Expensive Vows + July 4th Gunfire + Bixby Knolls Road Rage

Good morning, neighbors! It's me again, Sylvia Cochran, your host of the Long Beach Daily. Here's what's happening today in town.

Saying “I do” is getting more expensive. Demand is up, supply is down, and folks are done waiting. Also, first responders had their hands full with shootings. Finally, a person fired a shot at people in another car in a road rage incident. Here’s a pro-tip: Shooting people won’t make traffic move faster.

First, today's weather: Partly cloudy throughout the day. High: 77 Low: 62.

Here are the top stories today in Long Beach:

1. Getting married is getting more expensive. LB wedding vendors are increasing their prices as the numbers of venues have decreased, supply chain issues plague several industries, and chicken prices are soaring. Even so, “phones have been ringing off the hook.” (LB Business Journal)
2. Some Independence Day celebrations ended with gunfire. At this point, there are reports of shootings on the 200 block of East 7th Street and South 1St Place and East Ocean Blvd. (LBReport.com)
3. An early-morning road rage incident took place in the Bixby Knolls neighborhood, at Orange Avenue and Del Amo Blvd. Nobody was hurt. (LB Post)
4. OCISLY, short for Of Course I Still Love You, is an autonomous spaceport drone-ship built for SpaceX. As of right now, it’s heading to the Port of LB and self-reports an arrival today. (@SpaceXFleet)
5. The LB Port plans to celebrate the completion of its ambitious Middle Harbor project in August. (Long Beach Press Telegram)

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Today in Long Beach

• Drake Park Summer Camp for kids aged 5 to 13, 2760 North Studebaker Road. (9 a.m. to 4 p.m.)
• City Council Meeting at 411 West Ocean Blvd. Civic Chambers. (5 p.m.)
• Online Hack Night meetup for LB tech aficionados and members of Uncoded. (6 p.m.)

Long Beach Patch Notebook

• The LB Animal Shelter urges residents to contact them during business hours to locate any pets that got loose during the fireworks. Ask a staff member to check the “Isolation, Feral and Quarantine sections.”

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Events:

• OPENING: Festival Of Arts & Pageant Of Masters 2021: Laguna Beach (July 7)
• 'Alone Together' Pie Baking Class Online 2021: Pie Hole, LA/OC (July 9)
• Summer Movies In The Park 2021: Lynwood (July 9)

Alrighty, you're all good for today! I'll be in your inbox tomorrow morning with your next update. If you're feeling these newsletters, consider inviting some of your friends and neighbors to follow along. You can send them this link to subscribe.

— Sylvia Cochran

About me: Sylvia Cochran works out of sunny Southern California and has been freelance writing full-time since 2005. Her SEO-optimized internet copy includes social media marketing projects, German to English business translations as well as human resources tutorials. She loves dogs, books, and embraces social justice.

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