Cafe Lorel
By Kathleen Mest | Photos by Monique Kuhlman and Alexiz Gomez Freshly baked chocolate chip cookies and daily house-made soups… Owner and...
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Long Beach 908 Magazine Online
- Feb 27
- 3 min
Big Band Fun
By JeanMarie Van Din | Photos by Alexiz Gomez Some retirees find themselves nodding off midday in a Lazy Boy recliner while trying to...
- Feb 27
- 2 min
Friends Who Volunteer Together, Stay Together
By Monique Garcia | Photo by Alexiz Gomez "If a community comes together to help the community, all ships are raised.” - Kristen Cox,...
- Feb 20
- 4 min
Dog & Cat Meetups
By Gina Valencia | Photos by Alexiz Gomez Welcome to the Family! As any parent knows, bringing home a new member of the family changes...
- Feb 20
- 1 min
CorVETTED Car and Coffee Meetups Just For You!
By Monique Garcia | Photos Courtesy of Wolf’s Brew Attention car lovers! Maybe you want to find other people who understand why you would...
- Feb 20
- 3 min
Book Clubs
By Gina Valencia | Photo by Alexiz Gomez The Magic of Words A wise ‘doctor’ once wrote, “The more that you read, the more things you will...
- Feb 13
- 4 min
Teen Groups at the YMCA
By Gina Valencia | Photos Courtesy of the YMCA Get Out and Play! As mind blowing and fascinating as social media and the internet can be,...
- Feb 7
- 2 min
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
- 2 min
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
- 3 min
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
- 2 min
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
- 1 min
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
- 2 min
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
- 2 min
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
- 2 min
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
- 2 min
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
- 4 min
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...
- Jan 31
- 2 min
“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 31
- 2 min
Long Beach con Amore...Jake Armstrong and Emma Mariscal
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...
- Jan 31
- 2 min
A Student Union Union...Amber and Jonathan Holloway
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...
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