By Dee Long / Examiner.com

If your tastebuds are hungry for  Maine lobsters flown in fresh from the Atlantic, the Original Long Beach Lobster Festival (www.originallobsterfestival.com)  has a lobster bib with your name on it September 11 through September 13, 2009.

An international food court, beer and wine gardens, live musical entertainment, along with lobster feasts prepared by Bristol Farms (www.bristolfarms.com) chef Bruce Jacobs and staff (including lobster, butter dipping sauce, lemon, coleslaw, dinner roll and watermelon) are all part of the weekend fun, happening at Rainbow Lagoon in Long Beach, 400 Shoreline Drive.

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By Ryan ZumMallen / LBPOST.com
July 2, 2009

Earlier this week, Governor Schwarzenegger’s office announced that nearly $11 million in stimulus funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act would be awarded to ten California workforce organizations, and the City of Long Beach was awarded with $935,797.

“Using Recovery funds and public-private partnerships, the California Green Jobs Corps will help 1,500 at-risk young adults realize a brighter future while stimulating our economy and working toward a greener California,” Schwarzenegger said in the press release.

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By Ronald D. White / Los Angelas Times
July 2, 2009

The huge car carrier ship called the M/V Auriga Leader idled at the Port of Long Beach, burning through enough electricity to power 100 homes as workers loaded and unloaded a fleet of Toyotas.

But unlike any of the diesel-spewing, power-draining vessels that travel here, the Auriga Leader sports 328 solar panels on its top deck — a small array that provides 10% of the energy used by the giant ship while she is docked.

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By Leslie A.M. Smith / Gazettes.com
July 2, 2009

Atlantic Avenue between Carson Street and San Antonio Drive will be jammed with cars on July 11, when the Fourth Annual Dragster Expo and Car Show hits the street from 2 until 7 p.m.

The event began in 2006 as the brainchild of Eighth District Councilwoman Rae Gabelich, whose late husband Gary Gabelich is best known for setting a world land speed record of 622.407 mph in the rocket-powered Blue Flame and was also a power boat and drag boat champion.

“We hope this is the most successful year ever appealing to people in the neighborhoods looking for something to do close to home,” said Gabelich, whose office coordinates the event with the Bixby Knolls Business Improvement Association (BKBIA).

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Press-Telegram
June 30, 2009

Artesia

Fun and fireworks: The city will have an over-the-line tournament at 7 a.m., family games at 6:30 p.m. and fireworks at 9 p.m. All events are at Artesia Park at 18750 Clarkdale Ave.

Bellflower

Friday fireworks: Hollywood Sports Park will offer free paintball for Bellflower residents and the Rotary Club will provide a “safe and sane” fireworks show on Friday, July 3. Hollywood Sports Park, 9030 Somerset Blvd., Bellflower. 562-867-9600

Get rid of illegal foreworks: People can anonymously dispose of illegal fireworks without question at:

L.A. County Fire Station 23, 9548 Flower St. (call 562.867.2112) or at L.A. County Fire Station 98, 9814 Maplewood St., (call 562.867.2112).

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By Shereen Oca / Gazettes.com
July 1, 2009

The voices of youth from an area choir and the artwork of students from a Gardena elementary school have come together in an effort to convey the importance of compassion and understanding.

The project, dubbed “Colors of Love and Peace,” is the result of collaboration between the International Children’s Choir of Long Beach and the 186th Street Elementary School.

Spearheaded by 186th Street School Principal Marcia Sidney-Reed and artist and poet Dr. Fereidun Shokatfard, the collection of songs and artwork will be distributed to hospitalized children across the country and throughout the world.

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Jim Matthews, Outdoor WriterThe unofficial kickoff of the spring fishing season is the Fred Hall Fishing Tackle and Boat Show held at the Long Beach Convention Center each year. This year’s event runs from next Wednesday, March 4, through Sunday, March 8, and it marks the 63rd season the Hall family has put on this event.

The show will be one of the largest in the event’s history with more than 3,000 exhibits and more seminars and exhibitions that you could possibly attend even if you came all five days of the event. It’s like a live encyclopedia of fishing. From fishing destinations around the world, to gear and tackle for all types of fishing, to kayaks, sportfishers, and bass boats, if it has anything to do with fishing, you can find it at this event.

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