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100 Days of Summer

Volume 10 Number 4 July/August 2015

MAGAZINE Community & Television Show News

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Authors of “Port Town” on Straight Talk

Carmela & George Cunningham

Authors, Port Town

Port Town is the new epic history book

about the how the people of Long Beach

built, defended and profited from their

port. Written by maritime journalists

George and Carmela Cunningham, the book was

launched June 20 at the Long Beach Public Library Founda-

tion’s “Grape Expectations” fundraiser.

“We asked industry and local writers to review the Port Town manuscript,” said Doug Drummond, President of the Long

Beach Board of Harbor Commissioners, “and they agree, the

book tells a great story.” The Port is partnering with the

Historical Society of Long Beach on an exhibit from

August 7 to November 6 showcasing the Port’s history. The

exhibit will be at the Society’s gallery at 4260 Atlantic Ave.

Port Town will be available soon after the June 20 launch in

e-book and print-on-demand format. A limited hardcover edi-

tion will be available at the Historical Society.

This Special Edition of Straight Talk on “Port Town” featur-

ing the authors and President Drummond will air the weeks

of July 11 & July 18.

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

Our Season in Review by Art Levine

Jesus Christ Superstar at LB Playhouse

Fences Coming to ICT

LB Water Head on Straight Talk

SCAN CEO on Straight Talk

Around Town Photo Spread

Photo Focus on Summer Fun

Sponsor & Community News

Guest Column by Dr. Marcy Zwelling

Sponsor Spotlight on Boathouse on the Bay

A ll through the summer until Labor Day, Long Beach will

offer hundreds of free or low cost

cultural programs, sports activities and

special events throughout the City. 100 Days

of Summer is a partnership between Long

Beach Parks, Recreation and Marine and

the Long Beach Convention & Visitors Bu-

reau to promote opportunities to “stay and

play” in Long Beach.

Among the attractions is a new pedestrian

beach path. Mayor Garcia, at the Grand

Opening of the path in May, said the new

path “will promote more active and healthy

lifestyles, and improve mobility and travel

options for all users.” The eleven-foot wide

path runs 3.1 miles from Shoreline Drive to

54th Place and is located north of the existing bike path,

It creates a separate path exclusively for pedestrians.

Visit the websites at www.100daysofsummer.org and

www.lbparks.org to get some great ideas for

fun without having to travel far or spend a lot

of money. Listings include free concerts and

movies, Long Beach Sea Festival events, the

El Dorado Park Nature Center, Rancho Los

Cerritos and Rancho Los Alamitos historic

sites, ideas for spontaneous fun like biking,

golf, tennis, kayaking swimming, free drop-in

youth and teen programs, and much more.

The Long Beach Municipal Band Summer

Concert Series star ts on Tuesday, June 30

at Whaley Park with Let Freedom Ring, a pat-

riotic musical salute. The program moves to

Los Cerritos Park on July 1, to Marine Stadium

on July 2 and to El Dorado Park West on Friday, July 3. See

the full Band Schedule on page 3 and the Movies in the Park

Schedule on page 10.

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Our Season in Review

W e are just completing our 23rd

Anniversary Season on Straight

Talk, and are so grateful for the support of

the community.

During the past year we’ve had the oppor-

tunity to have conversations with leaders in

government, business, academia and the

arts. Leaders such as U.S. Congressman

Alan Lowenthal, LA County Supervisor

Don Knabe, Board of Harbor Commis-

sioners President Doug Drummond, Port of

Long Beach Chief Executive Officer Jon

Slangerup, CSULB President Jane

Conoley, International City Theatre Pro-

ducing Artistic Director caryn desai, and

Federal Maritime Commission Chair Mario

Cordero.

Other notable guests on Straight Talk this

season include former Presidential Speech-

writer Dr. Craig Smith, Grand Pr ix Asso-

ciation President/CEO Jim Michaelian,

Long Beach Convention & Visitors Bureau

President/CEO Steve Goodling, and SCAN

Health Plan CEO Chris Wing.

Public safety is always a focus of our show,

and we were honored to have as our guests

LA County Sheriff Jim McDonnell and

Long Beach Chief of Police Robert Luna.

Take a look at the photos of this season’s

guests on page 15. See how many of them

you recognize. Our goal is to provide view-

ers with the opportunity to meet the leaders

of our community through thoughtful tele-

vised conversations. Like we say, “Watch

Straight Talk and Stay Connected!”

