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.
Food & Drink
Long Beach Last Call 2025 celebrates bar industry with events, menus across 10 days
Long Beach Last Call 2025 will return March 1 and run 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
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.
Food & Drink
Ten Mile Brewing’s Cajun Fest returns, bringing Battambong BBQ and Shady Grove Foods with it
Ten Mile Brewing has long been home to mini-festivals. The recently minted Cambodian food festival and its annual Cambodian New Year celebrations immediately come...
Food & Drink
Long Beach Japanese legend Yoya Takahashi to open izakaya space, Homareya, in DTLB
Homareya—set to take over the former Mitaki space in Downtown Long Beach, right next to Milana's New York Pizzeria—will be a rarity for Long Beach when it hopefully opens this summer.
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.
Food & Drink
Long Beach’s Shlap Muan named in Top 15 places to eat in the country by Yelp!
North Long Beach and Cambodian chicken wing staple Shlap Muan has been named the eleventh best place to eat in the entire country.
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.
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