By Maureen Neeley If you’ve been in California for at least 50 years you remember sporadic years of drought. Who can forget the mantra of...

By Gina Redican We’ve been busy working to bring back in-person events and are continuing to plan well into the future. Of course, we...

By Gina Redican August marked the first in-person meetings in a long time for the Belmont Heights Community Association. Our Board met...

By Suzie Price, Third District Councilwoman With my last summer concert of October 3rd, it is time to welcome the fall season. The air is...

By Dianne Sundstrom Last year, donations for our neighborhood’s Salvation Army “Adopt a Family” Christmas project hit an all-time high of...

By Maureen Neeley Touring open houses in older neighborhoods of Long Beach can be a heartbreaking experience. The misguided renovations...

The Long Beach Creative Group (LBCG) will soon launch “Ocean,” a new group art show featuring 50 pieces, selected by a jury of three art...

BHCA Treasurer Alex Saldana kept busy during the pandemic lockdown. Alex is the owner and CEO of Oxford HealthCare...

By Cynthia Gellis A new Olympic Gold medal is now at home in Belmont Heights! Local resident Kim Hill brought the Tokyo gold here this...

By Amanda Fruta, Public Affairs & Communications Specialist, Carolyn Campagna Kleefeld Contemporary Art Museum Carolyn Campagna Kleefeld...

By Matt Valerio As we all know, 2021 was a rough year. Aside from the existential dread and anxiety coursing through my veins about the...

By Chuck Liddiard Even though Belmont Heights’ newest convenience store, Grabz Asian Quick Mart, only opened this past June, owner Mimi...

By BHCA Editorial Team In September, the alley between Quincy and Roycroft, south of 6th Street and along the Greenbelt, was paved. The...

By Ina and Mike Levin One of our favorite routes walking in the Heights is 5th and 6th Street from Ximeno to Loma Avenues. If you walk...

By Gina Redican In an unrealistic scenario where you could only perform one exercise for the rest of your life, it should be “The Squat.”...

Whether it’s a live Nativity Scene, The Nutcracker Ballet, or a Candlelight Service, November and December are times of seasonal...