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Events & Festivals
From architecture and art to taco poetry and block parties: LA Design Festival 2025 comes to Long Beach
The LA Design Festival 2025 returns to Long Beach yet again come June 26 through June 29. Long Beach is not just on the map, but front and center as a driving force in the festival’s region-wide celebration of design, imagination, and community.
Urbanism & Development
Re-thinking the Downtown shoreline in Long Beach: Why history and equity matter
The Downtown shoreline is being reimagined in Long Beach—but how we attach history and equity is essential for a proper future.
Food & Drink
Long Beach Food Scene Intel: Walt’s Wharf prepares to reopen; Wicked Wolf unveils summer menu; 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
Inflatable water playgrounds to open in Long Beach waters come June 13
Known as a Wibit in Long Beach, the inflatable, floating water parks will yet again come June 13 and running through Sep. 1.
Food & Drink
Favorite things I’m eating right now in Long Beach: June 2025
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.
Food & Drink
Tragically gorgeous, gorgeously tragic: The incredible story behind Long Beach’s wildly popular Zuzu’s Petals
Zuzu's Petals—Long Beach's (rightfully and) wildly popular brunch space on the easternmost edge of DTLB—is surely surrounded by beauty.
Urbanism & Development
Long Beach transit mall—with an old Blue Line train as decor—scores additional $1.5M in funding
Initially proposed in March of 2023, the Long Beach transit mall renovation took an inch toward reality this week.
Food & Drink
Long Beach Food Scene Intel: Taste of DTLB kicks off; coffeeshop-meets-billiards club coming; 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
Dirty Pepperoni—pizza concept from Dirtbags California—coming to DTLB
It shall be called Dirty Pepperoni, Long Beach. The boys behind Dirtbags California—the wildly popular Harley shop in North Long Beach—will heading up the pizza concept in a neighborhood rich with stellar pies.
Food & Drink
Long Beach Food Scene Intel: Canadian Pizza opens second location; first look at Beasties; 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
Long Beach Food Scene Intel: Polly’s Pie founder dead at 92; Mangiafoglie starts brunch; 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
Angela Mesna—who helped develop Long Beach’s love of wine—sells District Wine
District Wine will be losing the defining part of its soul as longtime owner Angela Mesna has sold the business following 15 years of dedication to the Downtown.
Culture & Commentary
Long Beach Art Scene: Kintsugi workshops, artist symposium, tiki documentary, more
There is plenty of news surrounding Long Beach's art scene—here are the highlights.
Urbanism & Development
How proposed residential complex Apsara could change housing in Long Beach (and beyond)
Apsara Long Beach, a proposed 161-unit development at 400 E. Anaheim St., could alter the way the city zones and builds housing.
Urbanism & Development
Alexan West End, Long Beach’s 600-unit residential project, continues crawl upward
Construction crews for the Alexan West End have laid its foundation and have begun building toward the sky, moving progress forward on the largest residential development under construction for Long Beach.
Food & Drink
ISM Brewing leads Long Beach at World Beer Cup
ISM Brewing garnered two silver medals at this year's World Beer Cup, leading Long Beach breweries in what is largely considered the global standard in beer awards.
Food & Drink
Long Beach Food Scene Intel: Padre back up for lease; plus more Mexican and more AYCE
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
With independent ownership, Hotel Maya takes on new chef, revamps Fuego’s brunch menu
Hotel Maya—returning to its roots as an independently Long Beach-owned and -operated hotel—has hired its first new chef in over a decade and revamped Fuego's brunch menu.
Food & Drink
Listening to community, Broken Spirits goes halal with menu updates, increases focus on Long Beach
Broken Spirits Distillery has decided to go halal with its beef and chicken offerings thanks to some suggestions from patrons.
Urbanism & Development
Developer begins demolition for 272-unit Jefferson Long Beach project
It is called Jefferson Long Beach. And crews have begun demolishing the existing structures along the west side of Long Beach Boulevard between 4th and 5th Streets to make way for the upcoming 272-unit residential building.
Food & Drink
The real tragedy behind George’s Greek Cafe in DTLB being forced to vacate and close
The owners of George's Greek Cafe on Pine Avenue in Downtown Long Beach have been told by the county sheriff to vacate. It's a stain upon the great name of George Loizides.
