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Jan 4, 2019
2 min

A Clean Pool Is A Happy Pool!

Pool equipment can be tough to understand. Have you ever looked at it and not known what the heck is going on? Or, you’re ready to go swimming and then, you remember: “Oh yeah, the pool is dirty. Didn’t the kids ‘promise’ they would clean it?” Don’t worry, you’re not alone. But East Long Beach Pool and Spa Supply can help! East Long Beach Pool and Spa Supply understands cleaning your own pool can be a bit tricky, time consuming, and easy to forget about. Therefore, they offer

Feb 3, 2018
5 min

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Shoot Your Shot with Mike and JJ at Naples Rib Company

We sat down with Mike Guardabascio and JJ Fiddler at Naples Rib Company after the Press-Telegram layoffs and they broke the news of the emergence of 562 Sports (11:39-48:04) . "Shoot Your Shot" continues to be the official podcast of the countdown to the 2028 Olympics in LA (3:15-6:31) and we took 908 into the future in Iron Sharpens Iron to talk about high school basketball (6:33-10:44). In our favorite segment Good JuJu/Bad JuJu we debate whether Long Beach's own JuJu Smith

Jan 19, 2018
3 min

Long Beach Neighborhood Names Immortalize their Founders (continued)

Park Estates Boundaries: Pacific Coast Highway and Clark Avenue, Atherton Street and Bellflower Boulevard Tract 14673 was initially laid out for single-family homes along Anaheim Road, but a deal was made between Lloyd Whaley and the brand new Los Angeles-Orange County State College in early 1949 that turned the focus on building mostly apartments instead. Though the new college campus was to be developed on land donated by the Bixby-Bryant family east of Bellflower Boulevar

Jan 11, 2018
4 min

The Millers Leave A Lasting Impact on Long Beach

In Long Beach, the Miller name is synonymous with philanthropy. But, aside from the unmistakable Miller Children’s Hospital at Long Beach Memorial, you probably don’t realize the extent of Earl and Loraine Miller’s generosity in supporting organizations that further health, education and the arts for youth in the Long Beach community. It’s a legacy that dates back to the early 20th Century. Earl B. Miller was a successful asphalt and paving contractor in Southern California

Dec 21, 2017
1 min

Shoot Your Shot with Lorene Morgan at El Burrito Grill (PODCAST)

We sat down with legendary Millikan girls' basketball coach Lorene Morgan at El Burrito Grill (5211 PCH). She talked about how her program has maintained success over the years and what it meant to win a CIF-SS championship in 2014 (13:20-44:16). We talked the 2028 Olympics coming to LA as Shoot Your Shot is the official podcast of the countdown to the 2028 Olympics (3:17-5:57). We covered the start of the Moore League basketball season in 'Iron Sharpens Iron' (5:59-10:04) an

Dec 5, 2017
3 min

Christmas Craft Party at Grandma Dianne’s in Lakewood Village!

Everyone had a blast at Grandma Dianne's Annual Christmas Craft Party! For the 14th year in a row hundreds of locals gathered this past weekend at Grandma Dianne’s house on Montair Ave. in Lakewood Village in North East Long Beach to kick-off the holiday season with food, fun, and crafts. The tradition started in 2003 with just six kids making two crafts each. Over the years, the fun and activities have multiplied and so have the number of kids who attend each year. Of cours

Nov 22, 2017
1 min

Shoot Your Shot - Thanksgiving Style (VIDEO)

Co-host of 908's 'Shoot Your Shot' Paul Slater (the Chosen One) asks the people of Long Beach what their plans are for Thanksgiving 2017. #shootyourshot #908 #longbeach #thanksgiving #holiday #season #fall #turkey #gravy #groceryoutlet #lazyacres #2ndstreet #ham #stuffing #paulslater #funny #video #shootersshoot #eastlongbeach #fun

Nov 17, 2017
3 min

Pioneers of Local Education and the Names Behind our Local Schools continued...