The support of our Quality Sponsors makes

it possible to bring you our show each

week. Their logos appear on these pages.

We urge you to support them as they sup-

port us. A particular note of thanks to our

Title Sponsors: The Port of Long Beach,

the Press-Telegram and SCAN Health

Plan.

On a different note, as summer is upon us

I urge you to take advantage of the many

wonderful activities and events happening

right here in Long Beach. Our cover story

on 100 Days of Summer lists some of them.

Where else can you sit by the water and

beach, listen to a great band, watch outdoor

movies and join in a pirate invasion, all

without spending a dime? Sometimes we

don’t fully appreciate the unique city in

which we live.

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WEEK 1 – LET FREEDOM RING This opening week of concerts will lift your spirits in time for America’s birthday celebration on the

Fourth of July. Our nation’s favorite rousing marches will be part of the program along with a salute

to our Armed Forces. What better way to kick off summer than to join your municipal band in the

parks of Long Beach for a round of patriotic music. The uniquely talented Nicole Kubis joins forces

with the Studio Band for the perfect end to our celebration.

June 30 - Whaley Park ● July 1- Los Cerritos Park ● July 2 - Marine Stadium July 3– El Dorado Park West

WEEK 2 - CIRCUSES, SIDESHOWS AND CARNIVALS Excitement is in the air as the music of the big top comes to the parks of Long Beach. You will be

amazed, entertained and electrified by music originally composed for the world’s greatest acts. The

ever popular singing artist, Meloney Collins provides the closing act. Don’t miss out on this center

ring event.

July 7 - Whaley Park ● July 8 - Los Cerritos Park ● July 9 - Marine Stadium

July 10 - El Dorado Park West

WEEK 3 - A STAR WAS BORN

Our generation has been blessed with amazing singing sensations. As the pop cultural center of the

world all performers must make it big in the USA if they are to become superstars. Tonight we pay

tribute in this memorable concert to Elvis Presley, Frank Sinatra, Ray Charles, Barbra Streisand and

Ella Fitzgerald to name a few. Our sensational vocalist Barbara Morrison joins this list of star-

studded line up as she performs with the Concert and Studio Band.

July 14 - Bixby Park/Bluff Park ● July 15 - Los Cerritos Park ● July 16 - Marine Stadium July 17 - El Dorado Park West

WEEK 4 - AROUND THE WORLD IN EIGHTY MINUTES

Can we do it?!? The Band will try to visit as many countries as possible with this quick tour around

the planet and what a musically gifted world in which we live. It seems appropriate that vocalist,

Derek Bordeaux returns to the bandstand for a rousing finale!


WEEK 5 - SOUNDTRACKS

The romantic heroes of the silver screen probably won’t be at this week’s concert but the films’ ex-

citing and adventurous music will fill the air and surely make up for their absence. Many of the

great film scores have been re-orchestrated so we can listen and enjoy them tonight. Please join us

for this final week of the 2015 summer season. We close our series with the ever popular

Tony Galla and the Studio Band.


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Jesus Christ Superstar at LB Playhouse

T he 86th Season of the Mainstage Theatre at the Long

Beach Playhouse will end with Jesus Christ Superstar

which opens on Saturday, July 11.

Jesus Christ, the world’s first superstar! This thrilling rock-

opera takes a sometimes irreverent, always impassioned look

at Jesus’ last days. As Judas begins to question the motiva-

tions and methods of his friend and mentor, emotion and true

belief is put to the test.

Jesus Christ Superstar illuminates

the transcendent power of the hu-

man spirit with a passion that goes

straight to the heart. The show is a

true classic of modern musical thea-

tre.

The stirring score for Jesus Christ

Superstar was composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber, with lyrics

by Tim Rice. These two have collaborated on other hits such

as Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat and Evita.

Andrew Lloyd Webber is also responsible for Broadway hits

like Cats, Phantom of the Opera, Sunset Boulevard, and Star-

light Express. Tim Rice has also created hits while collaborat-

ing with Elton John, including The Lion King and Aida.

Andrew Vonderschmitt directs this

production. Andy Zacharias is the

Music Director .

Jesus Christ Superstar features Scott

Roberts as Jesus. This is Scott’s

first show at the LB Playhouse. He

has performed in numerous shows at

the Haugh Performing Arts Center

and the

Chino

Community Theater.

The dynamic cast has a mix both

of actors new to the Long Beach

Playhouse as well as long-time

veterans of the Mainstage.

