Did you feel it? Just after midnight on Friday, October 9th, a magnitude 3.2 earthquake hit about a mile southwest of Signal Hill. It woke up a lot of us, and more than 900 people reported the shaking to the USGS. Thankfully there was no
Halloween lands on a Saturday this year. That means no school-night rush, a little more wiggle room on bedtime, and (let’s be honest) busier sidewalks on the blocks that go all out. It’s one of our favorite nights of the year. The costumes, the candy
By Tiffany Yelverton Your child comes home from school, tosses a backpack by the door, and asks, “Can you swim on your period?” Maybe the question arrives while you’re driving to swim practice. Maybe there’s no question at all, just a sudden reluctance to go.
Long Beach Moms October 2026 Halloween Events Guide Click here to view the Trunk-or-Treat guide and full list of events October 17th: Shoreline Village Zombie Walk and Halloween Party ZOMBIE WALK EVENT 401 Shoreline Village Dr. 7-10pm Scary, not for infants, please come in zombie
If you’ve scrolled social media or caught up with friends lately, chances are GLP-1 medications have come up. Maybe there’s curiosity about them. Maybe they’re already part of the picture. Maybe they’ve been ruled out entirely. Wherever a woman lands, real information and zero judgment
Preparing to welcome a baby can bring an extraordinary amount of information into your world. There are products to compare, recommendations to consider, stories from friends and family, social media advice, and countless opinions about what a baby really needs. For those longing, dreaming, or
By: Kristin Villareal, a Long Beach Mom It was a normal day. That’s the part I most want you to understand. September 11, 2001 was a Tuesday, and I woke up that morning thinking about my friends, my new school, and probably the boy I
The NICU Nobody Prepares You For Nobody puts the NICU in their birth plan. But about one in ten babies born in this country spends time in one. Some for a few days. Some for months. Some moms get weeks of warning. Some find out
“I have to get my baby ready for the first day. I need to figure out how I’m going to get him to practice. I have to work around her therapy schedule because she can’t miss those. But that doesn’t work with my work schedule.
Using This Season’s Reset to Reconnect With Your Own Goals There is a shift that happens this time of year. Maybe your kids just started a new school year, maybe they have been back for a few weeks already, or maybe you are still soaking