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The Long Beach institution is set to open a new exhibit on Saturday, May 23, that is dubbed “Jelly Dreamscapes” and features one of the most diverse collections of the ancient, gelatinous creatures in North America.

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✏️: Kristy Hutchings
📷: Drew A. Kelley, Press-Telegram/SCNG @drewakelley

#longbeach #aqauriumofthepacific #seajelly #aquarium

The Long Beach institution is set to open a new exhibit on Saturday, May 23, that is dubbed “Jelly Dreamscapes” and features one of the most diverse collections of the ancient, gelatinous creatures in North America.

Read more at the link in our bio.

✏️: Kristy Hutchings
📷: Drew A. Kelley, Press-Telegram/SCNG @drewakelley

#longbeach #aqauriumofthepacific #seajelly #aquarium

The Long Beach institution is set to open a new exhibit on Saturday, May 23, that is dubbed “Jelly Dreamscapes” and features one of the most diverse collections of the ancient, gelatinous creatures in North America.

Read more at the link in our bio.

✏️: Kristy Hutchings
📷: Drew A. Kelley, Press-Telegram/SCNG @drewakelley

#longbeach #aqauriumofthepacific #seajelly #aquarium

The Long Beach institution is set to open a new exhibit on Saturday, May 23, that is dubbed “Jelly Dreamscapes” and features one of the most diverse collections of the ancient, gelatinous creatures in North America.

Read more at the link in our bio.

✏️: Kristy Hutchings
📷: Drew A. Kelley, Press-Telegram/SCNG @drewakelley

#longbeach #aqauriumofthepacific #seajelly #aquarium

The Long Beach Pride Festival, a staple event that’s celebrated the LGBTQ+ community for the past four decades, has been cancelled.

While Long Beach Pride’s announcement didn’t list a reason for the event’s cancellation, Long Beach responded with its own statement saying the nonprofit had failed to secure necessary security permits to allow the festival to continue.

The Long Beach Pride Parade, which the city took over in 2024, will still take place on Sunday morning. The Pride Festival was slated to get underway this weekend.

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Love was in the air at the 2026 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival — and not just because of the romantic lyrics being sung from the main stage. Wedding ceremonies and vow renewals took place on the festival grounds.⁠
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Heather Mendoza, as an event planner, knows how expensive ceremonies have become in recent years. Having a unique wedding herself — she got married at her boxing gym — the Long Beach resident came up with the idea to offer her services for free at the annual music festival.⁠
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Read more at the link in our bio.⁠
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🖊️: Carolyn Burt, SCNG⁠ @carolynburt
📷: Watchara Phomicinda, Contributing Photographer⁠ @watcharaphoto
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#Coachella2026 #WeddingDay #JustMarried

The neon green fireworms have been creating a buzz in recent days after being spotted in Long Beach’s Colorado Lagoon. They are not easy to document, he said, needing a low-light camera. And it’s unknown where they will show up.
The reason for the glow is part of a mating ritual. The females come first to the surface, releasing eggs in a glowing cloud of mucus. The males, which have large eyes, are attracted to the glow and then spawn. The entire process takes half an hour.
Research also indicates the worms may use the glowing mucus as a defense mechanism, according to the Scripps researchers.

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🎥: Video courtesy of Mark Girardeau/OC Outdoors

#bioluminescence #fireworm #bioluminescent #longbeach #coloradolagoon

Hundreds of contracted workers, alongside 54 classified employees, will be laid off from their Long Beach Unified School District jobs after the Board of Education OK’d the action during its Wednesday meeting.

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✏️: Kristy Hutchings

Long Beach’s Department of Health and Human Services uses the data collected during the annual point-in-time survey to determine the scope of homelessness, define existing resources available and identify gaps to better serve those without permanent housing.

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✏️:Christina Merino
📷:Drew A. Kelley, Press-Telegram/SCNG

Hundreds of custom lowriders from all over the country were on display at the Long Beach Lowrider Super Show on Saturday, Jan. 17.

Just as many people attended the annual event at the Long Beach Convention & Entertainment Center, which was hosted by Lowrider Long Beach — and celebrated lowrider culture, music and community, organizers said.

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✏️:Christina Merino
📷:Drew A. Kelley, Press-Telegram/SCNG

Hundreds of custom lowriders from all over the country were on display at the Long Beach Lowrider Super Show on Saturday, Jan. 17.

Just as many people attended the annual event at the Long Beach Convention & Entertainment Center, which was hosted by Lowrider Long Beach — and celebrated lowrider culture, music and community, organizers said.

Read more at the link in our bio.

✏️:Christina Merino
📷:Drew A. Kelley, Press-Telegram/SCNG

Black excellence and community pride were on full display at the 38th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Parade and Celebration in Central Long Beach on Saturday, Jan. 17.

Hundreds converged along the parade route, which kicked off from the intersection of MLK Avenue and Anaheim Street, to honor and celebrate the legacy of the trailblazing activist who played a key role in driving the civil rights movement of the 1960s forward.

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✏️:Christina Merino
📷:Drew A. Kelley, Press-Telegram/SCNG

Black excellence and community pride were on full display at the 38th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Parade and Celebration in Central Long Beach on Saturday, Jan. 17.

Hundreds converged along the parade route, which kicked off from the intersection of MLK Avenue and Anaheim Street, to honor and celebrate the legacy of the trailblazing activist who played a key role in driving the civil rights movement of the 1960s forward.

Read more at the link in our bio.

✏️:Christina Merino
📷:Drew A. Kelley, Press-Telegram/SCNG

Black excellence and community pride were on full display at the 38th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Parade and Celebration in Central Long Beach on Saturday, Jan. 17.

