🌱 Overnight Crime In LB + Homelessness On Pine Sends Business Packing

Hello, everybody; today is National Love is Kind Day, which was founded in 2018 and advocates for families to be free from domestic violence! Sylvia here with your Wednesday edition of the Long Beach Daily, filled with all the things you need to know about what's happening locally. Here goes...

What was happening on Tuesday morning? Also, Pine Avenue is no longer the business locale that some companies had hoped it would be. Finally, there are now nine cases of monkeypox in the City.

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Here are the top five stories in Long Beach today:

1. The LBPD was VERY busy in the early morning hours of Tuesday. At 1:23 a.m., officers headed to “the intersection of Orange Avenue and Goldfield Avenue” where they connected with a victim of a car-to-car shooting. At 2:05 a.m., they went “to the area of 67th Street and Atlantic Avenue” where an argument ended with a stabbing. At 3:14 a.m., the cops headed to “the 400 block of West Cowles Street” to deal with a stabbing and robbery. Around 3:41 a.m., the LBPD arrived in “the 2000 block of Beverly Plaza” where someone was threatened with a gun. (LBPD)
2. A business is abandoning Pine Avenue due to “building issues coupled with growing homelessness on Pine.” The Waters Edge Winery closed its 217 Pine Avenue business on Tuesday. There is no new location on record. In the meantime, visit the “Waters Edge Wine Bar and Lounge on Alamitos Bay Landing.” (LB Business Journal)
3. Long Beach now has nine cases of monkeypox. In its Monday announcement, health officials explained that “each reported contracting the virus through prolonged close skin-to-skin contact, including intimate contact, during the 21 days prior to their symptoms.” You may remember that the City reported “its first case on July 16.” (LB Post)
4. On Monday, the Long Beach Police Officers Association announced the arrival of several handsome new partners. They are LBPD K9s James, Virgil and Odin. “Happy to have these great partners working with their sworn police officer handlers to keep our community safe.” (LBPOA)
5. Mark your calendars! The third annual Filipino Festival will take place on August 6 at St. Lucy Catholic School. "This year’s event is set to return strong with over 50 retail, food, and community vendors, two stages with performances and live music, and appearances from Filipino celebrities." Headliners include Rex Navarrete and Jo Awayan. (The HiLo)

Today in Long Beach:

• Long Beach Community Theater Presents 'Speak Easy' at DiPiazza's (6 p.m.)
• Artist Spotlight & Open Mic Night at Wrigley Coffee (6 p.m.)
• Long Beach Municipal Band w/Mark Kopitzke at Los Cerritos Park (6:30 p.m.)
• Paint + Sip Course at Brushstrokes + Beverages (7 p.m.)
• Bear City Stand-Up Comedy at Que Sera (7:30 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• Starting July 25, the Long Beach Department of Health & Human Services (LBDHHS) is expanding its monkeypox vaccine clinic operations by increasing hours and offering more appointments throughout the week for those who are eligible. (Long Beach City via Facebook)
• 🗣Local businesses partner with the City! Become a vendor for many of its programs serving the community. Come chat with representatives in-person at the upcoming 'Movies in the Park' 🎥 where the City will have a booth. 😊 (Long Beach City via Facebook)
• The City is announcing the upcoming retirement of Long Beach Development Services Oscar Orci, who has served for the past two years as Director of the Department that provides planning, permitting, code enforcement and housing services. (Long Beach City via Facebook)
• Don't miss out on 'Movies in the Park' this week at Long Beach Parks, Recreation & Marine! Get the full list. (Long Beach City via Facebook)

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Now you're in the loop and ready to head out the door on this Wednesday. I'll see you back in your inbox tomorrow with your next 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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