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Dolores is Chef Luis Navarro’s love letter to 4th Street in Long Beach (and his mom)

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Dolores is nothing short of Chef Luis Navarro and Brenda Rivera's ode to 4th Street, their family, and the community of Long Beach.
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New owner, same soul: Industry vet Kevin Larsen takes over Long Beach’s Bamboo Club

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Kevin Larsen, a longtime industry vet, has taken over the Bamboo Club—and rest assured: nothing is changing except maybe that broken stool.
Food & Drink

Long Beach’s SnoCorner unveils updated menu (and scores coveted spot at Coachella)

SnoCorner—Long Beach's self-made NOLA dessert space—is headin' toward a new menu and Coachella.
Food & Drink

These Battambong BBQ-hosted parties will be your guide to celebrating Cambodian New Year

If there is one person embodying the sheer energy of Cambodian New Year in Long Beach this year, it is Chef Chad Phuong of Battambong BBQ.
Food & Drink

Sorry Not Sorry’s first Long Beach location opens April 2

Sorry Not Sorry Creamery, the quickly expanding ice cream brand, will open its first Long Beach location on April 2.
Food & Drink

Long Beach’s Olive & Rose unveils new spring menu, one of its most inspired yet

Olive & Rose's spring menu lets vegetables shine brightly, earthiness and umami lead the path into spring, and protein selection is at its height.
Cultural Currents
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Culture & Commentary

Easter Walk Long Beach will continue this weekend, carrying decades of Herstory

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The 29th annual Easter Walk Long Beach will continue its tradition of uplifting those in need, celebrating queerness, and connecting businesses with patrons—all in a pair of heels.
Culture & Commentary

Cafe Sevilla exits Downtown Long Beach; Ole takeover to open Mar. 29

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Cafe Sevilla has formally vacated its Downtown Long Beach space, handing the reins to similar concept, Ole.
Culture & Commentary

Remembering Long Beach’s Wade Windsor

A pioneer in his own right, Long Beach has lost an immensely powerful soul with the death of Wade Windsor at age 45.
Culture & Commentary

Long Beach Hospitality Alliance created to urge ‘not patrolling well-operated businesses but the streets’

Long Beach Hospitality Alliance has one focus: To encourage patrolling of the streets, not well-operated small businesses.
Development & Urbanism
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Urbanism & Development

Construction continues for on-the-water, 281-unit development in Alamitos Bay

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The 281-unit housing development coming to 6700 Pacific Coast Hwy. is officially underway.
Urbanism & Development

Armory Arts Collective to convert former National Guard building to senior housing

The Armory Arts Collective—the proposed overhaul of the National Guard Armory building where 7th Street meets Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue—is about to become...
Urbanism & Development

After years of delays, stubby residential project proposed for former Long Beach city hall site

The 321 Ocean Blvd. project now proposes 729 apartments: 364 units in the north building and 365 in the south. 
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Events & Festivals

Amateur short-length porn fest HUMP! returns to Long Beach

Brian Addison
HUMP! Fest, the touring short-film festival dedicated to amateur porn, will return back to Long Beach on April 4.
Events & Festivals

Snoop Dogg to headline inaugural Long Beach Amphitheater show

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Snoop Dogg will headline the grand opening of the Long Beach Amphitheater on Saturday, June 6.
Events & Festivals

Long Beach Beer Lab’s ‘Sour & Fruity Bev Fest’ is an ode to the tart in us all

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On Sunday, March 29, from noon to 4PM, the brewery and bakery will host its inaugural Sour & Fruity Bev Fest, a gathering built around unlimited sampling from breweries and non-alcoholic beverage makers.
Events & Festivals

From Lil Wayne to Nas, Long Beach Amphitheater begins booking inaugural hip hop acts

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Before the Long Beach Amphitheater has even fully introduced itself, it is becoming clear hiphop is playing a huge role given Lil Wayne booked the venue.

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