Food & Drink
Favorite things I’m eating right now in Long Beach: March 2025
Brian Addison's Favorite Things is a monthly list showcasing his five favorite things he is mowing down and gulping through in Long Beach—and it's not always new items but it's definitely never repeated things from previous months.
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Food & Drink
Long Beach’s Buvons officially opens French-meets-Californian restaurant space
After a month of experimenting in the kitchen, Buvons Wine Bar, the restaurant expansion from the neighboring Buvons Wine Shop, has opened under the watchful eye of owner and chef Alicia Kemper.
Culture & Commentary
Long Beach Lost: The gentleman’s club that opened with a five-day long party and bankruptcy
My ongoing series, Long Beach Lost, was launched to examine buildings, places, and things that have either been demolished, are set to be demolished, or are in motion to possibly be demolished—or were never even in existence. This is not a preservationist series but rather a historical series that will help keep a record of our architectural, cultural, and spatial history.
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.
Urbanism & Development
Long Beach’s Orange Avenue Backbone Bikeway project is an important cog for safety
The Orange Avenue Backbone Bikeway is Long Beach's largest biking infrastructure project, revisioning the arterial from Ocean Boulevard in the south to Jackson Street in the north.
Events & Festivals
The ultimate Downtown Long Beach bar crawl is returning—and it’s essential for the neighborhood
The DTLB bar crawl returns thanks to support from the Downtown Long Beach Alliance. And it does so on Friday, Mar. 7 beginning at 6PM at Altar Society.
Events & Festivals
Kid Cudi, Cypress Hill, Ludacris headline 2025 Cali Vibes festival in Long Beach
Kid Cudi, Cypress Hill, and Ludacris will be headlining this year's Cali Vibes festival, set to take over Marina Green Park come June 8 and June 9.
Events & Festivals
Long Beach Last Call returns for 2025 with 10-day celebration of bar and cocktail industry
Long Beach Last Call 2025 will run March 1 through March 10 with a series of events on each day that celebrates the city’s rich bar culture, community, and its workers.
Events & Festivals
Long Beach mayor joins grassroots fundraising efforts, raising $20K—but more is needed
Joining the multiple grassroots efforts across the city—from the makeshift command center that Bixby Knolls has become to the efforts of Black community leader...
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