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Hinata Ramen marks itself as Long Beach’s most underrated ramen spot

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With smoke and umami as its guiding lines, Hinata Ramen is unquestionably Long Beach's most underrated ramen shop.
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Long Beach Food Scene Intel: Short-lived Beasties closes; Our Spot Coffee is back; more

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Missed previous Long Beach Food Scene Intel updates? We got you covered, boo: Click here for the full archive. Long Beach Food Scene Intel is a series from Brian...
Food & Drink

Most anticipated restaurants opening in Long Beach in 2026: UPDATED

Here are the Long Beach restaurants that are (hopefully) set to open in 2026, should the permitting and funding gods approve.
Food & Drink

Sunrise Shack Hawaii to open first Long Beach location near LBCC on Feb. 14

Hawaii-based Sunrise Shack will be expanding Stateside by opening a space in Long Beach.
Food & Drink

China’s most popular tea house brand, Chagee, opens first Long Beach location on Feb. 13

After its short-lived life as Dave's Hot Chicken in Belmont Shore, the space at 5246 E. 2nd St. is ready to become a Chagee Modern Tea House.
Food & Drink

Here are some Long Beach restaurants ready for your Valentine’s Day dinner

Valentine's Day can get hectic—even in Long Beach. Here are some clutch places ready to take you on for the night of lovers, friends, and even those who hate Hallmark holidays.
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Culture & Commentary

This Long Beach pottery class wants you to recreate that famous ‘Ghost’ scene for Valentine’s Day

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For a rare opportunity, Clay on First is asking couples to take on a single pottery wheel for their Toast-to-Ghost Valentine's Day classes.
Culture & Commentary

A true Long Beach hero lost: Shirley Raines dies at 58

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Shirley Raines, the Long Beach woman who visited Skid Row with everything from makeup to food every Saturday, has died at the age of 58.
Culture & Commentary

Closures. Menu cuts. Nixed hours: Casual Long Beach restaurants feel the grip of a rich person’s economy

Casual Long Beach restaurants are, well, going through it. And 2026 is going to be the most challenging year yet.
Culture & Commentary

Food, culture, art, Long Beach: Top Longbeachize stories of 2025

When it comes to cultural and urban happenings in the city, 2025 was a banner year—hence these incredible Long Beach stories.
Development & Urbanism
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Urbanism & Development

Meet the couple bringing back one of Long Beach’s most famous buildings to its coffee pot self

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The Coffee Pot Cafe in Long Beach is one of its most recognizable buildings—and this couple wants to serve inside it once again.
Urbanism & Development

Landmark Square sold for paltry $50M in Downtown Long Beach; plans to convert to housing

Landmark Square—often called "The Wells Fargo Building" by locals and visitors alike—has been sold to developer Izek Shomof for a meager $50M.
Urbanism & Development

Long Beach Amphitheater breaks ground; first show to come June 6

The Long Beach Amphitheater will officially break ground on Wednesday, Jan. 13—and with it, create the largest live entertainment venue in the city.
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Events & Festivals

KASSO’s inaugural U.S. event brings famed Japanese show to life with world-renowned skateboarders

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KASSO combines skating and obstacle course—and will be bringing its first American iteration via KASSO Fest to Long Beach.
Events & Festivals

Long Beach Last Call returns for 2026 with 10-day celebration of bar and cocktail industry

Brian Addison
Long Beach Last Call will return March 1 and run through March 10 in 2026, with a series of events each day celebrating the city’s rich bar culture, community, and its workers.
Events & Festivals

Long Beach Black Restaurant Week 2026: The places participating and those coming soon

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Long Beach Black Restaurant Week 2026 has officially kicked off, running through Jan. 31 across the city.
Events & Festivals

Long Beach chefs rep heavily (and treated like rock stars) at Anaheim Ducks gala

Brian Addison
For those in the know, Dux in Tux—the annual gala for the famed Anaheim Ducks hockey team—is one of Orange County's largest philanthropic events....

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