They include: Lorne Stevenson as Judas, Latonya Kitchen as

Mary, Bob Cory as Pilate, Matt Roberts as Caiaphas, Stephen

Carver as Annas, Omar Timsah as Peter , Stan Morrow as

Simon and Greg Nicholas as Herod.

Jesus Christ Superstar runs from July 11 through August 15.

For tickets or further information, call (562) 494-1014 or visit

www.lbplayhouse.org.

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Fences Coming to ICT

July/August 2015

I nternational City Theatre continues its 30th Anniversary

Season with a production of August Wilson’s classic

play, Fences. The show opens Friday, August 21.

Fences is a bittersweet drama, compassionate, moving and

thoughtful. It is a play about family, responsibility, love,

friendship and respect. Its 1957, and

Troy Maxson has stepped up to the plate

too many times in his life to go down

swinging.

Shut out of the big leagues by prejudice,

the former Negro League Home Run

King is now a garbage collector with

little future. He tries to do right by his

family, but when his son Cory shows

promise on the high school football

team, Troy must come to terms with his

past disappointments or risk tearing his

family apart.

This show is directed by Gregg Daniel, an accomplished thea-

tre director. He is the Artistic Director of the Los Angeles-

based Lower Depth Theatre Ensemble, and was nominated

for a 2013 NAACP Image Award for helming the Los Ange-

les production of Elmina’s Kitchen.

Daniel is a trained actor from NYU’s Tisch School of the

Arts, he starred on True Blood as Reverend Daniels and has

stage acting credits that include: The Mark Taper Forum’s Joe

Turner’s Come and Gone, the Pasadena Playhouse’s Jitney,

and South Coast Repertory’s Fences, and Death of a Sales-

man.

August Wilson was a Pulitzer Pr ize

winning playwright whose most famous

work was a series of ten plays called

The Pittsburgh Cycle. He won a Pulitzer

Prize in 1985 for Fences, which also

received a Tony Award.

Following his death in 2005, the Virgin-

ia Theatre in New York was renamed in

his honor, the first Broadway theatre to

be named after an African American. He

is also honored by the August Wilson

Center for African American Culture in Pittsburgh and August

Wilson in Seattle.

Fences runs August 21 through September 13 at the Interna-

tional City Theatre located downtown in the Long Beach

Entertainment Center. For tickets or more information, visit

www.internationalcitytheatre.org or call (562) 495-4595.

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LB Water Dept. Head on Straight Talk

Kevin Wattier

General Manager

Long Beach Water Dept.

Kevin Wattier joins us for the last of his

many appearances on Straight

Talk, having announced his

retirement as of this coming

September. He was appointed in June 2001 as

General Manager of the Long Beach Water De-

partment by the Long Beach Board of Water

Commissioners.

In that role, he oversees the day to day opera-

tion and business activity of one of the most

reliable and advanced municipal water agencies in the coun-

try. Mr. Wattier leads a team of over 230 water system profes-

sionals in regulating the sale, use and distribution of water in

the city of Long Beach. The department operates one if the

largest ground water treatment facilities in the United States.

Under his leadership and that of the Board of Water Commis-

sions, the department has grown in stature as one of the top

agencies in California. Its water rates are among the very

lowest in the state.

This past October, Kevin was selected by the Southern Cali-

fornia Water Committee (SCWC) for its prestigious Hon.

Harriet Wieder Leadership Award for making great strides in

water conservation.

In presenting the award, SCWC Chairman

Charles Wilson said, “We congratulate

Kevin Wattier on his extraordinary achieve-

ments in water conservation, Kevin recog-

nized the importance of water use efficiency

years ago, not just during his current record

drought, and has been steadily driving

meaningful change and making significant

progress in how residents and businesses

use water in Long Beach.”

Also appearing on the show is Long Beach Vice Mayor Suja

Lowenthal, who represents the city as a Board member of

the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California

(MWD). Kevin spent 13 years with the MWD before joining

Long Beach Water. He is a registered Professional Engineer.

Kevin Wattier and Vice Mayor Suja Lowenthal will be our guests

on the Straight Talk Show airing the weeks of August 8 & 15.

SCAN Health Plan CEO on Straight Talk

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Chris Wing

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SCAN Health Plan

Chris Wing, CEO of SCAN Health Plan, joins

us to provide an update on the Long Beach-

based Medicare Advantage organization. The

mission of SCAN has remained the same

since its founding in 1977– Keeping

seniors healthy and independent.

