🌱 Take A Belmont Shore Micro Shuttle + Festival Of Flight On Saturday

Hello all! Today we celebrate National Black Cat Day! I'm here right on time with your Thursday edition of the Long Beach Daily, filled with all the things you need to know about what's happening locally. Today we'll cover these stories and more:

• 📍 Declutter with a medication take-back event
• 🚓 A non-fatal stabbing and a subsequent knock-out
• 🏥 A Cambodia Town clinic celebrates its grand reopening

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📰 Here are the top stories today in Long Beach:

1) Starting today, Thursday, getting around Belmont Shore will be even more convenient. Circuit Transit now offers a FREE micro-shuttle service around Belmont Shore, Belmont Heights, Alamitos Bay, and Naples. It runs Thursdays and Fridays from 4 p.m. to 10 p.m., on Saturdays from noon to 10 p.m., and on Sundays from noon to 6 p.m. (City of Long Beach)

2) If you have old medications cluttering your medicine cabinet, here's a solution. The Long Beach Police Department is partnering with Long Beach Memorial Hospital to host a prescription take-back event on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Head over to the LB Memorial parking lot at 2801 Atlantic Avenue to drop them off. (LBPD)

3) The LBPD responded to a non-fatal stabbing near Ocean Boulevard and Bayshore Avenue on Monday evening. In a twist, the victim had knocked out the attacker, who reportedly approached him in an alley and started stabbing him. The suspect is an 18-year-old man “who was booked for assault with a deadly weapon. His bail is set at $30,000.” (LBPD News)

4) The Southern California Medical Center Community Clinic at 1627 East Anaheim Street celebrated its grand reopening on Saturday. The Cambodia Town clinic added a second dental treatment room to its facility. The clinic charges on a sliding fee scale, offers a full-service care model, and assists patients in English, “Spanish, Khmer, Farsi, Armenian, and Arabic.” (LB Business Journal)

5) Head to the Long Beach Airport on Saturday for its annual Festival of Flight, which features more than 30 types of “aircraft on static display, live music, food and beer trucks, activities for children, and more.” Visit “Taxiway E, on the west end of the airfield, 3590 East Wardlow Road,” between 10 a.m and 4 p.m. If parking is an issue, head to 3840 Kilroy Airport Way, and take the shuttle service to the event. (Press-Telegram)

📆 Today in Long Beach:

• Business Planning Clinic with KW Pacific Estates at 2883 East Spring Street (12 PM)
• Uptown Farmers Market on the east side of Atlantic Avenue at 46th Street (3 PM)
• 8th Annual A Few Good Men Gala at the Pacific Room at the LB Arena (5 PM)
• LBGLCC & DLBA Halloween Mixer at The 4th Horseman (5:30 PM)
• Intellectual Virtues Academy High School Information Session at 1637 Long Beach Boulevard (6 PM)

📓 From my notebook:

• "We’re aware of recent incidents in Long Beach and the region where burglars are stealing point of sale terminals from businesses and using them for refund scams." (Long Beach Police Department (CA) via Facebook)
• "🦠 It's flu season! Our Long Beach Department of Health & Human Services (LBDHHS) has friendly reminders and safety tips ↓ on how to help stop the spread of germs. You can also get a FREE flu shot at one of our vaccine clinics." (Long Beach City via Facebook)
• "Join The Studio team for the spooktacular reopening of the Sound Studio at BJK Main on Oct. 29 from 3 to 4:30PM, where we'll explore the world of scary sounds and music. Fill your brains 🧟‍♂️ with haunting soundscapes." (Long Beach Public Library via Facebook)
• "This National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week, our Long Beach Department of Health & Human Services (LBDHHS) is bringing awareness to childhood lead poisoning issues." (Long Beach City via Facebook)
• "Vote Centers open on Saturday, October 29th, for in-person voting for the November 8th General Municipal Election. 🗳 Vote Centers that are open for 11 days." (Long Beach City Clerk via Facebook)

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That's it for today. See you all tomorrow 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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