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Anti-LGBTQ vandalism outside Long Beach Pride building sparks concern

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An array of anti-LGBTQ slurs, Nazi symbolism, and pro-MAGA rhetoric were used to vandalize an electricity box outside of the Long Beach Pride headquarters.
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Michael’s on Naples to close following sale to Bacari chain; last day of service this month

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Michael's on Naples, the Italian restaurant that redefined Long Beach cuisine, will have its last day of service on Sept. 30.
Food & Drink

Chef Maxwell Pfeiffer of Sky Room wins second round of Long Beach Grand Prix Fixe

Chef Maxwell Pfeiffer of Sky Room at the Fairmont Breakers defeated Chef Waldo Stout of Due Fiori in the second round of the first bracket of the inaugural Long Beach...
Food & Drink

Happy hour power move: Baby Gee Bar goes happy hour seven days a week

Baby Gee Bar is making an unapologetically bold move: a brand-new happy hour that’s running harder and longer than most bars in town.
Food & Drink

Long Beach’s first, proper izakaya space, Homareya, opens this week

Homareya—taking the storefront right next to Milana’s New York Pizzeria—will be a rarity for Long Beach when it opens on Friday, Sept. 12 at 5:30PM.
Food & Drink

Long Beach Food Scene Intel: Girls dinners with 10-olive martinis, 600 Tacos, line dancing’n’cocktails, more

Long Beach Food Scene Intel is a series from Brian Addison that will recap food news throughout the city, both big and small.
Cultural Currents
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Queens on the Queen returns with drag aboard Long Beach’s biggest queen of all

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Drag and decadence will collide once again aboard Long Beach’s most iconic vessel as “Queens on the Queen” returns for one night only on Monday, Sept. 8.
Culture & Commentary

Long Beach Art Scene: QFilms returns, mural drive-thrus, more

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There is plenty of news surrounding Long Beach’s art scene—here are the highlights. 
Culture & Commentary

Compound, the art nonprofit-meets-restaurant-meets-community space, abruptly shutters permanently

Compound, the forward-thinking nonprofit that blended art, community wellness, and food with its restaurant Union, has closed, effective immediately.
Culture & Commentary

Chez Bacchus’s tequila dinner is proof of Long Beach’s upped game in paired dinners

Chez Bacchus's most recent dinner—a tasting dinner with Volcan Tequila, Möet-Hennessey's first tequila brand—was much more than just a reflection of the restaurant or brand.
Development & Urbanism
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Urbanism & Development

This Long Beach home tour is a tour-de-force of mid-mod architecture

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Long Beach’s love affair with modernism takes center stage this Sunday, Sept. 14, as a collection of the city’s finest mid-century modern homes open their doors for an intimate, one-day tour.
Urbanism & Development

OC-Based events company 24 Carrots to take over Long Beach’s famed Petroleum Club

Employee-owned events venue company 24 Carrots has officially taken over the lease at the historic Petroleum Club in Bixby Knolls.
Urbanism & Development

After five-year environmental battle, 14-acre InSite Self Storage development in Long Beach takes step forward

The long-disputed InSite Self Storage development proposal at the 405-710 juncture is taking steps forward.
Long Beach Events
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Events & Festivals

Latino Restaurant Week 2025 kicks off in Long Beach with over 15 participating spaces

Brian Addison
Latino Restaurant Week 2025 is back, Long Beach, running Sept. 22 through 28.
Events & Festivals

Rasselbock’s legendary Oktoberfest celebration returns to Bixby Knolls

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2025 Oktoberfest season at Rasselbock on Saturday, Sept. 20 at 3PM with a full-scale kick-off event. After that, every Friday and Saturday welcomes a party until Oct. 25.
Events & Festivals

FAM Fest 2025 is here—bigger, bolder, giving away every cent—with Long Beach’s best in the food world

Brian Addison
FAM Fest’s 2025 edition should have taken over Heritage Farm—and it will—but this year, expect a block party.
Events & Festivals

Chef Luis Navarro wins first round of Long Beach Grand Prix Fixe competition

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Chef Luis Navarro of Lola's and The Social List narrowly ousted Chef Johnathan Benvenuti of Bar Becky in the first round of the first bracket of the inaugural Long Beach Grand Prix Fixe competition.

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