The interview will cover accomplish-

ments of the past year, and plans for the

future. Chris shared how the firm’s focus

is not on growth for the sake of growth,

but where they can provide maximum value. He also said

that member satisfaction has reached 91%.

SCAN also is engaged in an aggressive community outreach

program, reaching thousands of community members beyond

SCAN’s own members. The Independence at Home program

will be featured on a subsequent Straight Talk Show.

Also appearing on the show is Dr. Romilla Batra, Medical

Director of SCAN Health Plan. She oversees the health

plan’s collaborations with the providers that SCAN contracts

with; not just medical groups and hospitals, but also physi-

cians and pharmacists. Research has indicated that members

have more frequent interactions with pharmacists than any

other healthcare provider.

BIO

Chris Wing joined SCAN in 2011. As CEO, he is responsible

for working with the Board of Directors, the leadership and

the employees of SCAN to develop inno-

vative ways to advance the company’s

mission while responding to the nation’s

changing healthcare landscape.

He has more than 25 years experience,

having served in top executive positions.

Most recently he was executive vice president and chief op-

erating office for Healthcare Partners, one of the largest med-

ical groups in the nation.

Wing holds a Master of Business Administration in Strategic

Planning from the University of Southern California. His

Bachelor of Science degree in Corporate Marketing and

Finance is from California State University, Long Beach.

Chris Wing and Dr. Romilla Batra will be our guests on the

Straight Talk Show airing the weeks of June 27 & July 4.

July/August 2015


Straight Talk

Polly’s Gourmet Coffee Proprietor Mike Sheldrake,

Straight Talk Host Art Levine, LB City Councilwoman

Suzie Price and LB City Prosecutor Doug Haubert at

the Open House for the new Straight Talk Office.

A crowd of nearly 5000 guests attend the 30th Annual Memorial

Day Observance at Green Hills Memorial Park in Rancho Palos

Verdes. The Observance is the largest such ceremony west of

the Mississippi.

Members of the 21st Century Skydiving Team made an

Aerial Presentation of the Colors. They are pictured here

following their dramatic air drop getting a well earned

round of applause from the crowd.

Color Guards from branches of the Armed Forces and from

local police and fire departments participate in the moving

ceremony.

U.S. Congresswoman Janice Hahn leads the Pledge of

Allegiance to begin the formal part of the Ceremonies.

Donna Becker and Diane Levine enjoying

themselves at the Straight Talk Office Open House.

July/August 2015

Around Town

A sell-out crowd of 400 guests attended the Fourth Annual

Cottonwood Award Luncheon at the beautiful and historic

Rancho Los Alamitos.

Former California Governor George Deukmejian gives

the thumbs up with wife Gloria at the Cottonwood

Award Luncheon.

The inside of the Walter Pyramid is beautifully illuminated

for the Jewels of the Night event, a popular fundraiser to

support CSULB student athletes.

Board of Harbor Commissioners President Doug

Drummond accepts the Rancho Los Alamitos

Special Recognition Award on behalf of the Port

of Long Beach. The award was presented by

former LB City Manager James C. Hankla.

More than 24 top local restaurants supported Jewels of

the Night. Seen here, Naples Rib Co. owner Dave Ursini

with staffers Liz Young and Sarah Sontag.

Doug and Freda Otto were the recipients of the

Rancho’s prestigious Cottonwood Award for their many

years of service to the Rancho and to the community.

Freda is pictured here following the presentation of the

award by Gloria and George Deukmejian.


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July/August 2015

Photo Focus: Summer Fun

Guests show their moves on the dance floor at the Fourth

Annual Blue Martini Ball at the Long Beach Yacht Club.

The event was attended by more than 1000 guests and

raised over $100,000 for underprivileged Long Beach

families.

CSULB President Jane Conoley and husband Collie (r.)

pictured with Team 100 Founder Jim Grubbs (center) at the

Blue Martini Ball. Team 100 are 100 committed communi-

ty minded men who created the event five years ago.

Thousands gather for the 68th Annual Naples Pancake

Breakfast at the Colonnade. Contessa di Napoli and her Court. Pictured (l. to r.) are

Ambassadors Jessica Lazo, Zoe Mena, Spencer Vigeland

and Contessa Kennedy Meyer.

Former Long Beach Mayor Bob Foster and U.S.

Congressman Alan Lowenthal are all smiles at the

breakfast.