Events & Festivals
Tiësto headlines Day Trip 2025 festival at the Queen Mary in Long Beach
Dance festival giant Insomniac is returning to the Queen Mary-as-a-backdrop for its house-centric Day Trip 2025 festival, with none other than Tiësto headlining.
Food & Drink
With lunch now open, Olive & Rose continues to reflect Chef Philip Pretty’s most soulful food
Olive & Rose is Chef Philip Pretty's most soulful endeavor—and his new lunch deeply reflects that. This isn't to say it lacks the quality...
Food & Drink
Ammatoli proves it’s one of the region’s best with its bold, bodacious brunch
An Ammatoli brunch easily solidifies why it is one of the city's most acclaimed restaurants.
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.
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.
Urbanism & Development
Live music fans rejoice: The Long Beach Bowl will become a reality
With the potential to draw from a larger pool of artists with such a distinctly unique venue, the City has set a budget for the Long Beach Bowl.
Events & Festivals
Massive rum event in Downtown Long Beach to feature 80+ expressions and unlimited tastings
The Rum Curious Summit 2025 will be hosted at Altar Society in Downtown Long Beach for its inaugural outing, featuring over 20 rum brands offering 100-plus expressions of the spirit.
Events & Festivals
Yes, there’s a free disco party aboard the Queen Mary in Long Beach (costume contest included)
The free disco’n’funk party aboard The Queen Mary and inside the Observation Bar will be on Thursday, April 10 from 8PM to 11PM.
Food & Drink
Long Beach Food Scene Intel: Due Fiori to open Mar. 26; multiple other openings; 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
ISM Brewing’s burger menu is popular for a reason, Long Beach
ISM Brewing's burger menu is a hit—and there's plenty of juicy, cheesy reasons as to why.
Events & Festivals
Prepare for destruction: Hot Wheels Monster Trucks Live heads to Long Beach for first time
Hot Wheels Monster Trucks Live, the nationwide spectacle for lovers of destruction and, of course, trucks, is coming to Long Beach for the first time.
Culture & Commentary
After 15-year presence in Downtown Long Beach, Fingerprints Music to move to Bixby Knolls
After a 15-year presence in DTLB, music and record stalwart Fingerprints Music will move to Bixby Knolls come April.
Food & Drink
Long Beach Food Scene Intel: From Japanese to donuts, lots of new openings across city
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.
Events & Festivals
The ultimate Downtown Long Beach bar crawl is returning—and it’s essential for the neighborhood
The DTLB bar crawl returns thanks to support from the Downtown Long Beach Alliance. And it does so on Friday, Mar. 7 beginning at 6PM at Altar Society.
Food & Drink
FIRST LOOK: Midnight Oil brings the dim sum and cocktails to Downtown Long Beach
We have your first look into the food and drinks of Midnight Oil, Downtown Long Beach's newest restaurant and bar.
Food & Drink
One year in, Broken Spirits continues to evolve as it centers its Long Beach presence
As we push toward celebrating Long Beach Last Call 2025—a 10-day, multi-event celebration of our city’s rich bar culture and the people who make...
Food & Drink
Hennessy is a cultural cog for many Long Beach communities. This tasting will explore its history.
For Long Beach Last Call 2025, Downtown Long Beach's Chez Bacchus will hosting a Hennessy tasting event.
Food & Drink
Long Beach’s proper Irish pub wants to teach you how to make a proper Irish coffee
The Auld Dubliner will be hosting an Irish coffee class for Long Beach Last Call 2025.
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
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.
Food & Drink
Long Beach Food Scene Intel: Colossus opens new location; more sweets come to the Shore; 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
Lunar New Year lion dance event in Downtown Long Beach to include Midnight Oil preview
A Midnight Oil preview will be part of a Lunar New Year celebration on The Promenade in Downtown Long Beach. (Yes, lion dance performance included.)
Food & Drink
Sonoratown Long Beach to open late every night of the week (and why that’s important for DTLB)
Praise the Taco Gods: Sonoratown Long Beach will open seven days a week from 11AM to 10PM beginning Monday, Feb. 3.
