Giving us one more reason to consider remembering the November election for the rest of our natural lives, Long Beach City Council voted 8-1 last night to put Mayor Bob Foster’s $571 million infrastructure improvement plan on the ballot in about three and a half months.
In other words, it’s now known as the Long Beach [...]

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Tues | JUNE 17 The city council approves a $100,000 breakwater reconnaissance study that will detail the possible demolition of the nation’s largest anti-submarine toilet bowl, which could still factor into national defense if Al Qaeda ever time-travels a Duffy boat back to 1946. The approval [...]

As the Aquarium of the Pacific celebrates 10 years of operations, former Harbor Commissioner Joel Friedland still smells something fishy

PHOTO by RUSS ROCA
The better part of 10 years has passed, and I’m not sure I’ve got the right number anymore, but I know it’s Joel Friedland the instant he answers the telephone. That flat, clipped, [...]

Joel Paschal will set sail for Hawaii on the JUNK, a boat built from recyclable materials (including an airplane cabin). JUNK will launch from a slip next to the Aquarium of the Pacific at 3:00pm on June 1st.

This Giant Will Kill You: Walls of beautiful sound floating out of Katie the Pest, The Year Zero and Bug-Eyed Sprites. 10pm. $5. 21+.
THE PROSPECTOR 2400 E Seventh St, Long Beach 90804. 562.438.3839; theprospectorlongbeach.
Evolution Revolution: Dr. Francisco Ayala of UCI speaks about his new book and about reconciling religion and science. 6:30pm. $10-15.
AQUARIUM OF THE [...]

if{open}: Continuing on with Retro Row’s so-called rebirth, {open} hosts its fourth-anniversary party with Dublab and cupcakes. The event will also kick off the bookstore’s “if{open}” exhibit, in which 25 artists from around the world imagine and re-imagine the word “open.” 7pm. Free.
{OPEN} 2226 E Fourth St, Long Beach 90814. 562.499.6736; thestoryofopen.com.
Tree Planting: Wrigley residents [...]

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