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Luis Tobon Gardening Blog

There are many gardening blogs out there and I have added my own to the list! I try to share information about gardening, share recipes, and update as to how my personal garden is going. The garden is small but I hope to hopefully double its size by the time next spring rolls around and all updates will be pos… Continue

Added by Luis Tobon on September 2, 2010 at 12:26pm — 3 Comments

LBPP - Long Beach Party Project Summer And All It’s Free Music Comes To A Close

It's been a great summer for live music and LBPP has had the chance to check out some of the best Long Beach and SoCal had to offer. From a reunited Sublime to Flugtag flying machines, it's been a wild summer, but the spotlight belongs to the SAM concert series and all its FREE music goodness offered up throughout the summer. A big thanks to Justi

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Added by LBPP - Long Beach Party Project on September 1, 2010 at 4:40pm — No Comments

LBPP - Long Beach Party Project Labor Day Beats & Bikinis Hits The 'Beach'

The end of the summer is near but things are just heating up! Come celebrate the end of summer and Labor Day Weekend with us at this FREE - ALL AGES event at Taco Beach. We are bringing the beach to Downtown LB! Wea… Continue

Added by LBPP - Long Beach Party Project on September 1, 2010 at 2:48pm — No Comments

The Man Video: Aftermath of Press Telegram Building

Here's a video I shot for you all of the Press Telegram building. It caught on fire this past weekend and I wanted to see it for myself. To read about what happened just click here: Burning of PT Building. Leave your feed back about the video and the fire that took place! Continue

Added by The Man on September 1, 2010 at 10:36am — 1 Comment

The Man Vacant Press Telegram Building Catches on Fire

The vacant Press Telegram building that was home to the We Love LB murals caught on fire this past weekend. I wanted to share the official Press Telegram article with you and the photos to go with it.… Continue

Added by The Man on August 30, 2010 at 11:33am — 3 Comments

Luis Tobon Are You Gardening? Why not?

I'm back with another post and this time I am asking as to why you are not gardening. I ran a google search for reasons to not garden but did not find anything that satisfied me. It may be space that is an issue but there are ways around it. You can try container gardening and you can start by reading my post about the subject here. There are many posts and information out there and I hav… Continue

Added by Luis Tobon on August 30, 2010 at 2:25am — No Comments

The Man Adam Hass' Remnant Visions Art Exhibit

Yesterday I went to check out the homie, Adam Hass' very first art exhibit called, Remnant Visions. I had no idea how much art work Adam had and I thought that was really cool. The turn out was tight and there were some good snacks. Which I didn't eat an… Continue

Added by The Man on August 29, 2010 at 11:28am — 6 Comments

The Man Most Dangerous Intersections in Long Beach

Is there a place in Long Beach that you dread making a left hand turn or crossing because you've alost hit or been hit? Well that's what this blog is about today, to inform you of those danger spots. So today, I was rollin' around in the LBC and I had a few close calls... By close calls I mean near death experienc… Continue

Added by The Man on August 27, 2010 at 8:30am — 6 Comments

The Man 562CityLife Blog Talk Radio Tonight 9 p.m.!

Tonight's show we're going to have Keisha Owens that mastermind behind The Original Long Beach High Schools Alumni Mega Reunion. That even will be going down THIS Saturday night Aug. 28. Next we will be speaking with Erma Vernado, a gospel singer who is doing positive things with her music for the comm… Continue

Added by The Man on August 26, 2010 at 7:31pm — No Comments

Red Eye Media Red Eye Media - The Poet!

Alright 562citylife.com - I've been wanting to share some of my previous writing work before, but didn't have the right forum, or the right mindset. It's rare for me to share my pieces, just cause i fear the criticism, but being that this is a very artistic site, let me know what you guys think. If you guys like it I will post more up, if not... lol...well... then... i will just hide in shame under my bed! ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Self-W… Continue

Added by Red Eye Media on August 26, 2010 at 3:00pm — 2 Comments

Heather Nelson {Briannes Basics} FOUND! Missing #LB Girl: Sara Burrell. Info Here!

