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 33 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 since, joining fellow food writers from the Los Angeles Times, the New York Times, Eater, the Orange County Register, and more.
Food & Drink
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.
Events & Festivals
Meet the Long Beach locals trying to reinvent the Broadway queer scene
For the Playa Larga events team, their quiet but clear push to uplift Gayborhood parties has been a mission of love and evolution.
Culture & Commentary
Vinyl love: Massive annual record swap at Alex’s Bar in Long Beach continues
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.
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.
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.
Events & Festivals
Long Beach BBQ Fest 2026 comes with promises of better flow and a whole steer cook
Long Beach BBQ Fest 2026 will return to our city for its fourth year on Memorial Day Weekend, bringing two days of barbecue.
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