Packed with variety and energy, ‘Insights’ makes art look simple

MATTHEW OHM’S ‘UNTITLED’
Pity the folks tasked with installing “Insights 2008,” the Cal State Long Beach Art Department’s annual juried exhibition at University Art Museum (UAM). This show seems to grow every year.
When I visited, the installers were still hard at work atop fiberglass ladders, and everywhere [...]

I found the perfect spot to watch the parade that began today’s 20th Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration

Thanks to the research of city staffers and the memories of two organizers, we’re learning about the field trips to Washington, D.C. which Congresswoman Laura Richardson spearheaded back when she was Long Beach’s Sixth District Councilwoman.

Help us remember the winners of the essay contest that Congresswoman Laura Richardson forgot
Here’s what we know:
Before she was a congresswoman, Laura Richardson was a state Assemblywoman, and before that she represented LB’s Sixth District–and there she helped organize essay contests for the city’s kids, including one offering a fabulous prize for the winners: [...]