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What to (unquestionably) eat during Long Beach Food Scene Week 2026

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Long Beach Food Scene Week 2026 is upon us, coming July 31 through Aug. 9—here are some stand-out offerings.
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Bungalow Kitchen aims to reopen in the fall, bringing much-missed Long Beach chef with it

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After closing down earlier this year, The Bungalow Kitchen Long Beach is reopening—and brings a much-missed chef along with it.
Long Beach Food Scene

Just months in its presence, Homareya is the Japanese heart of Long Beach

Chef Yoya Takahashi's Homareya—Long Beach's first proper izakaya—has already evolved in a space that leaves little room to do so.
Long Beach Food Scene

How Proudly Serving stands out in a SoCal market saturated with great burgers

There is something wonderfully accidental about some of the best parts of Proudly Serving, the mini-burger again founded by Matthew McIvor.
Long Beach Food Scene

Sura Korean BBQ and Midnight Oil collab for Long Beach Food Scene Week

Sura and Midnight Oil have come together for LBFSW 2026 to offer a blend of Korean and Chinese food in a way Long Beach hasn't seen.
Long Beach Food Scene

The essential Long Beach burgers list

The humble and mighty burger is not just an American go-to but a worldwide staple. Here's your guide to the best Long Beach burgers.
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Culture & Commentary

WERK is Long Beach’s latest queer space—and it wants everyone to be seen

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There's a new, three-level queer bar in town. And she will rightfully tell you that you betta WERK, Long Beach.
Culture & Commentary

Here are the places to watch the World Cup in Long Beach

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Long Beach restaurants are going all out for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Here's where you can comfortably get your soccer on.
Culture & Commentary

A kitchen operation out of your Long Beach home? Here’s what to know

After years of advocacy, policy discussions, feasibility studies, and city approvals, Long Beach residents can now officially apply to operate Micro-Enterprise Home Kitchen Operations—better...
Culture & Commentary

Amid Long Beach’s Pride debacle, we lost the whole damn point

Amid the blame game, we forgot that Long Beach Pride has always been for the have-nots, the black and brown kids, and the unprivileged.
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Urbanism & Development

Beach Streets returns to Long Beach with its best route ever

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Beach Streets—the City of Long Beach's removal of vehicles from streets to make way for everyone from bicyclists and skaters to walkers and those in wheelchairs—is a reminder that streets are...
Urbanism & Development

Long Beach Mayor Rex Richardson approved for Metro Board

A committee unanimously approved Long Beach Mayor Rex Richardson for a Metro Board seat, effective July 1.
Urbanism & Development

Long Beach unveils plans for LGBTQ+ Cultural District

The City of Long Beach unveiled its proposed plans for its first LGBTQ+ Cultural District. The improvements along the Broadway corridor use placemaking, public...
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Events & Festivals

Long Beach’s zine fest dedicated all things cats returns for 2026

Brian Addison
Cat Zine Fest returns for its second iteration thanks to one of Long Beach's most unique spaces, Cool Cat Collective.
Events & Festivals

Moonlight Movies on the Beach returns with 2026 lineup

Brian Addison
The city’s free, summer-long, movies-on-the-beach series, Moonlight Movies on the Beach, is back for 2026.
Events & Festivals

LA Independent Beer Fest to bring over 75 breweries to Long Beach

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The LA Independent Beer Fest will once again take over Shoreline Aquatic Park in Downtown Long Beach on June 6.
Events & Festivals

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

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

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