Hey 562CityLifers! What’s better than snuggling up in your favorite hoodie?  Cuddling up in and [rockin’] our very own 562CityLife black hoodie! You heard right.  If you attended the mixer, you got a glance of this cute [dope] sweatshirt.  And if you were really lucky, you probably won one in the raffle. …

okay, so it has been a year or so since my last posting, i have done a few little art things here and there...but i forgot to post here for ya'll...

DOH!

hope all is well for you (we have a new…

The 4th Street Business Improvement District has stepped up to aid in the hunt for the killers in the P&B Liquor Junior Market murder, by setting up the "…

Who loves Long Beach the most? You think so do you? PROVE IT! If you do, then you just might get yourself hooked up with a free tattoo compliments of Long Beach Clothing Company. You should already know that Long Beach Clothing Company has recently opened its doors in the Bixby Knolls area of Long Beach, 4218…

[via email Jan 26:]

I want to announce an exciting improvement to Downtown Parking.



Starting yesterday, all three City Parking Garages, located conveniently just East of Pine, on 3rd, 4th, and 5th streets, became fully automated and free for the first…

Calling all geeks and nerds to Secret Passages Bookstore!  We opened just a few months ago, and the community support has been absolutely overwhelming.  We opened with the dream of being a place where all the self-proclaimed nerds could feel right at home and are seeing that goal reached more every week.

We invite you to come geek out with us.  We have a slew of upcoming free events that you can find on…

The 4th St family was dealt a harsh and tragic blow this past week, and now as any good family does they are banding together to support their own. This press release was just released by the business district asking for YOUR HELP. PLEASE READ and help in anyway you can. Even just helping to spread the word can help more then you might realize. In TheMan's blog this week on Long Beach's…

Long Beach has numerous community-based organizations focused on connecting residents for empowerment and collaboration purposes. Enhancing life for the city’s youth is often a priority for these groups, yet the youth are rarely the members.

That is one reason why the…

What's up City Lifers? Recently, the City Manager released the accomplishments of 2010. There are some pretty cool things that were done by the City. I would say the two that stand out most to me are the 1.6 items checked out of City libraries and 164,000 calls for service responded to by the Police Department.…

Ladies and gentlemen, Valentine’s Day is approaching and the Long Beach Playhouse is providing couples and singles with a fantastic option that no where boarders a traditional dinner in a crowded…

It was a night filled with fresh beats provided by TheeDopeShow, smiles, wine, delicious coffee supplied by It’s A Grind,…

What's up City Lifers? I have some cool and interesting news about an event that will begin January 29 - April 30 at 1 p.m. inside the Long Beach Public Library auditorium calledA Season for Non…

Nevermore should a Long Beach resident USC alumni have to find an alumni club far, far away! USC Alumni Club of Long Beach has been resurrected in 2010 by club president Erika Crespo and vice president Peter Maes.  We're a young club in terms of founding date and age group at this point.  Many alumni in Long Beach have joined other nearby clubs while USC LBC was absent, but we're hoping to gather them all back--and then some!--to support our awesome hometown.

We have been…

The 1st Fisher-Price Beach Clean Up of 2011 will take place tomorrow, Saturday, from 10-11 am.  We meet at the Lone Sailor Memorial (Ocean Blvd at Paloma Ave).  We provide gloves and bags (although if you want a great way to dispose of those plastic grocery bags this is a great way to do something positive with them!) We provide snacks, drinks and community service hours. We'll also be raffling gift cards to Subway,…

In a blog today by the LBPost, Sander Wolff reviews the history of 562CityLife, this Sundays Business Meets the (A)rts Mixer, and our…

An artist with many styles. An independent curator embracing creative diversity. A Mexico-born, Long Beach-bred Scorpion, Efren Luna is making moves all over this city and his heavy involvement in the arts is quite respectful.

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Seriously, when's the last time you caught a live play? I thought so... and you consider yourself cultured... ppbbbtttt. Come on, step up your game! We already know and agree that most TV is garbage, there's no good movies out, and you've probably already over-extended…