After having best laid plans delayed multiple times over the last few months, the Long Beach State men’s and women’s basketball teams have been cleared to return to outdoor activities by the Long Beach Department of Health & Human Services. LBSU student-athletes and staff have been sequestering on or near campus for almost a month […]
Feature: Jordan Alum Dennis Brown’s Long, Golden NFL Road
It’s been a long road for Dennis Brown. It began in Long Beach, where he starred on the gridiron for Jordan High; it wound through the San Francisco and the NFL’s Super Bowl, where he took home a ring with the 49ers; it took him to rock bottom in Seattle, where he struggled with alcoholism; […]
Long Beach-Based National Satellite Center Equips Businesses For Outdoor Viewing
Across the country, the COVID-19 pandemic has forced changes to every social setting. Public spaces have taken on a completely new look, and activities that would traditionally happen indoors have moved outside. It’s a trend that might just stick around once the threat of the coronavirus ultimately (hopefully) goes away. National Satellite Center is the […]
CIF Commissioner Says Sports Schedule To Remain Unchanged
Speaking at a CIF Southern Section council meeting last week, commissioner Rob Wigod indicated that there would be no forthcoming changes to the 2020-21 sports calendar. Back in July, Wigod introduced major modifications to the sports schedule for the 2020-21 school year, which pushed the start date for fall sports to mid-December and January. “We […]
LB In MLB: A Pair Of Moore Leaguers In Playoffs
It’s a massive day for the Moore League with two former players participating in key Major League Baseball playoff games. At 11 a.m. the Atlanta Braves will try to clinch the National League Division Series against the Miami Marlins in Houston. Lakewood High alum Travis d’Arnaud will be behind the plate for Atlanta and is […]
PODCAST: Interview With Long Beach Volleyball Coach Carlos Briceno
This week we have an extended conversation with local volleyball coach Carlos Briceno. As a player he won the Bronze Medal with Team USA at the Barcelona Olympics, and as a coach he’s led some really good teams at Mizuno and Wilson for more than a decade. We’re talk to him about everything from the […]
Top 10 Long Beach Youth Sports Teams Of The Decade: 2018 Mizuno Girls’ Volleyball
This is the fifth of 10 stories about the best Long Beach youth sports teams we’ve seen over the last decade. We’ve taken nominations from the community and will release the top 10 in no particular order. Come back next week to read about other club squads that made this historic list. The incredibly talented […]
Long Beach Struggling With Mental Health Issues As Pandemic Drags On
As Summer was unwinding into Fall, Katie Trainor was struggling. She was dealing with issues familiar to many of Long Beach’s half a million residents as the COVID-19 pandemic reached its six-month mark. She and her husband were able to hold their jobs, but her company laid off a lot of people during a stressful […]
Football: St. Anthony Sets 2020-21 Schedule
St. Anthony’s football team competes in the Del Rey League, made up of teams ranging from the South Bay to the Los Angeles valley. But the Saints have always tried to maintain a local flavor under head coach Mario Morales, and will once again play a Long Beach-centric schedule, with games against Wilson and Millikan. […]
Naples Rib Co. Finding Creative Solutions With Outdoor Dining
The COVID-19 pandemic has forced everyone to reimagine the social dining experience. Long Beach has seen over 100 parklets constructed across the city, as well as street closures to make outdoor dining a reality. On Naples Island, Naples Rib Co. has reimagined its area to create a workable–if not ideal–solution to the challenge of turning […]