The562.org: By Long Beach, For Long Beach This video explains the origins of The562.org and the community’s role in keeping us around for years to come. Subscribe (via Patreon): https://www.patreon.com/the562 Donate (via PayPal): https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/the562 Because we are a non-profit, all donations to The562.org are tax-deductible, using our Tax ID: 82-4314833. CLICK HERE to subscribe via […]
The562.org has been selected as one of the participating organizations in the Long Beach Gives campaign, which raises money annually on a special day of giving for nonprofit organizations. The 2020 Long Beach Gives campaign will be the first for The 562, which recently began its third year of operation serving the Long Beach community […]
The562.org is proud to announce that we’ve partnered with local business Name Your Game to make our first-ever merchandise available for pre-order, starting today! We’re really proud of these embroidered snapbacks, that will let everyone know you rock with the best sports coverage in Long Beach. The hats are available exclusive to the562.org subscribers! To […]
The 2019-20 sports season is off to a fast start, and we just had the most traffic we’ve ever had in a week on the website. Make sure you sign up for a $5 or $10 monthly donation to support Long Beach sports coverage if you want to make sure this isn’t our last year. […]
The562.org has partnered with Johnny B Haircare, and we are happy to announce the brand is now the official sponsor of our Athlete of the Month award. The Athlete of the Month will be selected from the group of weekly recipients of our Athlete of the Week honorees and will receive a care package of […]
When we started the562.org, Long Beach’s first and only non-profit journalism source, we said that one of our goals was to support the city’s sports community in new and innovative ways. We’re proud to announce today that we’ve teamed up with Long Beach Unified School District board of education member Megan Kerr to donate 60 […]
As 2019 dawns, we had fun reflecting on some of our favorite stories from the 2018. But we’re also drawing up our calendar for 2019 and 10 stories we’re most excited for. Winter Moore League Girls’ Water Polo Long Beach girls’ water polo is at a crossroads after the top two teams, Wilson and Poly, […]
Like every year for the last 130 or so years in Long Beach’s history (football games were played here before the city even officially formed), 2018 was a memorable one for sports. As it draws to a close, we look back on the top 10 sports stories from the last 12 months. 10. Long Beach […]
Family-owned and operated Naples Rib Company, a community-focused barbeque and catering restaurant, celebrates its 35-year anniversary November 1-20 by donating 20% of all dine-in and take-out sales to 35 local and national charities. The program runs November 1-20, 2018 at both Naples Rib Company in Long Beach and at the family’s second location, Newport Rib […]
The 30th Long Beach Open featured a pair of steady performances down the stretch, and a pair of charitable checks for the local golf community. Jered Stone (pictured) won the $175,000 four-day tournament at El Dorado Golf Course and Skylinks Golf Course while Long Beach State senior Joe Fryer was the top amateur finisher. After […]