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March Restaurant Madness Bracket 2023!
Welcome to our 2023 Bracket! Who will win on this year's #roadtothefinalfork?? No one knows, but we do know it will be a lot of fun to...
Mar 20, 20231 min read


Love on the Water...Debi and Joe Bober
By John Grossi How They Met and First Date Debi, who had grown up in Long Beach her entire life, was tired of the singles scene and...
Feb 6, 20232 min read


An AIDS Walk to Remember...Lisa Gonzales-Burris and Maureen Gonzales-Burris
By John Grossi Lisa and Maureen met while at UC Irvine, when they were 18 and 22 respectively. They were part of a large circle of...
Feb 6, 20232 min read


From Graves into Gardens....Meet two Long Beach High School Sweethearts
By John Grossi How They Met and the First Date Val and Hector Olivares met through a youth group at the Greater Long Beach Church of...
Feb 6, 20233 min read


Papalucci’s and Pickled Eggs...Michelle and Jason Stone
By John Grossi Michelle was living in Huntington Harbor in the summer of 1998. Jason happened to drive down from Long Beach that fateful...
Feb 6, 20232 min read


A Date Worth Returning To, and Paying For...Jim Medina and Rick Brown
By John Grossi How They Met and First Date Rick and I met playing volleyball organized through The Center in Long Beach back in 1988,”...
Feb 6, 20231 min read


A Cliff May Rancho Romance...Margaret and Don Kennedy
By John Grossi Margaret remembers first hearing about “Donnie” Kennedy when she was in 6th grade at Cubberley. Her neighbor, who was in...
Feb 6, 20232 min read


A Legendary Blind Date...David and Susan Zanatta
By John Grossi In 1990, when both were in their 30s, David and Susan Zanatta were set up on a blind date by a mutual friend. It was the...
Feb 6, 20232 min read


Cupid’s Arrow Lands at the Archery Center...Nolan and Jesse Hiemstra
By John Grossi Jesse and Nolan met as teenagers in their church youth group at the Emmanuel Reform Church in Paramount. They were part of...
Feb 6, 20232 min read


Christmas Parade Magic...Kathleen and Bob Mest
By John Grossi Kathleen had just moved to Long Beach in August of 2003, and was ready to meet new people and try new things. Her cousin’s...
Feb 6, 20232 min read


Getting Back Out There...A first-hand account of what it’s like to love, lose, and love again
By Louise Haglind The Background A widow at the age of 55? How did that happen? I didn’t follow the predictable life pattern of growing...
Feb 6, 20234 min read


“Ice Dogs” Love Worthy of the Big Screen...Courtney and Sean Cover
By John Grossi When Courtney was just 20 years old, attending LBCC, she got a call from her mom who was at work in the school office of...
Jan 30, 20232 min read
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