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  • May 21, 2013 – Long Beach Mayor Bob Foster was presented with the 2013 Outstanding Alumni Award last month from the College of Social Sciences at San Jose State University (SJSU). Foster, the former...
  • May 21, 2013 – In an effort to determine if the city can save money and energy by replacing the current High Pressure Sodium street lights with Light Emitting Diode (LED) street lights, a pilot project is...
  • May 21, 2013 – Long Beach City Manager Pat West announced earlier this month that Deputy City Manager Reggie Harrison will lead the city’s newly created department of disaster preparedness and emergency...
  • May 21, 2013 – A combination of registration fees, online fundraising efforts and community sponsorships, the 4th annual Tour of Long Beach event garnered $180,000 for pediatric cancer research at the...
  • May 21, 2013 – Private, a shoe store for men, was opened April 26 by Gustavo Navarro. The shop, located at 4640 E. Pacific Coast Hwy. near the Traffic Circle, sells shoes, street wear, skateboards and parts,...
  • May 21, 2013 – Pine Animal Hospital opened at 900 Pine Ave. on March 26. Lead Veterinarian Steven Manyak-Royzman’s path to animal care began as a child. When his beloved dog Lucy died in his arms, the...
  • May 21, 2013 –Linda Campillo and her mother, Jamilla Ma, both pictured, opened NOMAD Asian Bistro on April 26 at 6563 E. Pacific Coast Hwy., inside the former Jimmy’s Fish & Grill location at The...
  • May 21, 2013 – In addition to celebrating its fifth year serving greater Long Beach, The Long Beach Depot for Creative ReUse is hosting a block party on June 2, which has been dedicated Creative Reuse Day by...
Polly’s Sheldrake New President Of Belmont Shore Business Association

Sheldrake new BSBA Prsident

October 9, 2012 – The Belmont Shore Business Association announced the election of Mike Sheldrake, owner of Polly’s Gourmet Coffee, as president of the board for the 2012-2013 fiscal year. Other elected executive officers for the year include: David Shlemmer of Shlemmer Investments as vice president of investments; Stacia Hanley of Frosted Cupcakery as vice president of promotions; Richard Stahl of Union Bank as treasurer; and Joy Starr of The Rubber Tree as secretary. Elected executive officers serve for one year of their full two-year term as boardmembers. The rest of the board is made up of: Frank Colonna of Colonna Realty; Eric Johnson, John Morris and Matt Pederson of Legends; Alexis Rabenn of Quinn’s Pub; Lisa Ramelow of La Strada; and Tula Trigonis of Salon Soma. For more information on Belmont Shore, visit http://belmontshore.org. (Photograph by the Business Journal’s Thomas McConville)