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Last-minute intervention needed to save Long Beach low-waste market

Since February 2022, Ethikli Sustainable Market has made it easy to buy vegan, ethically sourced, low‑waste groceries at affordable prices.…

3 weeks ago

Slight “Lobby Hero” manages some conversational charm

Jeff (Trevor Hart) is a 27-year-old dishonorably discharged Navy vet taking the graveyard shift at a condo lobby for a…

2 months ago

Long Beach Convention Center Workers Win New Contract

By Daniel Rivera, Labor Reporter On April 23, the union representing hospitality workers in California and Arizona, Unite HERE Local…

5 months ago

UFCW 324 Takes Stand Against Self-Checkout, Citing Theft and Job Loss

By Daniel Rivera, Labor Reporter On April 1, members of UFCW 324, alongside community members, gathered at Long Beach City…

5 months ago

“Tragedy Gift Shop” more fable than play

Commonplace gun violence. Exploitation. Sensationalism. Amoral corporate greed. This is today’s America, and it’s enough to make you want to…

7 months ago

Long Beach Playhouse channels the spirit of August Wilson’s “The Piano Lesson”

According to the American Psychological Institute, the term ‘intergenerational trauma’ did not come into use until the 1960s. So while…

7 months ago

Subcontracted Workers Left Out of Wage Hike, Union Pushes for Boycott

By Daniel Rivera, Labor Reporter On Thurs, Jan. 30, advocates and workers from UniteHere!Local11 held a press conference in front…

8 months ago

Dear Snoop Dogg: Would you spread your legs for Hitler, too?

Hello, Snoop. Greggory here, coming at ya from your hometown.  Although your music has never been my jam, I’ve loved…

8 months ago

Cast finds connection in multiverse muck of “Constellations”

There’s a “Treehouse of Horror” episode of The Simpsons where Homer accidentally turns his toaster into a time machine. Finding…

9 months ago

Long Beach City Council Bolsters Immigration Protections Ahead of Trump’s Return to Office

By Daniel Rivera, Reporter On Jan. 7, Long Beach City Council voted unanimously to strengthen its existing Values Act before…

9 months ago