Food & Drink
Long Beach Food Scene Intel: Walt’s Wharf inches toward reopening; Tantulum celebrates 20 years; 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.
Culture & Commentary
This Lunar New Year snake game is projected onto a Long Beach building—and yes, you can play it
Intertrend in Long Beach honors Lunar New Year with an interactive, playable version of the old-school snake game found on phones during the late 1990s and 2000s.
Food & Drink
Long Beach’s Sura Korean BBQ rings in Lunar New Year with new chef—and a bit of elevation
Tteok mandu guk. Tofu beullok. Busan mackerel. Yukhoe with crispy rice. These are some of the new additions at Sura Korean BBQ & Tofu...
Food & Drink
Longtime DTLB, cold-press staple Rainbow Juices to serve last day on Jan. 30
Rainbow Juices, serving the community for nearly 15 years and hosting its space in Downtown Long Beach for a decade, will be serving its last drop of juice on Jan. 30.
Food & Drink
Long Beach Food Scene Intel: Syrian space opens in Wrigley; Knead in Signal Hill moves forward; 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
Olive & Rose’s bagel shop and Long Beach burger legend Hamburgers Nice are collaborating for one day only
Chef Philip Pretty of O&R Bagels and Chef Jairo Bogarín of Hamburgers Nice are partnering up once again for a collaboration.
Food & Drink
With newly minted liquor license, Long Beach’s Chez Bacchus is complete
Chez Bacchus—one of the few white-cloth dining spaces in Downtown Long Beach—has unveiled its first cocktail menu.
Culture & Commentary
From the Arena to the Bowl: How Long Beach is returning to live music roots with massive changes and updates
From reclaiming the Long Beach Arena to opening a live music and performance amphitheater space opening at The Queen Mary this fall, Mayor Rex Richardson is doubling down as the Mayor of Amps.
Food & Drink
Long Beach Food Scene Intel: El Viejón—taking over Congregation space—soft opens; 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
The Fairmont Breakers in Downtown Long Beach is always open for breakfast
To know Long Beach is to know its love of breakfast and day drinking—and it would seem Nettuno offers an upgrade in that sense.
Food & Drink
Meet Masah Habibeh, the real secret ingredient behind Ammatolí’s spectacular sweets
The masterful desserts and baked goods at Ammatolí created by Masah Habibeh—the daugher of owner and Chef Dima Habibeh—are nearly impossible to go unnoticed.
Food & Drink
Long Beach Food Scene Intel: Sugar Taco closes; Recreational Coffee introduces booze, late hours; 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.
Culture & Commentary
Remembering Isa Rached: Long Beach queer advocate dead at 38
Isa Rached, co-owner of The "B" Room in Downtown Long Beach and longtime queer advocate, passed on Jan. 2 from a brain aneurysm that occured on Dec. 30.
Food & Drink
Taking over Rosemallows in DTLB, Midnight Oil will bring late night dim sum and rotating speakeasy
While some are lamenting the loss of Rosemallows, Leonard Chan, the man behind restaurant and bar group The Alchemists, is moving in with Midnight Oil.
Urbanism & Development
271-unit Resa Long Beach development to open soon at 3rd & Pacific in DTLB
Expected to be completed in 2025, the 271-unit project replaces a much more ambitious project—a 23-story tower with 395 units—that was proposed in 2019.
Food & Drink
20 years in, Auld Dubliner is an immigrant’s social and spacial sonnet to both Long Beach and Ireland
With an immigrant's love (and longing) for their home, Long Beach was introduced to the Irish pub in a way that few cities have the privilege of experiencing.
Food & Drink
Long Beach Food Scene Intel: Rosemallows hosts last days of service; Amorcito shutters; 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
A farewell to Congregation Ale House—and a history of Long Beach’s long support of independent beer
Congregation Ale House, Downtown Long Beach's staple independent beer pourer and pub, is officially no longer.
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.
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.
Culture & Commentary
Meet Anne Bergstedt, the alleged Long Beach rental scam artist whose cover is being blown
Anne Bergstedt goes by many names and many professions—her most perturbing being the alleged scamming of renters throughout the region.