UPDATE: I got word late this afternoon that Sara was found safe. I don't know the details, but I'm just so happy she's home safe. THANK YOU to everyone who retweeted and reposted! It's wonderful to know there are some good people out there still. Everyone, I got word this morning that my friend’s daughter i… Continue

Added by Heather Nelson {Briannes Basics} on August 25, 2010 at 1:30pm — 3 Comments

The Man Mondo Midnights Returning to The Art!

So I'm sitting here at It's a Grind in Bixby Knolls, no more than 15 minutes and I already come across a couple of cool things. The first thing is as soon as I walk in, there's a dude sitting here wearing a 562CityLife/Red Eye Media T-shirt!… Continue

Added by The Man on August 24, 2010 at 4:58pm — 9 Comments

The Man Quick Tutorial on 562CityLife T-shirt Design Contest

Good luck on the contest and be sure to follow the rules of the contest. If you've forgotten the rules here they are again: -Maximum of two solid colors -No shades or gradients -Must incorporate the 562CityLife logo and something about Long Beach -Must be family friendly - no obscenity -Artist MUST LIVE in Long Beach Continue

Added by The Man on August 24, 2010 at 2:11pm — 1 Comment

Luis Tobon Rubber Duck Series

Greetings readers, I have finally gotten back to do shooting for my "rubber duck series" and plan on finishing it. I mentioned this series in previous blog posts and created a gallery on my website here for it. This series has been popular and I have requests to keep adding to it. I tried to put them in order in the gallery but it may not be correct. Anyways, here is the next in the series.

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Added by Luis Tobon on August 24, 2010 at 10:23am — No Comments

LBPP - Long Beach Party Project TECHNOLOGY: a media mashup this Friday at Exhibit [a]

LBPP would like to invite you to a night of mixed media all focused on the concept of TECHNOLOGY and what that means in the modern day. Featuring Live Performances by Rajh, Projections from La Photobat and Music by the Dopeshow. There will be a Food and wine bar with snacks. We are asking for a $5 donation at the show. Proceeds are to bene… Continue

Added by LBPP - Long Beach Party Project on August 24, 2010 at 9:10am — No Comments

LBPP - Long Beach Party Project VIDEO: Long Beach RedBull Flugtag!

Late again and this time it cost me! As we walked down towards Gladstones I realized how incredibly packed this small harbor was. The lighthouse park where I had originally intended to set up was so thick with people you couldn't even tell they were standing on grass! Long Beach set a record for

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Added by LBPP - Long Beach Party Project on August 23, 2010 at 12:31pm — No Comments

The Man Red Bull Flugtag: Most Successful Event Long Beach Has Seen?

Yesterday, Downtown Long Beach was host to the Red Bull Flugtag that had a record 105,000 people show up. I was out there solo… Continue

Added by The Man on August 22, 2010 at 12:35pm — 10 Comments

Teri The Inifite Yoga - all classes BY DONATION!

I think everyone needs to know about The Infinite, a yoga and sacred movement studio that just opened at 517 Pine Avenue. In addition to yoga, Thai acro yoga and pilates, they offer afro-fusion dance, bellydance, POI, and hula hoop classes. They're a non-profit organization, and all classes are by donation!!! While they suggest $11, no one is ever turned away for lack of funds. Did I mention The Infinite is open 7 days a week? I'm taking a hula hoop class tomorrow, Sunday, at 10am - hoops are… Continue

Added by Teri on August 21, 2010 at 6:36pm — No Comments

LBPP - Long Beach Party Project LB Band Q and A: Good Citizen

1) What's the name of your band/organization, and how did you come up with the name/idea? Band: Good Citizen Record Label: Poverty Level… Continue

Added by LBPP - Long Beach Party Project on August 20, 2010 at 11:50am — No Comments

Heather Nelson {Briannes Basics} Business Owners! Get your name out to 1000s of #charity walkers

On October 17, 2010, over 15,000 walkers will participate in CHOC Walk In The Park. And you can have your name seen by thousands of those walkers.

I'll be designing a special walk shirt for our family team, Mikk's Kid Krusaders. We're also going to have a small banner or sign with our team name. Each shirt and banner will have a list of our donors, and yo

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Added by Heather Nelson {Briannes Basics} on August 19, 2010 at 10:11pm — No Comments

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