For two years, musician Jerry Leggett has toured the world in an aluminum bubble—”the peace bubble”—singing out for justice every day at noon. He’s since logged over 100,000 miles in his trailer and arrives in Long Beach Sunday to tell the story of his travels, play some original tunes and more. Leggett says peace is [...]

Local soldiers share their Iraq experiences at Winter Soldier Project Fundraiser
The Winter Soldier Project Fundraiser, hosted Sunday by First Congregational Church of Long Beach, was surprisingly well-attended considering that the somber event took place right smack in the middle of an absolutely beautiful Spring day, approximately 10 hours after many of us forgot to move our clocks [...]

Residents worry about city plans to build a homeless center
Last night’s 8-1 Long Beach City Council vote to build a police substation at the Schroeder Hall U.S. Army Reserve Center at Willow Street and Grand Avenue, when that becomes available in 2011–and to also build a homeless services center across the street–caught locals almost completely [...]