Food & Drink
Long Beach Food Scene Intel: Church’s on Cherry closes; New Amsterdam re-brands; 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
Nettuno at Fairmont Breakers brings the glorious return of one of Long Beach’s best Italian chefs
Many first-timers or visitors likely don't know that Nettuno at the Fairmont Breakers welcomes back Chef Giuseppe Musso, a long-loved Long Beach Italian chef.
Urbanism & Development
4th Street Micro-Housing: Vacant Downtown Long Beach lot set for 96-unit residential complex
A seven-story, micro-unit housing development is being proposed for the vacant lot on the north side of 4th Street between Elm and Linden Avenues in Downtown Long Beach
Events & Festivals
From the Caribbean to South America: Sazón Latin Food Festival returns to Downtown Long Beach
Downtown Long Beach is becoming a haven for Latin American celebrations that focus on food—and this weekend's upcoming Sazón Latin Food Festival is no exception.
Food & Drink
Long Beach Food Scene Intel: Colossus expanding; Candy Warehouse closing; 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
Your guide to Long Beach holiday drinks and food: 2024 Edition
Much to the pleasure of spook lovers, we are witnessing a horrifying growth in Long Beach holiday drinks and food menus this year—more than any year previously.
Culture & Commentary
Long Beach Lost: The municipal auditorium that hosted everyone from Judy Garland to Elvis Presley
The Long Beach Municipal Auditorium was 8,000-person exhibit hall that would host everyone from Elvis Presley to Judy Garland.
Food & Drink
Ammatolí, Tacos La Carreta, Sonoratown rank on Los Angeles Times 101 Best Restaurants list
Los Angeles Times food critic Bill Addison—working with columnist Jenn Harris—has released the publication's annual 101 Best Restaurants. And three Long Beach restaurants ranked:...
Culture & Commentary
It’s A Drag to Give returns to bring the gayest of holiday cheers to Downtown Long Beach
After a five-year hiatus, the queer-meets-philanthropy celebration that is It's a Drag to Give is back in all its campy, glam, fierce glory come Saturday, Dec. 7.
Food & Drink
Long Beach Food Scene Intel: Sura open on Mondays; Sonoratown and Recreational partner for latte; 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.
Culture & Commentary
The Breakfast Bar’s expansion is part of a growing trend in expanding DTLB’s ability for events
The Breakfast Bar's latest expansion at its Downtown location isn't solely for seating more patrons. That is, of course, part of the goal. But the larger goal of Catering & Events Manager Angela Roman's space is much more significant.
Food & Drink
Long Beach Food Scene Intel: Many more closures; Hartland’s scores alcohol license; 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
Sky Room: The refined rebirth of a Long Beach culinary and cultural legend
Sky Room—one of two restaurants in the newly minted Fairmont Breakers hotel and spa in Downtown Long Beach—has returned.
Food & Drink
Miracle at The Ordinarie returns to Downtown Long Beach with new drinks (Christmasaurus mug included)
Miracle at The Ordinarie has officially returned to Downtown Long Beach, bringing SanTaRex, Christmasaurus, Krampus, lights, booze, and plenty of holiday cheer.
Events & Festivals
Dreamstate—the massive trance music festival—returns to the Queen Mary in Long Beach
After its inaugural year in Long Beach last year, where tens of thousands showed up to levitate musically, Dreamstate returns to the Queen Mary stomping grounds Nov. 22 and Nov. 23.
Food & Drink
Sonoratown to bring their cantina menu to Long Beach location—and that means nachos and elote
Sonoratown Long Beach is about to look a lot like Sonoratown Mid-City—nachos and elote happily included on the menu.
Food & Drink
Long Beach Food Scene Intel: Jan’s Health Bar opens first LB space; Torisho closes; 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
Broken Spirits in Long Beach goes all-in on ‘Nightmare Before Christmas’-themed holiday dinners
Broken Spirits Distillery in Downtown Long Beach is getting into the holiday spirit with not jingly bells but in a more macabre way.
Food & Drink
The Sky Room at the Fairmont Breakers is officially taking reservations; here’s the inaugural menu
The famed Sky Room—the top-floor restaurant that has existed in DTLB since 1946—is accepting reservations on Open Table.
