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The OUTBAC Challenge Course at California State University, Long Beach (CSULB) is a unique facility designed to foster collaboration, communication, and personal development. Serving as a premier team-building environment, the course offers participants a hands-on, experiential learning experience aimed at enhancing teamwork and leadership skills. Located on the scenic campus of CSULB, the OUTBAC Challenge Course provides a setting where
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1.1K1.1K ViewOn the evening of April 20th, 2025, the Long Beach Arena was transformed into a storybook brought to life, as Disney On Ice: Into the Magic rolled into town and what a show it was! From the moment guests stepped through the arena doors, the excitement was contagious. Children in princess gowns and Mickey ears skipped alongside adults who looked
Read More863863 ViewsThere are festivals, and then there’s Joshua Tree Music Festival — a beautifully weird, sun-drenched love letter to creativity, connection, and the unfiltered joy of dancing barefoot in the Mojave. Now entering its 23rd spring edition this May 15–18, 2025, JTMF isn’t just a music event — it’s a magnetic, soul-hugging, radically inclusive four-day gathering where the lines between audience
Read More3K3K ViewsThe Ghosts of 1914: Long Beach’s Purity Raids and the Queer Histories We’re Not Supposed to Remember
In the heavy heat of a Southern California summer in 1914, Long Beach launched one of the earliest known anti-queer crackdowns in U.S. history — a dark chapter known now, quietly, as The Long Beach Purity Raids. It didn’t make national headlines the way Stonewall eventually would. It wasn’t taught in history books or commemorated with a city plaque. It
Read More1.1K1.1K ViewTucked just off Broadway, a new creative space is coming to life—and it’s unlike anything Long Beach has seen before. Neon Dreams is an immersive art experience that invites visitors to step into a surreal, walk-through environment filled with color, texture, and depth. Created by Playalarga, a community-first events company based in Long Beach, in collaboration with immersive artist Debi
Read More2.2K2.2K ViewsSomething special is happening in Long Beach—and it’s not just the amazing weather, the new upcoming amphitheater, or Grand Prix (though, yes, they’re still pretty amazing). For the first time ever, two of the city’s most trusted voices—the Long Beach Post and Playalarga—are joining forces to spotlight the soul of this city in one big celebration. Introducing the People’s Choice
Read More1.9K1.9K ViewOn Saturday, March 22, 2025, at 7:30 PM, the Long Beach Symphony will present Sinatra, Elvis, and More! by Matt Mauser at the Long Beach Arena. This highly anticipated performance brings together some of music’s greatest legends in an unforgettable night of nostalgia, entertainment, and orchestral splendor. Under the baton of Music Director Eckart Preu, Matt Mauser known for his
Read More1.1K1.1K ViewSome Good News: A Once-a-Year HIV Prevention Shot? In a groundbreaking medical advancement, scientists are one step closer to developing a once-a-year HIV prevention shot, and the early trials are looking incredibly promising! For years, PrEP (pre-exposure prophylaxis) has been a game-changer in preventing HIV transmission, but the daily pill regimen has been a barrier for many—whether due to accessibility,
Read More1.7K1.7K ViewSymbols aren’t always what they seem. Take the swastika—an ancient symbol of peace in Hinduism and Buddhism, later distorted into a global symbol of hatred. But few stories of reclamation are as striking as that of the pink triangle. Originally used by the Nazis to label LGBTQ+ people as “criminals,” it now shines as an international badge of queer pride
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