Briefs

Artwork and Firm Selected to Design Long Beach COVID-19 Memorial

LONG BEACH — On Dec. 13, the Long Beach City Council unanimously approved a contract with PAO Design to advance their submitted memorial concept design, “Twin Arches,” and conduct further technical studies for the development of Long Beach’s COVID-19 Memorial. The memorial will be built to honor the lives of those who were lost and those who remain forever impacted by the pandemic.

In late November 2022, the city released a Request For Qualifications or RFQ soliciting qualified artists to submit their recommended artwork for the COVID-19 Memorial. The COVID-19 Memorial advisory committee, composed of arts professionals, representatives from community-based organizations and local education and healthcare institutions, selected PAO Design, a Long Beach based design firm.

The selected design proposes the building of “Twin Arches,” to be integrated at either the Civic Center Plaza or Rainbow Harbor Lighthouse, to memorialize the lives lost, create an opportunity for interaction with the artwork itself and provide opportunity for social gathering and healing. PAO Design will begin collaborating with city staff and the advisory committee to advance the design concept. 

 

 

Reporters Desk

Recent Posts

County to Protect Medi-Cal and CalFresh Access for 1.7 Million Residents Amid New Federal Work Requirements

The motion also calls for the expansion of workfare and volunteer opportunities across county departments…

12 hours ago

Governors Briefs: CalRx® Insulin, $11 a Pen, Will Soon be Available and Appointment Announced

This launch marks a significant step in the state's ongoing effort to lower prescription drug…

12 hours ago

Purdue Student Paper Shows Solidarity With Rival

  After the Indiana University Media School fired its director of student media and banned…

13 hours ago

POLA Lead Attorney Steve Otera Named Corporate Counsel of the Year by LA Business Journal

  LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Business Journal has given a top legal honor…

13 hours ago

Ports Briefs: POLB Cargo Slows as Clean Truck Study and Air Quality Report Highlight Progress

The Final 2024 Class 8 Drayage Truck Feasibility Assessment Report focuses on battery electric and…

16 hours ago

Public Health Investigating Possible Local Spread of Clade I Mpox; Third Case Confirmed in Los Angeles County

So far in 2025, Public Health has reported 118 cases of clade II mpox.

2 days ago