Food & Drink
Favorite things I’m eating right now in Long Beach: Nov. 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.
Food & Drink
EggBred Long Beach to open with ‘craft breakfast sandwiches’ in Downtown on Nov. 23
EggBred Long Beach—the quickly expanding, self-described craft breakfast sandwich chain—will be opening on Nov. 23.
Food & Drink
Solita to close Downtown Long Beach location, leaving massive commercial space void
Solita, the massive Mexican-American corporate restaurant chain that took over the largest retail space inside Landmark Square, will be closing by the end of the year.
Urbanism & Development
A look inside the renovation of Long Beach’s mid-mod gem, the City Center hotel
The City Center hotel always had the bones to become an Ace-like space. Fabulously mid-century modern. Centrally located and within walking distance of everything from the Terrace Theatre to the Promenade. And now, it has the makeover it always deserved.
Food & Drink
Long Beach Food Scene Intel: Olive & Rose cocktails coming; mini-market Indian grub; new dim sum; 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
Ammatolí’s latest expansion is an extension of Chef Dima Habibeh’s gift to the food scene
Ammatolí's latest expansion, a room called "hayati" (or "my life" in Arabic) has officially opened.
Urbanism & Development
Fairmont Breakers—years in the making—begins taking reservations Nov. 19
The Fairmont Breakers has been years in the making—and Long Beach's first luxury hotel is set to open Nov. 7.
Food & Drink
Most anticipated restaurants opening in Long Beach in 2024: UPDATED
Your complete guide to all the restaurants opening (or not) in Long Beach in 2024.
Events & Festivals
Taco Death Match 2024—the ultimate taco competition—invades Downtown Long Beach this weekend
Taco Death Match, the inaugural taco competition heading to Mosaic in Downtown Long Beach on Nov. 3, has a curated slate of 10 chefs and taqueros who will battle it out.
Food & Drink
Long Beach Food Scene Intel: Sonoratown open 7 days a week; Miracle at The Ordinarie coming; 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
Taco Death Match 2024: Meet the Long Beach chefs vying for the title
Taco Death Match 2024 is upon us, Long Beach. Ten taqueros and chefs from Long Beach and L.A. battling in the ultimate competition focused on SoCal's favorite food.
Food & Drink
Taco Death Match 2024: Meet the traditional taqueros competing, Long Beach
Taco Death Match 2024 will pit ten taqueros from Long Beach and L.A. battling in the ultimate competition focused on SoCal's favorite food.
Culture & Commentary
Dave Chappelle and Killer Mike to end U.S. tour at Terrace Theatre in Long Beach
Comedian Dave Chappelle and Run the Jewels member Killer Mike have partnered for a seven-city stand-up-meets-hip-hop tour. And the aptly titled "Still Talkin That Sh*t!" tour's last stop will be Long Beach.
Food & Drink
Taco Death Match 2024: Meet the ‘Cambodian Competition,’ Long Beach
Taco Death Match 2024 is upon us, Long Beach. Ten taqueros and chefs from Long Beach and L.A. battling in the ultimate competition focused on SoCal's favorite food.
Food & Drink
Long Beach Food Scene Intel: Wine Beach permanently closing; Dilly’s, Alli Kaphiy soft opening
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.
Culture & Commentary
Taco Death Match 2024: Meet the passionate artists bringing La Catrina to life
For the artists who bring La Catrina to life, it is much more than just bringing a symbol to fruition.
Food & Drink
Long Beach restaurants land in Yelp rankings; Shlap Muan and Pickle Banh Mi land in Top 10
Multiple Long Beach businesses landed in Yelp! Elites' rankings for the best restaurants throughout Los Angeles County.
Food & Drink
Inglorious Funnels offers the best funnel cakes in Long Beach—and they want a more permanent home
Inglorious Funnels is seemingly everywhere in Long Beach—and they are nothing short of being the Kings of the Funnel Cake.
Food & Drink
Favorite things I’m eating right now in Long Beach: Oct. 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.
Food & Drink
Long Beach Food Scene Intel: Babette Bakery to close Nov. 3; 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
Madres Brunch Long Beach officially opens in the East Village
Madres Brunch Long Beach has officially opened. It has taken over the former LB Taco Co. space in the East Village, which closed earlier this year.
