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  • May 7, 2013 – It was May 2, 2008, when Lola’s Mexican Cuisine opened for business at 2030 E. 4th St. along Retro Row. Five years later the business celebrates its success by launching new menu items,...
  • May 7, 2013 – Young women’s clothing designer Kristen Luna made her dreams come true when, after 13 years in the apparel industry, she opened Fox & Moon Clothing on March 30 at 2746 E. Broadway in the...
  • May 7, 2013 –Jeffrey Winnick and Lourdes Valles opened Gems & Jewels, a jewelry store, on April 5 at 4130 Atlantic Ave. in Bixby Knolls. The store sells sterling silver jewelry and handmade, local...
  • May 7, 2013 – On April 1, Jose Cordon (right) and Jose “Dire” Mercado together opened their first retail store, affectionately named 1897LB in homage to the year their beloved city was incorporated....
  • May 7, 2013 – When music store World of Strings closed, three of its employees banded together to keep their music store dreams alive. Chris Baird, Brian Stewart and Guillermo Rios opened Long Beach Guitar...
  • May 7, 2013 – On May 1, owner Stephanie Coronado-Stomp moved her business from the Broadway corridor to the East Village Arts District at 314 Elm Ave., pictured above. The studio, which has been in business...
  • May 7, 2013 – Construction on the new Governor George Deukmejian Courthouse in Downtown Long Beach is nearing completion. Upon opening, it will replace the prior Long Beach Courthouse located around the...
  • May 7, 2013 – Zachary Fritz is a rental sales agent with Budget Car Rental at the company’s new location in the lobby of the Westin Long Beach hotel, 333 E. Ocean Blvd. in Downtown Long Beach The new...
  • May 7, 2013 – Mark Correa, pictured here, assumed the position of vice president and resident director of Merrill Lynch Wealth Management in Long Beach on April 1. Correa, who holds a degree in business...
  • May 7, 2013 – A $100,000 donation by Long Beach Container Terminal helped fund a new, 1.25-acre park at 625 Baker St. in West Long Beach. The park was dedicated May 4 by Mayor Bob Foster and 7th District...
  • May 7, 2013 – Long Beach Mayor Bob Foster and some of his bicycling friends biked to work on May 1 to promote the 2013 Tour of Long Beach set for Saturday, May 11. According to a press announcement, the...
New Officers Installed For American Red Cross Long Beach Chapter

Long Beach Red Cross

July 31, 2012 – The American Red Cross Greater Long Beach Chapter announced the electon last week of new officers  and boardmembers for the 2012-13 fiscal year. Pictured, left to right, are: Los Angeles Region CEO Paul Schultz; Board Chair Mollie Bennet Beck, a real estate executive; Greater Long Beach Chapter CEO Margaret Arbini Madonna; and 1st Vice Chair Bill Clausen, a retired TRW executive. Other officers not pictured are 2nd Vice Chair Paul Conrad, president of Total Western; Secretary Walter Neil, director of public and government affairs for BP Carson; and Treasurer Tim Sele, director, site administration and services commercial aviation services Boeing commercial airplanes. New members to the board of directors are Charles King of Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, and Cindy Allen of ETA Advertising. (Photograph by Guillermo Sanchez, American Red Cross)