Prisk Elementary School 2375 Fanwood Ave, Long Beach, CA 90815 After one term in the State Senate, William Prisk quickly learned that he was better suited to make an impact through the newspaper industry. Prisk moved to SoCal in 1906 and bought the Long Beach Press with his brother, which today is the Long Beach Press-Telegram. Prisk, also known as “Mr. Long Beach,” was driven to make the city the greatest on the West Coast and poured over his typewriter calling for harbor

Nov 2, 2017
1 min

Shoot Your Shot with Dan Monson at EJ Malloy's (PODCAST & VIDEO)

Long Beach State men's basketball coach Dan Monson did something he thought he'd never have to do...Cut two of his top recruits from the 2010 recruiting class. He sat down with 908's Shoot Your Shot hosts Paul Slater and John Grossi and let them down easy. #danmonson #49ers #thebeach #longbeach #longbeachstate #csulb #basketball #losaltos #ejmalloys #paulslater #johngrossi #908 #eastlongbeach #college

Oct 29, 2017
3 min

Long Beach Parks Honor History and Heroism

Whaley Park 5620 Atherton St, Long Beach, Ca. 90815 Without Lloyd Whaley, there would be no East Long Beach. So it’s only fitting that he should have a park named after him. However, it wasn’t originally that way. Though Lloyd S. Whaley himself donated the land for the park to the City in 1950, it was originally named Los Altos Recreation Center. In December 1954, the name was changed to Whaley Park in honor of the man who built more than 11,000 single family home residenc

Oct 26, 2017
2 min

Fun event hopes for a dementia-friendly Long Beach

An event was hosted at St. Cornelius Catholic School on Sunday, Oct. 22, in support of those afflicted with dementia. Rich Gardner, 57, was the organizer behind it. Gardner has been working with the city of Riverside for the past two years to create a dementia-friendly environment. This gathering was his movement’s launch in Long Beach. “The agenda is fellowship,” Gardner said. “This whole thing is about having fun.” The event called for dementia caregivers and their afflicte

Oct 19, 2017
1 min

Shoot Your Shot: Gambling Gamechangers Week 9 (VIDEO)

908 Shoot Your Shot hosts Paul Slater (The Chosen One) and John Grossi (The Boss Man) breakdown this week’s high school football games and have the insight on all of your high school betting needs. Cabrillo vs. Millikan (-13.5) THURSDAY*** (0:32-1:34) Poly (-48.5) vs. Jordan (1:35-2:43) Lakewood vs. Compton (-6.5) (2:45-3:42) St. Genevieve vs. St. Anthony (-4.5) (3:43-4:41) #sports #shootersshoot #shootyourshot #funny #video #paulslater #johngrossi #millikan #lakewood #c

Sep 8, 2017
1 min

A Song for Long Beach by the 908 Staff (VIDEO)

If you love the "908" you'll love this song! It's 9/08/17 so we wrote Long Beach a tune to thank them for embracing our magazine and for supporting local business, local teams, and local people. Lyrics: 908 908 having fun in the 908 bring a friend we'll go on a date but don't be late in the 908. Life is great in the 908. Plenty of fun on our plate in the 908 908 908 having a ball in the 908. I'd rather be here then stuck in Kuwait or getting surgery on my prostate, or having

Sep 8, 2017
1 min

Meet the Long Beach 908 Team! (VIDEO)

You've heard of inter-office politics, but you've never seen the 908 team like this! Who knew there was so much drama behind such a positive local magazine! #908 #longbeach #team #staff #shootyourshot #908day #funny #video #aboutus #eastlongbeach

Aug 31, 2017
1 min

Millikan Rams Shoot Their Shot with 908 Sports (VIDEO)

Paul Slater and Millikan Rams football team shoot their shot about last week's win against West Adams and the upcoming game against Gahr. 908 Sports' Shoot Your Shot podcast with Paul Slater and John Grossi debuts September 14th, 2017 on lb908.com Song Credit: www.bensound.com #millikan #football #highschool #sports #eastlongbeach #longbeach

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