Urbanism & Development
Historic 115 Pine Ave. building in Downtown Long Beach to be converted to housing
The iconic, 1906 French Renaissance Revival gem that is the Enloe Building at 115 Pine Ave. is set to be converted to 70 housing...
Culture & Commentary
Raven and the Wolves—Long Beach’s underrated art gem—continues its rightful legacy of forging tattooing into the fine arts world
The Raven and the Wolves is one of the city's most underrated art gems—and it goes far beyond the tattooing.
Events & Festivals
Vans Warped Tour to come to Long Beach in 2025
The Vans Warped Tour has announced that they will be bringing their famed rock festival—which had its last showing in 2019—to Long Beach for two days, July 26 and 27, 2025, as part of its 30th anniversary.
Culture & Commentary
Long Beach Art Scene: Dark Art Emporium’s ‘Nocturnal Dysphoria’ is masterfully macabre
The Dark Art Emporium—DTLB's heart for all things dark arts, crafts, and creatives—has brought on guest curator Cristina Rodriguez for their October group show, "Nocturnal Dysphoria."
Food & Drink
Your guide to Long Beach Halloween drinks and food: 2024 Edition
Much to the pleasure of spook lovers, we are witnessing a horrifying growth in Long Beach Halloween drinks and food menus this year—more than any year previously.
Food & Drink
Altar Society breakfast: Brewery blends bubbles, Bloody Marys, and breakfast burritos
An Altar Society breakfast, you say? Yessiree: breakfast sandwiches, pizzas, burritos, and plenty of bubbles, beers, and Bloody Marys to wrap a nice liquid blanket around those day drinkers.
Food & Drink
Long Beach breweries score at the 2024 Great American Beer Fest
Ambitious Ales, ISM Brewing, and Trademark Brewing all scored medals at the 2024 Great American Beer Fest.
Food & Drink
Long Beach Food Scene Intel: JP23 space has new tenant; BMore Protein Pub closes; 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.
Culture & Commentary
The $100 bagel and $85 calzone: Redefining (and questioning) luxury food in Long Beach
Yes, in Long Beach in 2024, there exists a $100 bagel at Olive & Rose and a calzone at Marlena costing you $85.
Food & Drink
ISM Brewing and the return of pub food: Scotch, pickled, and deviled egg offerings rock
Pickled. Scotch. Deviled. Deviled Scotch. Eggs galore for ISM Brewing's awesome new menu items.
Culture & Commentary
Long Beach Art Scene: Much-loved DTLB Art Walk returns Oct. 12
The DTLB Art Walk is returning Oct. 12 thanks to some spearheading from the Downtown Long Beach Alliance.
Food & Drink
This Long Beach whiskey dinner sends you home with a bottle of single-barrel bourbon
A Long Beach whiskey dinner that lets you walk away with your own bottle of proprietary, single-barrel Woodford Reserve? Oh yes.
Culture & Commentary
Dragula watch party, weekly drag show comes to DTLB’s 4th Horseman for all those dark queers’n’drag lovers
A Dragula watch party? At Long Beach's own horrorcore pizzeria, The 4th Horseman? Yes and yes. Long Beach drag misfit Girl Haggard will be...
Events & Festivals
The glorious, ghoulish return of The Queen Mary’s Dark Harbor in Long Beach
The Queen Mary's Dark Harbor returned after a nearly five-year hiatus—and it is a giddily ghoulish, masterfully macabre celebration.
Food & Drink
Long Beach Food Scene Intel: Padre/Mezcalero wage theft controversy; LB Latino Restaurant Week launches; 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
Caviar and steak frites: DTLB’s Olive & Rose, the new concept from the Heritage crew, unveils menu
Olive & Rose, brother-and-sister pair Chef Philip and Lauren Pretty's second concept following their Michelin-starred Heritage, will soft open come Wednesday, Oct. 2.
Food & Drink
Favorite things I’m eating right now in Long Beach: Sept. 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.
