By Natalie Hale Photos submitted by Rotary Club of Long Beach Tucked into a quiet stretch near Pacific Coast Highway and Junipero Avenue, Rotary Centennial Park is a safe and welcoming green space for nearby residents, families, walkers, and children at play. For two decades, it has been part of the neighborhood—familiar, reliable, and quietly cared for. Created in 2005 as part of Rotary International’s centennial celebration, the park transformed what had long been an unused

By Clayton Trutor You can check out “Jonathan Livingston Seagull” at several branches of the Long Beach Public Library, notably the Ruth...

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By Alexander Amaro | Photos courtesy of the Historical Society of Long Beach Afloat in the waters of Long Beach is a testament to a...

By Kathryn Wells Photo Submitted by The Historical Society of Long Beach As a Long Beach resident for over 12 years, I’ve come to cherish...

By Sarah Teran Most people would agree: Reaching the 100-year mark is a big deal. This is true whether you’re talking about a person, a...

By Gina Valencia Photo submitted by Chris Pook Before Long Beach had come into embodying its city motto, “The International City,” one...

By Kelli Kreis HOW WE GOT HERE My maternal grandfather, William Gregory, came to LB with his family in 1924 from Boise, Idaho. My...

By Desiree Vavak HOW WE GOT HERE My grandpa Albert H. E. Vavak came to LB in 1946, after he married my grandmother in 1945, in Honolulu,...

By Lindsey Marangi HOW WE GOT HERE Our first Long Beach relative, my great-grandfather Jacob Elias Hanania, came to America on November...

By Jenni Dimon HOW WE GOT HERE Both my parents came to Long Beach during grade school, which was sometime in the 1940s. My mom came from...

By Carleigh Latimer HOW WE GOT HERE Horace and Jessie Green became Long Beach residents in 1896. Horace’s family came from England in...