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Telefèric Long Beach opens today, offering its much respected Spanish food

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Telefèric Long Beach—the local location of the 31-year-old Barcelona staple—will take over the former Hungry Angelina space (which closed in late 2022) at the massive 2nd & PCH retail complex in Alamitos Bay.
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The Panxa Hatch chile roast tradition returns this weekend (Speak Cheezy pizza collab included)

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The Panxa Hatch Chile Roast Festival—an annual tradition started by Chef Art Gonzalez and his wife, current owner Vanessa Auclair—returns this weekend, Sept. 14 and 15.
Food & Drink

Long Beach Food Scene Intel: Baby Gee owners to open trattoria concept; rooftop of Breakers update; more

Long Beach Food Scene Intel is a series from Brian Addison that will recap food news throughout the city, both news that needs just a quick mention or repeated news where you might have missed the full features.
Food & Drink

Underrated Long Beach restaurants: 2024 Edition

Brian Addison's annual list of the most underrated Long Beach restaurants continues with the 2024 Edition on Longbeachize.
Food & Drink

Waldo’s Pizza is the brainchild of a dough-making master you didn’t know even know was a master

Waldo Stout, the charismatic, humble leader of Waldo's Pizza, has a culinary pedigree like no other.
Food & Drink

LB Taco Co. to permanently close in DTLB; for-the-‘Gram Madres Brunch to move in

The Long Beach Taco Company has been purportedly bought by Madres Brunch, an Insta-centric breakfast and brunch destination with five locations across SoCal.
Development & Urbanism
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Urbanism & Development

Junipero Beach Sports Court opening—roller rink included—postponed due to delayed construction

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On Saturday, Sept. 14 at 11AM, the public is invited to Junipero Beach, located at 2630 E. Ocean Blvd., to witness the ribbon cutting for the Junipero Beach Sports Court.
Urbanism & Development

400 Oceangate building in Downtown Long Beach proposed as 275-unit complex

The high-rise at 400 Oceangate, which used to be owned by (and home to) Long Beach law firm Keesal, Young & Logan, faces a new future.
Culture & Commentary

2028 Summer Olympics and Long Beach: Your guide to everything happening

The 2028 Summer Olympics will be hosted by our neighbor to the north—and it will have massive impacts on Long Beach. Here is your complete guide to what is being proposed, where things are happening, and what improvements (yes, improvements!) are happenin
Food & Drink

Long Beach’s first Wild Fork Foods grocer to open Aug. 28; grand opening is Sept. 25

Exotic meat lovers rejoice: alligator, ostrich, bison, rabbit... These are just a few of the some 500 varieties of frozen meats and seafood—flash frozen...
Urbanism & Development

271-unit Resa Long Beach development tops out at 3rd & Pacific in DTLB

Expected to be completed in 2025, the 271-unit project replaces a much more ambitious project—a 23-story tower with 395 units—that was proposed in 2019.
Cultural Currents
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Culture & Commentary

House music meets Burning Man: Lupe Fuentes leads Ascend on Pine block party

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Calling all the house-heads and all the Burners: Ascend on Pine is coming to Downtown Long Beach on Sept. 6.
Culture & Commentary

A Signal Hill Model T race? Yes, there’s a Model T race up Signal Hill about to happen

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The race where Model Ts attempted to climb up Signal Hill? It had been a tradition that once ran from the 1950s until the late 1970s. And in honor of Signal Hill's centennial, the race returns on Sept. 14.
Culture & Commentary

‘Long Beach Bowl’ amphitheater concept at the Queen Mary takes another step toward reality

It is being dubbed the "Long Beach Bowl"—think Greek Theater in capacity and Hollywood Bowl in style. And it will be by the Queen Mary with the DTLB skyline as its backdrop.
Culture & Commentary

West Long Beach staple Gemmae Bake Shop officially takes over a fire station in Bixby Knolls

After months of negotiations with the City—including its Cultural Heritage Commission—it official. Filipino staple Gemmae Bake Shop will move into the now-abandoned Fire Station 9 in Bixby Knolls.
Culture & Commentary

Ways to escape the city without ever having to actually leave Long Beach

There are ways to escape Long Beach without leaving Long Beach—and they require nothing more than a bit of exploration with transit, your feet, your bike, or your wheelchair.
Culture & Commentary

1984 torch carried through Long Beach will be on display at Legends for Olympics kick-off party

Legends, the Belmont Shore sports bar staple, will be hosting an Olympics kick-off and watch party as the opening ceremony from Paris will air on Friday, July 26, at 9AM.
Long Beach Events
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Events & Festivals

Vibez on the Bay is bringing reggae to the sunset—but it’s much, much more than a concert

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Vibez on the Bay is more than a reggae concert; it is about shedding the stigmas behind suicide.
Events & Festivals

The Queen Mary’s Spooktacular Bazaar includes creepy double-feature and shopping

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The Queen Mary's Spooktacular Bazaar, set to take place on the first Friday the 13th of the year next week, will be on helluva haven for fanatics of the frightening.

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