🌱 A New Fire Station 9 On LB Blvd + Beachwood Brewing Closes Kitchen

Hello again, Long Beach! Today, we’re living healthy on National Green Juice Day. I'm back in your inbox this morning with your fresh edition of the Long Beach Daily. Here are all the most important things to know about what's happening locally, including...

• 🏗️ Habitat for Humanity to develop old North Neighborhood Library space.
• 👑 Let’s Yolk About It brings in Food Network royalty.
• 🐶 Guide dog puppy training at the airport

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☀️ But first, today's weather:

Breezy in the morning; sunny. High: 70 Low: 43.

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⛽ Three of the Cheapest Gas Stations in the City of Long Beach

• Food 4 Less at 6700 Cherry Ave., $3.95
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💐 Valentine’s Day Poll! 🥂
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, 46.7% take a bah-humbug approach, while 44.6% plan on a Valentine’s Day with all the trimmings. 2.2% plan on celebrating Galentine’s Day, and 6.5% focus on Singles Awareness Day.

📰 Here are the top stories today in Long Beach:

1. A new fire station is coming to the Virginia Country Club area at 4101 Long Beach Boulevard! On Tuesday, the City Council voted to rebuild Fire Station 9, almost three years after the building housing it at 3917 Long Beach Boulevard was shut down due to mold issues. That said, there’s no word when construction will start, because the City Council still has to allocate “between $13 million and $20 million, excluding the cost of land.” (Long Beach Post)
2. The old North Neighborhood Library at 5571 Orange Avenue will be turned into affordable housing. Habitat for Humanity was given the nod to build “eight two-story townhomes that will be sold to low-income, first-time homebuyers.” Construction will likely begin later this year. (City of Long Beach)
3. Beachwood Brewing at 210 East 3rd Street will close its kitchen, beginning February 1, and the venue will only operate as a brewery and tasting room. Said the management team, “Downtown Long Beach has been hit with a host of difficult issues that have left the hospitality industry with significantly reduced business.” To make up for closing the kitchen, the brewery plans to host pop-ups, bring in entertainment and, if things change, reopen the kitchen early in the summer. (Beachwood Brewing)
4. Let’s Yolk About It, originally known as What’s Crackin, at 4722 Second Street, is getting the celebrity chef treatment. Earlier this week, we learned that the owner is looking to redo the menu and bring in chef Hugo Sanchez, “who has worked on a variety of cooking competition shows including 'Cutthroat Kitchen' and ‘The Next Food Network Star.’” The goal is to get a new menu put together by March 1. Look forward to vegan goodies as well as staples like huevos rancheros. (The HiLo)
5. Long Beach Airport got a cuteness overload Wednesday morning! The Guide Dogs of America puppy-raising groups trained their little canines for outings. “Our puppies practiced walking through the terminal and settling and even security exposure.” And they were adorbs! (Guide Dogs of America)

📆 Today in Long Beach:

• Toddler Time at the Bay Shore Neighborhood Library (10 AM)
• Meditation + Breathwork Tune You Alchemy Sessions at Intuitive Healing Journey (10 AM)
• Bixby Knolls Farmers Market at Atlantic Ave & E. 46th St (3 PM)
• ArtLAB at the Michelle Obama Neighborhood Library (4:30 PM)
• Thursday Night Market at 300 N Promenade between 3rd & 4th streets (5 PM)

🖊️ From my notebook:

• "CLEAR today launched its identity verification technology at our Long Beach Airport, its 9th airport in California and 49th airport nationally." (Long Beach City via Facebook)
• "Want to work at LBPL? We're currently hiring for Senior Librarians and Library Aides! The SL filing closes on February 10, but Aide applications close on Jan. 26, so be sure to get your applications in ASAP." (Long Beach Public Library via Facebook)
• "🗓️Save the date! We are hosting 2️⃣ Sidewalk Vending Community Feedback Meetings to get your feedback on the development of sidewalk vending regulations for Long Beach. Click here more information. ℹ️ https://bit.ly/3QRXcnS" (Long Beach City via Facebook)
• "Attend one of our community budget meetings 💬 or take the online survey 📲 to share your service priorities. Your input is crucial in shaping the future of our city. Survey ➡️ longbeach.gov/fy24" (Long Beach City via Facebook)
• "The Long Beach Branch NAACP needs your help with their Environmental Justice Survey! Please share this widely with our networks! Click here to fill out survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/VTLCZB8" (Leadership Long Beach via Facebook)

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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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