Brian Addison
Brian Addison has been a writer, editor, and photographer for more than 15 years, covering everything from food and culture to transportation and housing. In 2015, he was named Journalist of the Year by the Los Angeles Press Club and has since garnered 30 nominations and three additional wins. In 2019, he was awarded the Food/Culture Critic of the Year across any platform at the National Arts & Entertainment Journalism Awards. He has since been nominated in that category every year, joining fellow food writers from the Los Angeles Times, the New York Times, Eater, the Orange County Register, and more.
Events & Festivals
The annual ‘halfway to Halloween’ beer festival returns with 40 breweries and distilleries
The crew that brought Long Beach its first major beer festival during the pandemic, Halloween Hootenanny and continues to do so each year since—Festival Obscura...
Urbanism & Development
Work on 300 Alamitos Ave. senior living space in Long Beach officially starts
Crews are expected actually to break ground by the end of this week on a senior housing development at 300 Alamitos Ave.
Urbanism & Development
Line up your turkeys: Lucky Strike to open bowling alley at Long Beach exchange
A Lucky Strike bowling alley will be coming to Long Beach thanks to an approval from the Planning Commission earlier this month.
Food & Drink
Long Beach Food Scene Intel: Olive & Rose shutters bagel concept; Lazy Dough previews; more
Long Beach Food Scene Intel is a series from Brian Addison that will recap food news throughout the city, both news that needs just a quick mention or repeated news where you might have missed the full features.
Urbanism & Development
Thank the transit gods: E-scooters permitted on Long Beach’s beach path beginning in May
E-scooter riders—like those found on Bird and Lime scooters across the city—will soon be able to use the beach path for their transportation needs.
Food & Drink
After decades, Central American staple La Ceiba shutters its doors in Long Beach
La Ceiba, the Long Beach restaurant that has blended Honduran and Salvadoran food at different locations across decades, has formally shuttered its doors.
Food & Drink
This $500 cocktail is one of many the Fairmont Breakers will offer for the Long Beach Grand Prix
Perhaps there is nothing more extravagant than serving Louis XIII in a cocktail. That's exactly what the Fairmont Breakers is doing with one of its various Grand Prix-centric cocktail offerings.
Food & Drink
The essential Long Beach pizza list
Our city's pizza game has never been stronger: From Neapolitan and Roman to Californian and American, Long Beach has a love for the pie that is finally rivaling our sister city to the north.
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