By Monique Garcia “As a city that started out in the late 1800s, it’s amazing how it’s changed over so much time in so many ways.” – Jen...

By Jenna Wolfson HOW WE GOT HERE My great-grandmother came to California from Oklahoma during the dust bowl, settled in Sacramento, then...

By James and Jessica Luyben HOW WE GOT HERE The start of the Luyben Family in Long Beach was when my grandfather John George Luyben Jr....

By Heather Norris HOW WE GOT HERE My grandparents on my mom’s side came out in 1949 from Illinois to find a better job. My grandfather...

By Monique Garcia “[Rancho Los Alamitos] has several areas that speak to the lengths of time that the Tongva people have been at...

By Erica Beebe HOW WE GOT HERE My great-great-grandmother brought my great-grandfather and his brother to Long Beach in 1914. They came...

By Jennifer Newton It was the summer of 1952 and Long Beach was a buzz with excitement. The city had been chosen – over Catalina Island...

The oldest Long Beach Christmas traditions—just in case you were wondering—date to the era of the Spanish ranchos. On Christmas Eve, the...

The history of tattoo culture in Long Beach is a rich tapestry, much like the skin of our inked comrades in tattoo parlors and the walls...

Prospector Pete has been the beloved mascot of California State University, Long Beach for decades but not too many know that he was...

Did you know that before California State University, Long Beach, before The Pike, and even before Rancho Los Alamitos Historic Ranch &...

No one knows exactly how Valentine’s Day began, but what would it be without a kiss between lovers? Well, folks Long Beach was faced with...