🌱 Arrest In Death At 49th St And Del Amo Boulevard + Vast Comes To LB

Good morning, neighbors! Today, we savor National Curried Chicken Day! It's Sylvia, your host of the Long Beach Daily. Let's get this Thursday started off right, with a quick review of everything you need to know that's going on in town. In today's Daily, you'll read about these stories and more:

• 🛑 Malfunctioning doors at the Mark Twain Library
• 🎶 The Great American Songbook fundraiser
• 🤝 School district community meeting at Browning High School

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Pink hearts, boxes of chocolates, and greeting cards – reminders that Valentine’s Day is coming are everywhere. But responses to the holiday are mixed. What are your feelings about the occasion? Do you celebrate? So far, 50% take a bah-humbug approach, while 39.5% plan on a Valentine’s Day with all the trimmings. 2.6% plan on celebrating Galentine’s Day, and 7.9% focus on Singles Awareness Day.

📰 Here are the top stories today in Long Beach:

1. On Monday, the Long Beach Police Department (LBPD) arrested a 33-year-old man as a suspect in the December 20 death of an individual who was found “off the roadway near the intersection of 49th Street and Del Amo Boulevard.” Monday’s arrest occurred “near the 3800 block of Long Beach Boulevard,” and the suspect is booked on one count of murder. (LBPD)
2. Malfunctioning doors closed — quite literally — the Mark Twain Library at 1401 East Anaheim Street on Tuesday. “The automatic main front doors of the building have been malfunctioning since last week . . . (and) underwent repairs last week after malfunctioning similarly, but the repair did not hold.” Library services officials were concerned for the safety of patrons. (Long Beach Post)
3. Vast is coming to Long Beach! The company, which is on the cutting edge of developing artificial gravity space stations, will fit in perfectly with the area already known as “Space Beach.” We learned on Tuesday that the relocation of its headquarters will take advantage of the “city's Globemaster Corridor Specific Plan, which will help align and reimagine the commercial and industrial area that used to focus on specific aviation manufacturing.” (Vast)
4. If you’re looking for something to do on January 20, consider attending the Great American Songbook fundraiser at the Carpenter Center, 6200 East Atherton Street. You can dine on stage and then participate in the annual sing-along to everyone’s favorite show tunes. “General admission is $125 a person; a VIP table of 10 is $1,500.” (Press-Telegram/paywall)
5. The Long Beach Unified School District (LBUSD) will host a community meeting at Browning High School on January 23. Visit the location at 2180 Obispo Avenue at 6 p.m. on that day to “learn about upgrades planned under Measure Q, and share your ideas for prioritizing renovation projects throughout LBUSD.” There’ll be food! (LBUSD)

📆 Today in Long Beach:

• Toddler Storytime at the El Dorado Neighborhood Library (10 AM)
• The Long Beach Museum of Art hosts "Creature Comforts" (11 AM)
• Building Healthy Relationships (for teens) at the Billie Jean King Main Library (4 PM)
• Cozy Cabaret: New Beginnings at The Aurora Theater (7 PM)
• A Bad Bunny Party at the Alegria Nightclub (10 PM)

🖊️ From my notebook:

• "The Long Beach City Council adopted, in an 8-0 vote, the City Manager’s proclamation of a local homelessness emergency. The item was proposed by Mayor Rex Richardson and co-sponsored by downtown Councilmember Mary Zendejas." (Long Beach City via Facebook)
• "Big news! We are now accepting applications for Long Beach's FIRST Youth Poet Laureate! If you're a poet, artist, activist, or change-maker between the ages of 13-18, we invite you to submit your work for the opportunity to represent Long Beach." (Long Beach Public Library via Facebook)
• "Join us at the 35th Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Parade and Celebration happening Saturday, Jan. 14, in Central Long Beach. The event is returning after a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic. Enjoy entertainment, food and more!" (Long Beach City via Facebook)
• "Are you cell phone savvy and looking for a way to volunteer on MLK Day? We need volunteers to help Westside residents get more familiar with the Go Long Beach App!" (Leadership Long Beach via Facebook)

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You're all caught up for today! I'll see you around.

— Sylvia Cochran

About me: Sylvia Cochran works out of sunny Southern California and has been freelance writing full-time since 2005. She loves dogs, cats, books, plays Best Fiends (don't judge), embraces social justice, and tries to live out Micah 6:8.

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