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On The Water: Taking a week on the highway

On The Water: Taking a week on the highway

A conflagration of high-end automobiles invaded the Monterey Peninsula last week.

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ON THE HIGHWAY: Long Beach Car Wins

ON THE HIGHWAY: Long Beach Car Wins

Every August, the history of the automobile rolls onto the competition field of the Pebble Beach Concours d'E…

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ON THE HIGHWAY: A Trip To Monterey

ON THE HIGHWAY: A Trip To Monterey

Editor's Note: Each year, our On the Water columnist, Jo Murray, goes On the Highway for car week in the Mont…

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From King of the Beach to personal struggles, racing icon Al Unser Jr. strives to rise anew

From King of the Beach to personal struggles, racing icon Al Unser Jr. strives to rise anew

The storied racing family, once ruled Long Beach's street race. The legendary driver also faced pitfalls. The…

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Newgarden Wins Indy Series; Long Beach Ahead

Newgarden Wins Indy Series; Long Beach Ahead

The 2019 IndyCar season ended Sunday at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca. Josef Newgarden finished eighth in F…

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1,020-foot Royal Caribbean cruise ship returns to Port of LA after 11 years

1,020-foot Royal Caribbean cruise ship returns to Port of LA after 11 years

After a more than decade-long hiatus, a Royal Caribbean International ship sailed into the Port of Los Angele…

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Video: See Long Beach Locations for Scenes in the Movie "La La Land"

Video: See Long Beach Locations for Scenes in the Movie "La La Land"

Did you know the Oscar winning movie La La Land was filmed in Long Beach? As with many Hollywood productions,…

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Long Beach's floating trees go up as caretaker retires

Long Beach's floating trees go up as caretaker retires

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas - on the water around Long Beach. The annual placement of the Tre…

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Long Beach Romeos toss horseshoes for luck, friendship

Long Beach Romeos toss horseshoes for luck, friendship

ROMEOS, wherefore art thou ROMEOS. The answer is not tragic - it's affectionate. And if you ask Bob Aronson, …

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Majestic Princess cruises from Port of LA for first time

Majestic Princess cruises from Port of LA for first time

The 1,083-foot Majestic Princess cruise ship quietly sailed into the the Port of Los Angeles early Wednesday …

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Long Beach volunteers turn out as effort to save baby terns continues

Long Beach volunteers turn out as effort to save baby terns continues

Volunteers continued over the weekend to recover elegant tern chicks that tumbled off a floating nesting site…

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ON THE WATER: America's Cup Challenge Out Of Long Beach

ON THE WATER: America's Cup Challenge Out Of Long Beach

Long Beach will be singing Stars & Stripes Forever at the 2021 America's Cup. The Royal New Zealand Yacht Squ…

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ON THE WATER: Christmas Rowers, Aquatic Winners

ON THE WATER: Christmas Rowers, Aquatic Winners

For more than five decades, the Long Beach Rowing Association has sponsored the Christmas Regatta on the firs…

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ON THE WATER: Electric Scooters - Or Duffies - Around Alamitos Bay

ON THE WATER: Electric Scooters - Or Duffies - Around Alamitos Bay

The new scooter rentals have me fascinated. They take "shared" to a new level. Each week it seems a couple of…

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ON THE WATER: Turkey Day, Catalina Canoe

ON THE WATER: Turkey Day, Catalina Canoe

Happy Thanksgiving. We have so much to be grateful for and I'm thankful for the volunteer leaders in our comm…

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ON THE WATER: Battle On The (Alamitos) Bay

ON THE WATER: Battle On The (Alamitos) Bay

The first annual "USC vs. UCLA Battle on the Bay" coveted Victory Bell trophy went to the Trojan team in the …

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Everette R. Hoard, Commodore of the Queen Mary, passes away at age 64

Everette R. Hoard, Commodore of the Queen Mary, passes away at age 64

As the commodore of the stalwart tourist attraction moored off Long Beach's shoreline, the Alabama native ser…

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