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
Favorite things I’m eating right now in Long Beach: Dec. 2024
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.
Urbanism & Development
Long Beach inclusionary ordinance mandating affordable housing development citywide takes major step
Following the landmark Long Beach inclusionary ordinance that was passed in July of 2020—which requires developers in specific areas of Downtown to include a...
Food & Drink
Long Beach restaurants open on Christmas Day for those that work, don’t celebrate, or just need a break
Many people can't connect on the holidays—be it due to work, inability to fly out or drive to family, or are simply exhausted. We got you covered with this list of Long Beach restaurants open on Christmas.
Food & Drink
Breakfast Dreams—Long Beach’s most underrated breakfast popup—has new residency at Salud
Chef Josh Haskal's Breakfast Dreams is back in Long Beach with a regular residency at Salud on 4th Street.
Food & Drink
Long Beach Food Scene Intel: Sonoratown open late on Friday, Saturday; 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.
Food & Drink
Beloved independent brewer Brouwerij West to permanently shutter operations in ‘a month or two’
Now, Brouwerij West, the San Pedro brewery that brought mixed-fermentation brews to SoCal, is shuttering after nearly nine years of serving the community.
Food & Drink
San Pedro Fish Market to return to Pedro waterfront, open new location in Monterey’s Fisherman’s Wharf
San Pedro Fish Market has big news: It returns to its roots as a San Pedro harbor-facing restaurant and will open another location in Monterey's famed Fisherman's Wharf.
Events & Festivals
Lights, aerials, Christmas: Long Beach neighborhood lights & aerobatics show has last performances this weekend
They call it the Circus Spectacular Nights, an annual partnership between neighborhood light show JZ Light Show and acrobatic troupe Aerial Butterflies.
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