🌱 Bullets Strike Building On 4th + Temporary Art Gallery At Promenade

Hi, all! Today, we observe National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day. It's Sylvia, your host of the Long Beach Daily — back in your inbox with everything you need to know about that's happening in the community. Including:

• 🌭 A food vendor workshop at Admiral Kidd Park
• 🎅 Firefighters accompanying Santa Claus to the Children’s Hospital
• 🎄 Mayor Garcia at the tree-lighting ceremony

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Partly sunny and cool. High: 62 Low: 47.

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🍪 Holiday Treats Poll! 🎄
December is the month for holiday treats and goodies. Which is your favorite? So far, 39.1% love See’s Candies, while 15.2% look forward to sugar cookies. Peppermint bark appeals to 8.7%, and eggnog has a loyal following of 34.8%. Poached pears are favorites for 2.2%.

📰 Here are the top stories today in Long Beach:

1) On Sunday, officers from the Long Beach Police Department (LBPD) traveled to the 1200 block of 4th Street for a call of shots fired at 6:41 p.m. There were no injuries or suspects; however, officers “located strike marks to a building, indicating a shooting had occurred.” (LBPD)

2) Street food vendors and food truck operators can attend a health permit workshop on December 13. “The workshop will provide information about obtaining a Long Beach Health Permit as well as upcoming changes to the California Retail Food Code.” It will take place at Admiral Kidd Park from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Attendees get details about being in compliance with Senate Bill 972, which will take effect on January 1. “We know obtaining a Health Permit can seem challenging, especially for small business owners, and this workshop will help ease the process for our food sidewalk vendors,” officials explained. (City of Long Beach)

3) Members of the Long Beach Fire Department (LBFD) took a break from their daily routine to head over to Miller Children's Hospital. Accompanying Santa Claus, they “made surprise bedside visits” to hospitalized kids. “It was the first time in three years that Long Beach Firefighters have been able to deliver gifts and spread holiday cheer in person.” (Long Beach Fire Department)

4) Outgoing Mayor Robert Garcia enjoyed himself at Monday’s Christmas Tree Lighting event. He reported that 6,000 people attended the event and pointed out that the city’s is “the largest tree in the region, even larger than the one at Disneyland.” Check it out for yourself; it's in front of the Long Beach Terrace Theater, and you can’t miss it! (Robert Garcia)

5) On Friday, a new art gallery opened at the Promenade. However, if you want to see it, you better hurry. The business at 375 North Promenade is designed to be only temporary, with the closing date not yet decided. It's named Ephemeral, and its “debut show is called Photo-Synthesis by Cory Billicko and Tony Barrera.” (Press-Telegram)

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📆 Today in Long Beach:

• FREE Corkage Night at Crème De La Crêpe (call 562-437-2222 for hours)
• Games & Teambuilders for Relationship-Building Training at 3605 Long Beach Blvd, Suite 100 (1 PM)
• Brad Zell Duo performs in front of the Hanger (5 PM)
• Bi-Weekly Cornhole Tournament at Trademark Brewing (7 PM)
• Karaoke at DiPiazza's (9 PM)

📓 From my notebook:

• "Malia Bambrick of LBSUWBB is our Player of the Week, presented by Port of Long Beach! Bambrick led the team with 16 points, shooting 50% from the floor as the Beach defeated California Baptist 67-59." (Long Beach State Athletics via Instagram)
• "Santa isn't the only one making visits this month! Our officers were pleasantly surprised the other day when a local preschool stopped by our North Division station to say hello! We made sure to give them a warm welcome AND some goodies." (Long Beach Police Department (CA) via Facebook)
• Our Los Altos-Britton Drive neighbor says, "WOMEN’S CLOTHING, ACCESSORIES & MUCH MORE - !COME SHOP! Estate Sale THIS THURSDAY FRIDAY & SATURDAY DEC.8, 9 and 10 Thurs 9-2 Fri. 9-2 SAT. 9-12 ~ 3628 OSTROM AVE. LB 90808 ~." (Nextdoor)
• "LBCC Performing Arts Presents 'Carols by Candlelight', 2022 Winter Choir Concert. Benjamin Britten’s Ceremony of Carols will be featured in a festive holiday concert on Sat., Dec. 10 at 7 p.m. with the LBCC Viking Singers, Viking A ‘Cappella Madrigal Choir, Viking Chorale and vocal soloists. LBCC Auditorium Liberal Arts Campus – Building J." (Long Beach City College)

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That's it for today! See you all tomorrow morning for another update.

— 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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