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Hot Wheels to bring life-size cars & 45-foot stunt loop to Long Beach Arena

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The Hot Wheels Stunt Show is coming to the Long Beach Arena for three performances on March 26 and 27, 2027.
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Born Wild Sporting Club wants Long Beach to see the sports bar differently

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Tomas De Los Reyes, a bar industry vet, has taken over the former Roundin’ 3rd space. And for him, it's still a place to watch a game.
Long Beach Food Scene

Long Beach torta and sandwich legend Sliced & Diced returns for one day only

On Tuesday, Sept. 22—as part of the citywide fundraiser for nonprofits that is Long Beach Gives—Sliced & Diced returns.
Long Beach Food Scene

La Casa de Iris creates a Puerto Rican treasure cove of food in Long Beach

La Casa de Iris arrives as something Long Beach has quietly needed: a place where Boricua cooking is not treated as novelty but as everyday comfort, memory, and cultural inheritance. 
Long Beach Food Scene

Loquat Oysters kicks off residency at Art Theatre in Long Beach

Loquat Oysters officially kicked off its residency inside RetRoll Sushi at the Art Theatre on 4th Street. Here's your first look.
Long Beach Food Scene

Brodard—one of California’s best Vietnamese spots—opens in Long Beach on Oct. 1

Brodard will open its first Long Beach location on Oct. 1 at the 2nd & PCH retail complex, in the former Tocaya space.
Cultural Currents
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Culture & Commentary

Long Beach Lost: Furusato, the Japanese fishing village erased from Terminal Island

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Furusato was once a thriving Japanese fishing village on Terminal Island—before it was eradicated by the U.S. government.
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WERK is Long Beach’s latest queer space—and it wants everyone to be seen

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There's a new, three-level queer bar in town. And she will rightfully tell you that you betta WERK, Long Beach.
Culture & Commentary

Here are the places to watch the World Cup in Long Beach

Long Beach restaurants are going all out for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Here's where you can comfortably get your soccer on.
Culture & Commentary

A kitchen operation out of your Long Beach home? Here’s what to know

After years of advocacy, policy discussions, feasibility studies, and city approvals, Long Beach residents can now officially apply to operate Micro-Enterprise Home Kitchen Operations—better...
Development & Urbanism
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Urbanism & Development

New concrete curb-protected bike lane on Clark Avenue in Long Beach

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The city of Long Beach recently completed phase 1 of its Clark Avenue Complete Street Project.
Urbanism & Development

Metro clearing mature trees to widen 91 Freeway through North Long Beach

Metro contractors are cutting down mature trees in order to clear space to add one more westbound lane on the 91 through North Long Beach.
Urbanism & Development

Beach Streets returns to Long Beach with its best route ever

Beach Streets—the City of Long Beach's removal of vehicles from streets to make way for everyone from bicyclists and skaters to walkers and those...
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Events & Festivals

Chef Danny Le of Chez Bacchus wins 2026 Long Beach Grand Prix Fixe competition

Brian Addison
After a tournament among eight Long Beach chefs, Chef Danny Le of Chez Bacchus won the second annual Long Beach Grand Prix Fixe.
Events & Festivals

Sake Day—the most underrated festival in the city—returns to Long Beach

Brian Addison
Sake Day returns to Long Beach for its fourth iteration on Saturday, Oct. 17 at the historic Rancho Los Cerritos.
Events & Festivals

Olive & Rose, Lemongrass Khmer Grill take top prizes at annual Burger Bash competition

Brian Addison
Olive & Rose and Lemongrass Khmer Grill took home the top prizes at the second annual Burger Bash hosted at Selva.
Events & Festivals

Chef Danny Le of Chez Bacchus, Jordan Domingo of Slao head into final for LB Grand Prix Fixe

Brian Addison
And then there were two: Chef Jordan Domingo and Chef Danny Le will head into the finale for the Long Beach Grand Prix Fixe.

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