Archive for Long Beach

The Best Places in Southern California to go Whale Watching- A Once-in-a-Lifetime Experience

Feb 07, 2012 by

It’s Whale Watching Time in Los Angeles, Orange and San Diego Counties. Now through April see the Gray Whales, and from May to October see the Blue Whales, in Los Angeles, Marina Del Rey, Palos [...]

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Back to the Future – Skateboarding is now Popular Everywhere in the World

Jan 07, 2012 by

From its humble beginnings, Skateboarding here in the States is now mainstream and part of a professional circuit along with it being a way of life; however, the fact remains is that most of us only [...]

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PST this Sunday at Cal State Long Beach’s University Art Museum (UAM)

Dec 11, 2011 by

As Pacific Standard Times moves on in its Exhibition schedule, each day brings a new venue to view the many California themed exhibits. Today is no exception. In fact, 48 different exhibits are taking place [...]

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Sing-a-Long Saturday – The Rise and Rise of LBC’s Snoop Dog

Apr 16, 2011 by

Chances are even if you’ve never seen him, heard his music, watched him on television or film– you’ve heard his name. That’s what we’re talking about: Snoop Doggie Dog aka Snoop Dog! Snoop, who got [...]

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Happy New Year, Los Angeles & So Cal!

Dec 31, 2010

2010 has been a great year for Travelin’ Local, and I know that 2011 will be even better. And all of the thanks go to you–our wonderful readers. Furthermore, we hope that in 2011, all [...]

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Sublime – an Earthquake Straight out of Long Beach

Nov 06, 2010

Apparently out of nowhere, in 1996, the band Sublime came out with a massive and ferocious hit song “What I Got.” Although the band was formed years earlier, their impact could not have been more [...]

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The 6th Annual Long Beach Green Port Fest is this Saturday

Sep 29, 2010

Have you ever wanted to see towering gantry cranes, barking sea lions, and massive cargo ships? Well, this Saturday you’ll be able to ride along on a double-decker passenger train to see the cargo terminal [...]

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Runners High in Long Beach

Sep 08, 2010

It had been 2 years since I last bought a pair of running shoes. True, my Nike’s were too small, and they were the color of dirt, but for some reason I just didn’t see [...]

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The Gaslamp: A Shining Light on the Dark Streets of PCH

Aug 10, 2010

When you drive to the The Gaslamp, heading down PCH in Long Beach, usually it feels dark and deserted. You might think to yourself, where are we going? How can there be any fun this [...]

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The Long Beach Civil War Reenactment this Weekend

Jul 29, 2010

My father is a big Civil War buff. He reads about it, watches movies about it, and goes to all the battlefields. Growing up in Ohio, we spent family vacations visiting humongous, large cannons, wide [...]

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The 2010 Long Beach Dragon Boat Festival

Jul 28, 2010

If you hear the words, “Dragon Boat” what vision comes to your mind–a boat shaped like a dragon, or a boat with a dragon head attached? A dragon boat is a human-powered boat traditionally made [...]

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The Surf’s not up at Long Beach, California… Yet!

Jun 21, 2010

As typical beach cities go, Long Beach can be compared to more of a wading pool, only incredibly dirtier. How much dirtier? Well, imagine taking a bath in water runoff from about a dozen major [...]

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Sundays with George at KC Branaghan’s

Jun 16, 2010

The first thing you’ll want to do when you get to K.C. Branaghan’s for Sunday breakfast, or lunch, is to find George, the man with the champagne. At least that’s what I did this past [...]

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Long Beach gears up for its Free Summer Concert Series

Jun 01, 2010

To keep you continuously up-to-date about all the different free concerts and movies in Los Angeles this summer,Travelin’ Local just added the Summer and Music (S.A.M.),  "Music for the People. Powered by the Sun," to its [...]

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