Spencer Snyder Group Owner/CEO Spencer Snyder with

Straight Talk Host Art Levine and a bicycle generously

donated by Spencer’s firm for the raffle. Art was the lucky

winner of the prize. Proceeds from the breakfast go to the

Naples Improvement Association (NIA) to help pay for

special events and beautification projects.


Sponsor & Community News Boathouse on the Bay July 3rd Celebration The Boathouse will again be party headquarters for the Big

Bang on the Bay on Friday, July 3 from 5:30pm - 9:30pm.

Celebrate Independence Day early with fireworks over Alamitos

Bay at 9pm. Enjoy vintage aircraft flyovers, sky divers, sailing

Regatta, dancing and a family-style dinner catered by Lucille's

Smokehouse BBQ. Block Par ty seating (including dinner) is

$40 per person (kids 10 and under $20). Inside Seating is $60

and Patio Seating $95. Make your reservations now at the

Boathouse. For further information or reservations, call (562)

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Long Beach Petroleum Club

Summer Family Memberships allow members to enjoy the

Club’s large outdoor pool, BBQ’s and special events. For fur-

ther information and membership details, call the Club at (562)

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Naples Fest

Taste the best of Naples many fine restaurants at Naples Fest on

Thursday, August 27 star ting at 5pm. Sponsored by the Na-

ples Island Business Association (NIBA), you can enjoy live

music, food, beer & wine garden, and kids activities. For more

information, visit www.naplesislandbusiness.com.

Panxa Cucina Panxa Cucina, the new restaurant on Broadway featuring New

Mexico cuisine, was the venue for the wonderful Reception fol-

lowing the Straight Talk Office Open House.

Pictured above is Straight Talk Magazine Associate Editor Thad

Heggeness and Panxa Cocina Managing Partner Vanessa

Auclair enjoying the Reception. For dinner reservations at

Panxa, call (562) 433-7999.

Russo’s Ristorante

Enjoy hot summer nights and candlelights on Russo’s romantic

outdoor patio. Check out their daily specials of seafood, meats

and pasta. For reservations, call (562) 433-1616.

Schooner or Later

Schooner or Later, the popular breakfast/lunch gathering spot on

Alamitos Bay, just celebrated its 30th Anniversary. Hundreds of

their loyal customers were there from 7am to 3pm to join in the

festivities, which included local bands, decades-old pricing, and

an ice sculpture. Among the guests were LA County Supervisor

Don Knabe and his wife Julie, and Long Beach Chief of Po-

lice Robert Luna. Pictured below are the owners of Schooner or

Later, Denise and Denny Lund.

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July/August 2015

Vitamins

by

Dr. Marcy Zwelling

V itamin D is the latest “fashion” in healthcare

screening. I find that fascinating since I have yet to

find a case of rickets. Rickets, as we all learned in ele-

mentary school was, along with scurvy (lack of Vitamin

C), known to have been the scourge of the Nina, the Pin-

ta and the Santa Maria. Those adventurers crossing the

Atlantic had little exposure to the sun and no opportunity

to eat fruit and vegetables. We all remember the threat-

ening pictures our parents showed us to get us to drink

our milk and orange juice.

Vitamin D deficiency has again become the subject of

discussion as the next potential medical crisis. I think we

may be overdoing it.

Most of us get our Vitamin D thru our skin (as little as

10 minute exposure might prevent catastrophe). That al-

lows the conversion of cholesterol to Vitamin D. Vita-

min D is also found in food: fish, eggs, cod liver oil.

While it is known for its effect on our bones, Vitamin D

plays a prominent role in calcium metabolism and phos-

phate.

The debate in the literature as to its over-all importance

is ongoing. Some say that those with higher serum levels

of Vitamin D have decreased mortality. Most physicians

do not find that evidence credible. Further there is no

study that demonstrates that supplementing Vitamin D

makes a patient healthier or decreases mortality.

What is a vitamin and why should we care?

Vitamins are micro-nutrients. We need just a teany tiny

bit every day. Vitamins supervise a variety of enzymatic

functions, but they don’t participate in the reaction so

they are NOT used up, Deficiencies are really quite rare.

Importantly, we do not synthesize vitamins on our own.

We get them from the foods we eat. Vitamin K is synthe-

sized by gut bacteria.

More is not better, particularly for some fat-soluble vita-

mins. Vitamin A is toxic when “overdosed.” Vitamin D

is rarely overdosed but it, along with Vitamin E and K,

should not be taken in large quantities.

There is no evidence that you need to take a supple-

ment if you eat well.

