🌱 Cal State's Raymon Ornelas Wins Marathon + Saturday Burglary Spree

Morning, neighbors; today is General Pulaski Memorial Day! I'm back with your new edition of the Long Beach Daily, fresh off the presses. Here's what you need to know about what's happening these days in town, including...

• 💃🏽 Broadway stars at the Carpenter Performing Arts Center
• 💰 The possibility that the City will buy the building at 1st and Elm
• 💰 The purchase of 3221 East 59th Street by Metra Electronics

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🌤️ But first, today's weather:

Partly sunny. High: 75 Low: 64.

📰 Here are the top stories today in Long Beach:

1) A shoutout to Raymon Ornelas, the winner of the 38th LB Marathon and a Cal State Long Beach graduate! He was among the 15,000 runners who took to the streets last weekend and the first person to cross the finish line. The 22-year-old “was the first male marathoner to finish the full 26.2-mile course, while his college roommate, Enrique Villa, 24, also from Long Beach, came in second.” It was his first full marathon — ever. On the women’s side, 30-year-old Margaux Curcuru from L.A. crossed the finish line first. (Press-Telegram)

2) There were three burglaries Saturday evening. The spree began at 8:20 p.m. at the 5500 block of El Jardin Street, where a caller “saw three male suspects in her backyard” who subsequently fled. At 9:41 p.m., officers came to the 5600 block of El Parque Street, where “suspects smashed a sliding door, entered the home, and stole jewelry.” Finally, there was another burglary at 9:52 p.m. in the 4200 block of Country Club Drive, where “suspects had pried a door open, entered the home, and stole jewelry.” (LBPD)

3) Metra Electronics bought the 38,233-square-foot industrial venue at 3221 East 59th Street. The parcel is called a distribution facility constructed in 1970 and “situated in a prime location adjacent to well-established transportation infrastructure.” The Monday report referred to the transaction as a sale-leaseback. (L.A. Business Journal)

4) Right now, Southern California Edison owns a vacant five-story building at 1st Street and Elm Avenue. We learned on Monday that the City is considering buying it for $21 million. It would then become “part of a $44.4 million project that would create a new police crime lab, senior center and office space for city employees.” In the past, the City was considering it as a possible headquarters for the Angels — if they had moved to LB. (Long Beach Post)

5) When Musical Theatre West presents Damn Yankees on Saturday at the Carpenter Performing Arts Center, you have an opportunity to see actors “with significant experience on Broadway.” Insiders will be familiar with Lesli Margherita, Jake Skowron, Teri Bibb, and Norman Large. Performances will run on weekends until October 30. (Press-Telegram)

📆 Today in Long Beach:

• Junipero Beach Cleanup Crew (sponsored by Rose Park Market) meets at 2630 East Ocean Boulevard (9:30 AM)
• Webinar from the Long Beach Area Chamber of Commerce covering Government Contracting Certification Programs (10 AM)
• Good Afternoon, Long Beach Networking Luncheon at Parkers' Lighthouse (11:30 AM)
• Bixby Park Farmers Market on Junipero between 1st and 2nd (3 PM)
• Family Dinner In The Sukkah at the Alpert Jewish Community Center (5 PM)

📓 From my notebook:

• The City of Long Beach hosts a NDEAM Resource Fair at the Civic Center lobby from 3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. Attendees are encouraged to stay for the City Meeting at 5 p.m. (All Events)
• Parent & Me Pre-K Readiness is scheduled from October 12 to November 7 at Bixby Knolls Park. Slated for ages 2 to 3, it runs from 8:45 a.m. to 10:15 a.m. (Active Kids)
• Math Development 2-6 is scheduled for October 13 to November 8 from 5:15 p.m. to 6 p.m. at Cherry Park. (Active Kids)
• What happens to your trash and sewage? Attend an in-person Tour of the Sanitation District's Facilities in Whittier on October 15 at 9 am. (Nextdoor)

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— 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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