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...

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...

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...

By John Grossi Emma and Jake briefly met at a mutual friend’s moving away party at Panxa in Long Beach in 2016, though at the time, they...

By John Grossi Amber and Jonathan first met in the Student Union at Cal State Long Beach in 1997, but at the time, they were not...

By John Grossi Gus and Britny were enrolled in the same Environmental Science and Policy class at at Long Beach State in 2017, but sat on...

By John Grossi Bill and Heddy Niemeyer met in the last place on earth they were looking for love… a bereavement group at St. Cyprian’s...

By John Grossi On July 4th, 2014, 17 year-old Lorenz Tellez brought a telescope (from the telescope store at which he worked) to his...

By John Grossi | Photo by Monique Kuhlman It was New Year’s Eve in 2008. Katie went to dinner with some friends and then decided to go...