Clarence Smith, second black person elected to Long Beach council, dies
Life was hard for Clarence Smith, the seventh of 13 children growing up in segregated Shreveport, La., during the Great Depression. Little did he dream that one day he would become the second African...
View ArticlePlastic bag ban, some advice from Long Beach to LA: Opinion
Hey, Angelenos, your friendly neighbors in Long Beach want to help you deal with the new ban on single-use plastic bags. The plastic bag ban goes into effect on New Year’s Day 2014 in Los Angeles, but...
View ArticleFrank Graef, former Press-Telegram, Daily Breeze and Daily News circulation...
Frank Graef, 67, had three wishes before he died from the cancer spreading rapidly throughout his body: He wanted to see his son, Adam, get married. He wanted to hear the headers on his beloved 1968...
View ArticleJoe Meade, cycling’s ‘Flying Scot,’ celebrates 88th birthday in Seal Beach
Sweating it out working in a coal mine near Glasgow, Scotland, the last thing on the mind of young Joe Meade was bicycle racing glory and eventual settlement in the Long Beach area. But, after learning...
View ArticleSport Kilt, Signal Hill kilt maker, among top in the business
SIGNAL HILL >> James Ansite winks and flashes a sly grin when asked the inevitable question: What is under the kilt, if anything? The question may be embarrassing to some, but it is certain to be...
View Article‘Holy cow! Cubs win! Cubs win!’: Opinion
Long-suffering Chicago Cubs fans finally have something to cheer about this year. Their beloved Cubs have made the playoffs for the first time in seven years. Awful years of rebuilding have finally...
View ArticleNohemi’s dream shattered in Paris attack: Rich Archbold
Nohemi Gonzalez’s dream had come true. The 23-year-old design student from Cal State Long Beach was in Paris, exploring the City of Light with a sense of wonder and excitement. Not only was she soaking...
View ArticleRockets’ red glare? On Fourth of July, you had to take cover: Rich Archbold
I’ve always loved the line in “The Star-Spangled Banner” about, “The rockets’ red glare, the bombs bursting in air, gave proof through the night that our flag was still there.” I sang that line with...
View ArticleLong Beach to commemorate 75th anniversary of Pearl Harbor bombing
On a warm and quiet weekend on Long Beach’s Westside, scores of families and children will find a place to relax, play and picnic in Admiral Kidd Park. Many, however, don’t give a thought about the man...
View ArticleIn Black History Month, memories of struggle come to life: Rich Archbold
Sharon Scott McLucas started her collection with charming Aunt Jemima salt-and-pepper shakers, but it soon was to include chilling items like slave shackles and branding irons and a Ku Klux Klan hooded...
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Carol Todd, who went from Poly High musicals to the world opera stage, dies...
Carol Todd, who went from singing in musicals at Poly High School to performing on world stages as an opera soprano, has died from complications with Alzheimer’s at her home in Van Nuys, according to...
View ArticlePublic memorial for Gov. George Deukmejian planned June 9 in Long Beach
A public memorial to celebrate the life of former Gov. George Deukmejian will be held June 9 at 1 p.m. at the Terrace Theater in Long Beach, the governor’s wife, Gloria, said Saturday. She said the...
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Rich Archbold column: ‘The Iron Duke’ or ‘Mr. Charisma’? Truth be told,...
7/2/11 – Former governor George Deukmejian, 83, is spending his retirement years at his longtime home in Long Beach. Photo by Brittany Murray / Staff Photographer George Deukmejian circa 1990 at the...
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Rich Archbold Column: ‘The Mongoose’ got his start drag racing on Long Beach...
Tom McEwen’s 1954 Poly yearbook photo. Courtesy of Lloyd Rasner. Tom McEwen and Poly’s basketball team in the high school’s 1954 yearbook. Courtesy of Lloyd Rasner. SoundThe gallery will resume...
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At 103, retired U.S. Army lieutenant colonel remembers D-Day like yesterday
The sun was shining, but the skies were darkened with German anti-aircraft fire as young Army officer Sam Sachs flew in a glider with the grim nickname of “Flying Coffin” as part of the Normandy...
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How one persistent teacher got ‘Peanuts’ its first black character 50 years ago
Harriet Glickman surrounded by children at the American University of Health Science in Signal Hill on Saturday, November. 17, 2018. This year marks the 50th anniversary of the introduction of the...
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Obituary: Bill Caplinger Jr. chose military duty over his first love of baseball
Bill Caplinger was a prized baseball prospect in the St. Louis Cardinals organization when World War II interrupted his dream to make it to the Big Leagues. He was drafted, but he could have avoided...
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Bruce Mulhearn, Southern California real estate icon, dies at 80
Bruce Mulhearn, shown in this undated photo, died Dec. 26. at 80. (Courtesy photo) Bruce Mulhearn, who started out in a small office in Bellflower 52 years ago and became a dominant figure in the...
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Rich Archbold: The late Bruce Mulhearn, super salesman learned big lesson...
As a young, poor boy selling bleach door-to-door in the coal-mining town of Newcastle in northern England, Bruce Mulhearn had many of those doors slammed in his face. Frustrated and angry, he was ready...
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More than 1,000 bid farewell to Southern California real estate icon Bruce...
A bagpiper plays as hundreds gathered to celebrate the life of Bruce Mulhearn in Long Beach on Saturday, January. 12, 2019. Mulhearn who passed away December 26, at the age of 80 was president of...
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