🌱 SERRF Contaminates? + Bixby Knolls’ First Fridays On Atlantic

Hey, neighbors; today is National Tartar Sauce Day! Sylvia here with today's copy of the Long Beach Daily.

There’s a battle brewing about the City’s trash-burning facility. Also, First Fridays comes with sangria! Finally, entrepreneurs are getting a boost in LB.

First, today's weather:

Rain and a thunderstorm. High: 63 Low: 50.

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Here are the top five stories in Long Beach today:

1. The Southeast Resource Recovery Facility (SERRF) is the city’s trash-burning facility from the 1980s on Pier Avenue. We learned Tuesday that State Assemblywoman Cristina Garcia wants to see it shut down. The LB City Council wants to preserve SERRF. Opponents say that burning trash “emits greenhouse gases and contaminated ash.” Proponents say that “the plant only emits carbon dioxide.” (Press-Telegram)
2. Bixby Knolls’ First Fridays is combining with Women’s History Month for a fun Friday evening along Atlantic Avenue. Free to attend, there will be live music, free sangria at the Better Half Boutique checkout, and a gift with a $100 purchase at Andyliz. The Big Red Bus will be on hand to make getting around easy. (Bixby Knolls Info)
3. Toward the end of March, downtown LB will open the Shaun Lumachi Innovation Center at 309 Pine Avenue. It is slated to “provide an actual physical space for entrepreneurs and startups.” What sets it apart from other co-working venues is that there isn’t just workspace, but also “technical assistance and access to capital.” (LB Business Journal)
4. What makes LB State’s Dirtbags Baseball so much fun? Aside from the game-play, there is the classic feel that you typically experience at Los Angeles Dodgers games. The big reason is the presence, expertise, and commitment of organist Dieter Ruehle, who plays the music not just for the Dodgers but now also for the Dirtbags. In fact, you can hear him “this weekend as Long Beach State hosts North Dakota State for a three-game series.” (The 562.org)
5. Insomniac will bring its Day Trip dance party to the area adjacent to the Queen Mary. The promoters said Tuesday that it will take place June 25 and 26. (L.A. Daily News)

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Today in Long Beach:

• The Long Beach Museum of Art presents Alex Gardner (11 PM to 5 PM)
• Fred Hall Show at the Convention Center (1 PM to 9 PM)
• The Grasshopper does an All Vinyl Affair with the Jump Off Dance Party (9 PM)
• Mezcalero hosts a Dance Party (9:30 PM)
• Café Sevilla plays HipHop & Latin Trap (10 PM)

From my notebook:

• Long Beach State Women’s Water Polo team is ranked 9, the highest ranking since 2017. (Instagram)
• In an effort to meet the community’s demand for accessible COVID-19 testing in the area, the testing clinic at Long Beach City College's Pacific Coast Campus (PCC) has expanded operations to offer both morning and afternoon options. (Facebook)
• Beginning March 15, City Council Meetings will resume in an in-person format. Over the next few weeks, the city will gradually transition from the virtual format back to in person. (Facebook)
• LBPD Administrator Tom Leary visited the Y to celebrate National Read Across America Day and share the joy of reading with some very sharp preschoolers! (Facebook)
• Our Greenbelt Heights needs recommendations for a plumber. (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.