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BHCA
- May 22, 2020
- 1 min
1920-2020: Has Your House Lived 100 Years?
by Maureen Neeley & Bette McKinney Was your home built in 1920 or before? If so, you can show it some love by displaying this...
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BHCA
- May 22, 2020
- 2 min
New Social Club Coming Soon
The BHCA came up with a great idea: The Belmont Heights Libations Society! The Libations Society is a group that mingles over a drink, any
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BHCA
- May 22, 2020
- 2 min
Walking the Heights
It’s a new world, isn’t it? Maybe there are a few who predicted something like this would happen, but did any of us think it would be so
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BHCA
- May 22, 2020
- 1 min
Grateful for Gardens
I live at the edge of the Heights, up the hill from Belmont Shore. My usual walks take me down to the beach. Early on March 23, as I made
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BHCA
- May 16, 2020
- 1 min
Short Term Rental Ordinance
Many of our members have shown interest in Short Term Rentals and we wanted to share the following information. The Long Beach City Council
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BHCA
- May 15, 2020
- 3 min
A Tale of Two Banks: From Beaux-Arts to Mod Squad
Within our neighborhood, two commercial buildings vividly portray the architecture of our local history. The first has gone from bank to
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BHCA
- May 15, 2020
- 2 min
Thinking Outside of the Box…The Utility Box
You wouldn’t expect to see a large penguin waddling down a neighborhood sidewalk, with a Grunion Gazette tucked beneath its flipper-shaped
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BHCA
- May 15, 2020
- 3 min
The Magic Quilt ~ Explaining Staying Home to Kids
Once upon a time, there was a city by the beach called Long Beach. This city was filled with people of all ages, sizes, colors, and religion
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BHCA
- May 15, 2020
- 6 min
Meet the Board
BHCA Board elections took place via email in February, and the slate of nine was approved by BHCA members. The new Board elected
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BHCA
- May 15, 2020
- 4 min
Why, Where, and How to Wear Face Masks in Public
With COVID-19 continuing and we learn more information on its spread, many people are choosing to wear face coverings. Although the City is
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BHCA
- May 15, 2020
- 3 min
How Testing for COVID-19 Works in Long Beach
There have been a lot of questions recently about the testing and positive test result numbers as well as how many tests have been performed
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BHCA
- May 8, 2020
- 3 min
Meet Your Cool Neighbor ~ Jenny Rivera
Jenny Rivera is the Executive Director and CEO of Long Beach Opera and a Belmont Heights resident. A two-time Grammy nominee, Jenny has sung
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BHCA
- May 8, 2020
- 2 min
Stay-at-Home Tips from the Cats
I realize that having to stay home all the time is a big change for most of us, but for Anabel and Sally (my two indoor cats) it is standard
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BHCA
- May 8, 2020
- 1 min
The Neon Signs of Belmont Heights
The warm glow of neon lights on a main-street drag evoke memories of yesteryear and the ethos of the small towns on Route 66.
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BHCA
- May 8, 2020
- 3 min
The Case for Making Bread
By Kyle Taborski Even before this pandemic, I worked from home with most of my co-workers in an office hundreds of miles away. It takes...
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BHCA
- May 8, 2020
- 1 min
Earthquake '33
Back in March, the Historical Society of Long Beach (HSLB) was scheduled to give a presentation on the 1933 Long Beach Earthquake
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BHCA
- May 8, 2020
- 1 min
Cartoon: the Heights Life
Let's see what BHCA cartoonist, Gallo, has to say this time!
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BHCA
- May 1, 2020
- 2 min
New Local Eatery Lives Up To Its Name – Ubuntu
When the long-awaited neighborhood restaurant Ubuntu opened its doors, the question on everyone’s mind was, “What is Ubuntu? What does that
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BHCA
- May 1, 2020
- 3 min
The PPE Posse (of Long Beach)
A little more than a month ago, near the beginning of the stay-at-home order, Emma Stone, a hair stylist at Salon Sage and new Heights
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