25 June 2025
A whirlwind New York adventure captivates Mutual 5 resident
Editor’s Note: Mutual 5 resident Anna Derby decided to take a three-day trip with her son, James, to New York to watch granddaughter Rebekah’s theater performances.
by Anna Derby
LW contributor
It was a hectic first day leaving Seal Beach at 5:30 a.m. to catch a flight to arrive in New York with barely time to freshen up for Rebekah’s performance at the Lee Strasberg Theater.
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Restaurant Review: Kamal Place
Kamal Palace 6374 Pacific Coast Highway Long Beach, 90803 562-493-0255
by Debbi Fudge
LW contributor
Just having returned from my fifth trip to India, Indian food was on my mind. Since my friend Sandy Bush had never eaten Indian food, we decided to review Kamal Palace, my favorite Indian food restaurant in this area.
Kamal Palace is located on the lower level of Marina Pacifica. Many Leisure
Library Leads
In Library Leads, library staff highlight exciting new additions to the LW Library collection.
“The Library of Borrowed Hearts,” by Lucy Gilmore Genre: Romance Fiction
A librarian finds a rare edition of a book from the 1960s. Her cranky hermit of a neighbor swoops in and offers to buy it for an exorbitant price. Intrigued, Chloe takes a closer look at the book only to find notes scribbled




