James Medway

Award-winning pianist Michael Mizrahi gave a guest recital to students at Bob Cole Conservatory of Music, Wednesday. James Medway / Daily Forty-Niner. The Bob Cole Conservatory of Music hosted pianist and composer Michael Mizrahi at the Daniel Recital Hall for a night of contemporary music, Wednesday. Prior to his performance at the Daniel Recital Hall, Mizrahi spent time with music students as part of a free composer workshop which took place at the same venue.

Mary Zendejas celebrates with supporters after her swearing in as 1st district councilmember at Tuesday's City Council meeting. James Medway/Daily Forty-Niner Long Beach entered a new era as Mary Zendejas was sworn-in Tuesday evening before Mayor Robert Garcia and City Council members. The audience gave a standing ovation when her oath of office was read. Although she has only just been sworn in, her relationships with Councilwoman Suzie Price and Garcia go back to their days at Long Beach State.

Long Beach City Council reviewed many things at Tuesday’s meeting, including housing concerns, neighborhood noise complaints and a new homeless shelter. James Medway / Daily Forty-Niner. Long Beach City Council had an unusually quiet night after more than a month of packed and contentious meetings about the state of the city. In the recent weeks where some items had over 60 speakers, Tuesday’s meeting was notable for only having one issue which turned out speakers in the double digits.