DG Boxing is a place for dreaming, but not with your eyes closed

PHOTO by RUSS ROCA
Sometimes during a rare confluence of silence in the 49er Tavern—when there’s a lull in the games on TV, a break between songs on the jukebox, and the traffic at Bellflower Boulevard and PCH dies at the very moment a [...]

The Armada has been on a signing spree lately, adding Smoke Williams, David Parrish and Jerome Williams to the roster. For background:
Williams has been a force on the base paths in the minors since 2002. ‘Marland will bring excitement to Blair Field for the Armada,’ said Long Beach Armada General Manager Steven Bash. ‘The way [...]

Anyone who thinks an NFL stadium would be a cash machine for Long Beach has played football too long without a helmet

Building a stadium for a National Football League team on the land around the Queen Mary makes sense for all the wrong reasons—not just the insulting ones mentioned in three stories the Press-Telegram devoted [...]

Pathway to Success: Councilman Dee Andrews hosts a job fair for the Sixth District. There’ll be opportunities for all ages, and as Councilman Andrews writes: “I can’t legislate a job, but I can help bring people together. If we find one person a job it will be a success.” 9am-Noon.
ST. MARY’S MEDICAL CENTER 1050 Linden [...]

You ever wonder why the NHL is a fading professional sports league? Of course not. No one cares about the NHL, perhaps not even the NHL.
Yesterday, I wrote about Janet Jones Gretzky, the wife of hockey’s biggest name, playing high-stakes golf on TV. I wondered if the NHL was OK with the spouse of one [...]

Pursuant to their World Series promise, a base was stolen by Jacoby Ellsbury tonight, Taco Bell will now offer their tacos for free! It’s happening on Tuesday between 2 and 5pm (opportunity for a perfect FOURTHMEAL before dinner). All Taco Bells are participating. Below this text I’m attaching a list of all five Long Beach [...]

In yesterday’s briefing, I pointed out the San Francisco Chronicle’s story about Cleveland Indians pitcher Paul Byrd’s purchase of human growth hormone. Neither Byrd nor the Indians would comment for the Chron’s story, but yesterday afternoon, Byrd broke his silence.

It’s Sunday, and once again thoughts (and TVs) turn to the quick and the bulky playing pro football. If you’re one of those nostalgic for the days when LA had the Rams and/or the Raiders, and you’re pining for a new pro team, there’s bad news in this morning’s Daily News.
Los Angeles officials have [...]

THE PLAY: BLUFF PARK Big open plots of grass and a view of Catalina, the Queen Mary, the widening Pacific and its gorgeous sunsets make this one of our favorite places to take the kids and big bag of balls: soccer, foot, cheap Spongebob models from Target. Head to the Bluffs with the kids and [...]

Debbie Green may be the greatest setter of all time. And she really, really loves Long Beach

PHOTO by RUSS ROCA
Once there was a little girl named Debbie who lived in an enchanted land called Belmont Shore. Debbie loved Belmont Shore, loved Long Beach, loved going to the beach volleyball courts by Belmont Plaza Pool to [...]