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“For those that aren’t familiar with the subject of this email, I’m referring to 110 W. Ocean Blvd. It’s the old historic building with flags on top that sits on the SW corner of Pine and Ocean. I have an important concern to share [...]

Lots of applause all around for Richard Florida at yesterday’s economic summit of Downtown Long Beach Associates, in part because Florida says the things we want to hear: (1) that Long Beach is already well on the way to becoming a hub of creativity, and is therefore (2) exempt from some of the laws of [...]

There’s still plenty of poverty in Long Beach
I’m the mother of a 22-month old, so by 5pm I’m so tired that I want to weep but can’t, because it would upset my child too much. Tonight, in just such a state, I thought, “How unhealthy can a few chicken mcnuggets be?,” and we pulled [...]

Economic evangelist wows business gathering
Richard Florida, author of The Rise of the Creative Class spoke–is still speaking–to the Downtown Long Beach Associates annual gathering. His point: Long Beach is poised to take advantage of an economic change bigger than the switch from agriculture to industry: the rise of creative types.
We’ll deal with more in a [...]