil deposits area where Tidelands Oil Production Company operates near Long Beach, California July 30, 2013.
  
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