Vitamins A, D, and B12 are stored in the liver and might

be deficient for years before there is clinical evidence of

a problem. Pernicious anemia (Vitamin B 12 deficiency)

is usually discovered in the elderly years after their stom-

ach lining has changed and intrinsic factor, made in the

stomach, is no longer available to assist in the absorption

of Vitamin B12 in the ileum (lower small intestine).

Pernicious anemia is famous for its neurologic deficits.

Patients may present with numbness or tingling. Cogni-

tion may be diminished. Classic is the red beefy tongue.

Hyperhomocysteinemia (too much homocysteine) is also

often due to B12 deficiency. Homocysteine in high lev-

els is toxic to the endothelial cells which line the vascu-

lar wall. Hyperhomocysteinemia is associated with heart

disease.

But as I said, too much of a good thing may result in an

unfortunate circumstance. True story: My roommate in

medical school went on a diet and ate only carrots. She

literally turned orange. Worse yet, the dean found her not

competent to be a doctor and she left school. The good

news… no more roommate.

These days our foods are supplemented with Vitamins.

Read that box of Total. You get a day’s worth of vita-

mins and enough fiber to feed all the bacteria in your

gut. Be careful with cooking. You may lose some of the

precious nutrition you were counting on.

I recommend one daily Vitamin if you must. There is a

single study that shows that Centrum Silver is helpful in

males, but there is no other data indicating you should be

eating gummy bears or anything that tastes like chalk.

Start your day with some eggs and have a bite of dark

chocolate before bed. You’ll be happy and healthy.

Vitamin H (for “Healthy”) is my new fashion.

Dr. Marcy Zwelling is the former President of the Los

Angeles County Medical Association. She has a fee for

service practice in Los Alamitos.


Airport

Long Beach Airport………………………..(562) 570-2600

Art

Long Beach Museum of Art…………….…(562) 439-2119

Auto Dealership

Cerritos Acura………..……………………(562) 402-5281

Bakery

Rossmoor Pastries…………………...……(562) 498-2253

Cable TV/Internet/Phone

Charter Communications……………….…(888) 438-2427

Long Beach Television………………...….(562) 570-1122

Coffee

Polly’s Gourmet Coffee…………………...(562) 433-2996

Dentist

Leonard P. Cutuli, D.D.S.………………....(562) 435-5388

Facilities Management

ABM……………………………………….(949) 585-6025

Flooring

The Finishing Touch…………..…………...(562) 493-5497

Health Club

The Belmont Athletic Club….……………..(562) 438-1176

Import/Export

Port of Long Beach…………………..….....(562) 437-0041

Internal Medicine

Dr. Marcy Zwelling………………………..(562) 596-7584

Jewelry

McCarty’s Jewelry……………………........(562) 438-1581

Medicare Advantage Plan

SCAN Health Plan…………………………(800) 915-7226

Independence at Home A Division of SCAN........(562) 637-7116

Men’s Apparel

Umberto International Clothier……………….......(562) 597-0391

Private Social Club

Long Beach Petroleum Club……………………..(562) 427-7966

Publications

Beachcomber……………………….……………..(562) 597-8000

Gazette Newspapers..……………..…………........(562) 433-2000

Press-Telegram……………………...………..…...(562) 435-1161

Restaurants

Archibald’s………………………………………..(562) 434-0444

Boathouse on the Bay……………………………..(562) 493-1100

Brix at the Shore.………………………………….(562) 343-5998

Naples Rib Company………...…………..…...…...(562) 439-7427

Papalucci’s………………………………………...(562) 434-4454

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Phil Trani’s………………………..……..………..(562) 426-3668

Russo’s Ristorante………………………………...(562) 433-1616

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International City Theatre……………..……...…...(562) 495-4595

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Boathouse on the Bay is a Long Beach restaurant

offering waterfront dining at its finest.

The Boathouse has an ambience that em-

braces you the moment you walk in the

door. Style, class and romance will intrigue

your senses.

Enjoy their beautiful new expanded

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2pm. Music Sunday from 10am to 9pm.

The Boathouse on the Bay offers service

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menu featuring steak, seafood, sushi and

oysters.

They also have one of the best Happy Hours in Long Beach.

Drop in Monday through Friday from 2-6pm for $7 bar menu

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The Boathouse offers live entertainment in

the evening seven days a week, featuring

talented local musicians.

Join the in crowd soon at Boathouse on the

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190 Marina Drive

Long Beach

(562) 493-1100 Boathouseonthebay.com

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