The City of Long Beach Nutrition Services Division (NSD) – WIC Program – is committed to disseminating sound nutrition information and promoting healthy behaviors and active lifestyles. The Nutrition Services Division adheres to its mission by providing a wide variety of programs that include the following: Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Special Supplemental Nutrition Program…
The Long Beach QFilm Festival returns to the historic Art Theatre September 8-11, 2016. The Long Beach event is the longest running film festival since 1993. The QFilm Festival presents a slate of films that reflect the diversity and experience of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) communities. PalacioMagazine.com spoke with Porter Gilberg, the…
On Saturday July 9th, the Awakening the Dreamer Symposium will be held at The EXPO Arts Center (4321 Atlantic Ave) from 2pm-7pm. This is an interactive cross generational & cultural conversation to serve as a catalyst for a Long Beach response to climate change. Awakening the Dreamer is for anyone who wishes to deepen their understanding of the current…
As part of our month long celebration of the launch of Palacio Magazine last year, we replay one of our first articles on Long Beach Police Chief Robert Luna. The video interview was conducted by and the print article written by Vivian J. Malauulu. Ms. Malauulu is the incoming member of the Long Beach City College Board…
As part of our month long celebration of the launch of Palacio Magazine last year, we replay one of our first articles on Long Beach Police Chief Robert Luna. The video interview was conducted by and the print article written by Vivian J. Malauulu. Ms. Malauulu is the incoming member of the Long Beach City College Board…
This week is Year One of Palacio Magazine. A year of telling Latino stories that matter. I remember when the first fresh copies of the glossy 32-page magazine were delivered. It was the Leadership issue. Mayor Robert Garcia was on the cover. Ten thousand copies, 200 in each box. Fifty boxes. The months of planning,…
The Long Beach Community Database was developed as a community service by ReThinking Greater Long Beach, a self-described, community-based think tank, to provide a “publicly available common set of statistical information” about the city that could be used by elected officials, policymakers and community residents. ReThinking Greater Long Beach’s special database with its many facts and…
In the 2015 study for the National Hispanic Chamber of Commerce by the firm Geoscape®, Hispanic Businesses & Entrepreneurs Drive Growth in the New Economy, Hispanic owned business growth in the United States was fifteen times the national growth rate. “The trend has been sustained for at least the last 10 to 15 years manifests itself…
The Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development (Go-Biz) is sponsoring an event called, Grow California Business Summit on Thursday, May 5, 2016 8:00 AM – 3:00 PM at Long Beach City College 4901 E Carson Ave., Building T-1200, Long Beach, CA 90808 (Map) 8:00 – 8:55: Registration/Networking/Resource Expo 9:00 – 9:15: Welcome and Opening Remarks •Panorea Avdis, Director, GO-Biz •Brook…
Stella Ursua is the founder of the Green Prize Festival scheduled for April 30, 2016. In celebration of Earth Day, Green Education Inc. presents the 3rd annual Green Prize Festival! The Green Prize Festival is a one-day event highlighting urban farmers, green chefs, live entertainment, artists, green technology, environmental organizations as well as education through…