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Behind Bixby Provisions, the abrupt rebrand of much-loved Wood & Salt

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A look into how Bixby Provisions abruptly came to be after the much-loved Wood & Salt shuttered in Long Beach.
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Most anticipated restaurants opening in Long Beach in 2026: UPDATED

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Here are the Long Beach restaurants that are (hopefully) set to open in 2026, should the permitting and funding gods approve.
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South of Nick’s to open first Long Beach location June 15

South of Nick's, the upscale Mexican offshoot of the much-loved Nick's Restaurant, is finally set to make its Long Beach debut.
Food & Drink

The OG Taco Tuesday: Sura collabs with Sonoratown to honor legacy status

Celebrating their legacy status, Sura's Taco Tuesday is back for one day—Tuesday, May 19—with Sonoratown tortillas as its base.
Food & Drink

Marlena’s spring menu showcases Chef Michael Flores’s love of all things farmers’ market

Chef Michael Flores of Long Beach's Marlena has created a spring menu built around contrast and balance
Food & Drink

Long Beach Food Scene Intel: Tanuki moving to LBX; Khan’s Mongolian BBQ opens; more

Long Beach Food Scene Intel is a series from Brian Addison that will recap food news throughout the city, both big and small.
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Culture & Commentary

LB Pride festival canceled amid permitting concerns; parade to move forward

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The Long Beach Pride festival has been canceled after the organization failed to submit crucial documentation. The parade, however, will move forward on Sunday.
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Vinyl love: Massive annual record swap at Alex’s Bar in Long Beach continues

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Thanks to Lauren Snook's pop-up, Collectng Dust, we have a record swap in Long Beach at Alex's Bar come Saturday, May 16.
Culture & Commentary

Make Music Long Beach returns—but it needs more support

Make Music Long Beach returns with a simple but ambitious goal: fill the city with as much live music as possible. And, of course, garner more support.
Culture & Commentary

Long Beach allows food to be sold out of home kitchens. Here’s what that can look like.

It's called a Micro-Enterprise Home Kitchen Operation, or MEHKO. And they just became legal in Long Beach so we have a look at one.
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Crews break ground on $37M enhancement project at Long Beach Airport

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The Passenger Concourse Enhancements Project is a $37M endeavor that will upgrade the experience at Long Beach Airport.
Urbanism & Development

Former redevelopment land hits market as Long Beach seeks to reshape Atlantic Avenue block by block

The City of Long Beach has put 11 city-owned properties along Atlantic Avenue between 55th and 60th streets up for sale.
Urbanism & Development

Alexan West End, Long Beach’s 600-unit residential project, crawls toward completion

Construction crews for the Alexan West End have laid its foundation and have begun building toward the sky, moving progress forward on the largest residential development under construction for Long Beach.
Long Beach Events
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Events & Festivals

Meet the Long Beach locals trying to reinvent the Broadway queer scene

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For the Playa Larga events team, their quiet but clear push to uplift Gayborhood parties has been a mission of love and evolution.
Events & Festivals

Long Beach BBQ Fest 2026 comes with promises of better flow and a whole steer cook

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Long Beach BBQ Fest 2026 will return to our city for its fourth year on Memorial Day Weekend, bringing two days of barbecue.
Events & Festivals

Annual ‘halfway to Halloween’ beer festival returns with wildly cool, updated lineup

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Halfway to Halloween Hootenanny is officially Long Beach tradition—and this year's beer lineup is one of the best yet at a SoCal festival.
Events & Festivals

Edgar Allen Poe speakeasy returns to the Queen Mary in Long Beach

Brian Addison
The Edgar Allan Poe Speakeasy, a traveling immersive cocktail experience, returns to The Queen Mary on May 29 and May 30.

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