Hundreds converged along the parade route, which kicked off from the intersection of MLK Avenue and Anaheim Street, to honor and celebrate the legacy of the trailblazing activist who played a key role in driving the civil rights movement of the 1960s forward.

Read more at the link in our bio.

✏️:Christina Merino
📷:Drew A. Kelley, Press-Telegram/SCNG

Throughout Michaelian’s presidency, he saw the Grand Prix of Long Beach grow from a modest curiosity to an iconic motorsports event that draws around 200,000 people annually.

Under his leadership, the Grand Prix became Long Beach’s biggest annual party, enjoyable for everyone from casual fans to diehard motorsports lovers — and even the competitors.

Read more at the link in our bio.

📷: Drew A. Kelley, Press-Telegram/SCNG

#longbeach #grandprixoflongbeach #longbeachgrandprix

Nico Patino has become one of Southern California’s buzziest new artists.His claim to fame? Writing a poem for a woman crying at the bank. The viral video surpassed a million views on social media.

The street poet, who has spent time as a pro stunt pogostick performer, life coach and Crypto trader, is dead set on never working a “real job.” He plans to write poetry for strangers until he becomes a published poet or winds up homeless.

Read more at the link in our bio.

✏️:Emily St. Martin
📷:Drew A. Kelley, Press-Telegram/SCNG

#longbeach #poetry

Nico Patino has become one of Southern California’s buzziest new artists.His claim to fame? Writing a poem for a woman crying at the bank. The viral video surpassed a million views on social media.

The street poet, who has spent time as a pro stunt pogostick performer, life coach and Crypto trader, is dead set on never working a “real job.” He plans to write poetry for strangers until he becomes a published poet or winds up homeless.

Read more at the link in our bio.

✏️:Emily St. Martin
📷:Drew A. Kelley, Press-Telegram/SCNG

#longbeach #poetry

Nico Patino has become one of Southern California’s buzziest new artists.His claim to fame? Writing a poem for a woman crying at the bank. The viral video surpassed a million views on social media.

The street poet, who has spent time as a pro stunt pogostick performer, life coach and Crypto trader, is dead set on never working a “real job.” He plans to write poetry for strangers until he becomes a published poet or winds up homeless.

Read more at the link in our bio.

✏️:Emily St. Martin
📷:Drew A. Kelley, Press-Telegram/SCNG

#longbeach #poetry

Nico Patino has become one of Southern California’s buzziest new artists.His claim to fame? Writing a poem for a woman crying at the bank. The viral video surpassed a million views on social media.

The street poet, who has spent time as a pro stunt pogostick performer, life coach and Crypto trader, is dead set on never working a “real job.” He plans to write poetry for strangers until he becomes a published poet or winds up homeless.

Read more at the link in our bio.

✏️:Emily St. Martin
📷:Drew A. Kelley, Press-Telegram/SCNG

#longbeach #poetry

Sports has the potential to become a greater economic engine for Long Beach — whether it’s the Olympics, professional baseball or women’s hockey.

That’s according to Mayor Rex Richardson, who spoke to the local business community last week and discussed the role the sports industry plays locally for jobs, tourism, hospitality, media and event opportunities.

Read more at the link in our bio.

✏️:Christina Merino
📷:Drew A. Kelley, Press-Telegram/SCNG

Sports has the potential to become a greater economic engine for Long Beach — whether it’s the Olympics, professional baseball or women’s hockey.

That’s according to Mayor Rex Richardson, who spoke to the local business community last week and discussed the role the sports industry plays locally for jobs, tourism, hospitality, media and event opportunities.

Read more at the link in our bio.

✏️:Christina Merino
📷:Drew A. Kelley, Press-Telegram/SCNG

Sports has the potential to become a greater economic engine for Long Beach — whether it’s the Olympics, professional baseball or women’s hockey.

That’s according to Mayor Rex Richardson, who spoke to the local business community last week and discussed the role the sports industry plays locally for jobs, tourism, hospitality, media and event opportunities.

Read more at the link in our bio.

✏️:Christina Merino
📷:Drew A. Kelley, Press-Telegram/SCNG

Sports has the potential to become a greater economic engine for Long Beach — whether it’s the Olympics, professional baseball or women’s hockey.

That’s according to Mayor Rex Richardson, who spoke to the local business community last week and discussed the role the sports industry plays locally for jobs, tourism, hospitality, media and event opportunities.

Read more at the link in our bio.

✏️:Christina Merino
📷:Drew A. Kelley, Press-Telegram/SCNG

The 41st annual Belmont Shore Christmas Parade took place on Saturday evening, Dec. 6, with plenty of holiday spirit on display as thousands of attendees and parade participants wore their pajamas — as this year’s theme was “Jingle Jammies.”

Read more at the link in our bio.

✏️:Christina Merino
📷:Drew A. Kelley, Press-Telegram/SCNG

The 41st annual Belmont Shore Christmas Parade took place on Saturday evening, Dec. 6, with plenty of holiday spirit on display as thousands of attendees and parade participants wore their pajamas — as this year’s theme was “Jingle Jammies.”

Read more at the link in our bio.

✏️:Christina Merino
📷:Drew A. Kelley, Press-Telegram/SCNG

The 41st annual Belmont Shore Christmas Parade took place on Saturday evening, Dec. 6, with plenty of holiday spirit on display as thousands of attendees and parade participants wore their pajamas — as this year’s theme was “Jingle Jammies.”

Read more at the link in our bio.

✏️:Christina Merino
📷:Drew A. Kelley, Press-Telegram/SCNG