Food & Drink
Long Beach Food Scene Intel: North LB to have new brunch spot; Ají broken into; 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
Taco Death Match: Long Beach festival-meets-competition pairs taqueros and breweries (with some tequila on the side)
Taco Death Match, the inaugural taco competition heading to Mosaic in Downtown Long Beach on Nov. 3, will have a curated slate of chefs and taqueros create special “ofrenda tacos” that honor dead loved ones.
Food & Drink
Long Beach Food Scene Intel: 4 Shore temporarily closes; FAM Fest flexes with chef lineup; 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
A brother and a fighter serve up Coffee Station’s love letter from Instanbul to Long Beach
Coffee Station in Downtown Long Beach is a small skip away from all the Pine Avenue brouhaha, bringing Turkish culture and treats to a whole new audience.
Events & Festivals
With Long Beach Oktoberfest postponed, here are the places you can celebrate locally
Long Beach Oktoberfest isn't coming through for 2024—that doesn't mean there aren't other stellar options happening throughout the season in Long Beach.
Food & Drink
Long Beach Food Scene Intel: Baby Gee owners to open trattoria concept; rooftop of Breakers update; 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
LB Taco Co. to permanently close in DTLB; for-the-‘Gram Madres Brunch to move in
The Long Beach Taco Company has been purportedly bought by Madres Brunch, an Insta-centric breakfast and brunch destination with five locations across SoCal.
Food & Drink
Long Beach Food Scene Intel: NYC-style chopped cheese hope; Battambong BBQ hits four years; 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
400 Oceangate building in Downtown Long Beach proposed as 275-unit complex
The high-rise at 400 Oceangate, which used to be owned by (and home to) Long Beach law firm Keesal, Young & Logan, faces a new future.
Events & Festivals
The Queen Mary’s Spooktacular Bazaar includes creepy double-feature and shopping
The Queen Mary's Spooktacular Bazaar, set to take place on the first Friday the 13th of the year next week, will be on helluva haven for fanatics of the frightening.
Culture & Commentary
House music meets Burning Man: Lupe Fuentes leads Ascend on Pine block party
Calling all the house-heads and all the Burners: Ascend on Pine is coming to Downtown Long Beach on Sept. 6.
Events & Festivals
This Long Beach pizza tour visits four pizzerias in a double-decker booze bus
Come Sunday, Sept. 22, a red double-decker bus will come to pick up a crew for the inaugural Long Beach Pizza Tour.
Food & Drink
Roadkill Long Beach is a hidden country bar in Rosemallows—red Solo cups and all
Well, way down yonder on the Chattahoochee—or more like Downtown—Roadkill Long Beach is a hidden country bar inside Rosemallows.
Food & Drink
Long Beach Food Scene Intel: More closures, openings across city; Queen Mary seeks exec chef; 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.
Culture & Commentary
2028 Summer Olympics and Long Beach: Your guide to everything happening
The 2028 Summer Olympics will be hosted by our neighbor to the north—and it will have massive impacts on Long Beach. Here is your complete guide to what is being proposed, where things are happening, and what improvements (yes, improvements!) are happenin
Food & Drink
Albert’s Petite Sweets: How a Filipino chocolatier chose Long Beach as his home
In one very quick year, Albert's Petite Sweets has grown from a kitchen-based passion into a full-fledged chocolatier business.
Food & Drink
Long Beach Food Scene Intel: Peruvian sandwich and coffee shop opening in Cal Heights; 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
Sonoratown Long Beach will open its doors Sept. 17
Sonoratown Long Beach is officially opening its doors on Sept. 17, bringing the famed DTLA taqueria to DTLB.
Food & Drink
Nearly 15 years in, Milana’s New York Pizzeria spearheaded Long Beach’s pizza renaissance
It is practically impossible to talk about pizza in Long Beach without talking about Milana's New York Pizzeria.
Culture & Commentary
‘Long Beach Bowl’ amphitheater concept at the Queen Mary takes another step toward reality
It is being dubbed the "Long Beach Bowl"—think Greek Theater in capacity and Hollywood Bowl in style. And it will be by the Queen Mary with the DTLB skyline as its backdrop.
Food & Drink
Right Mealz—from feeding the NFL to feeding Long Beach—proves healthy food can avoid, well, being boring
Right Mealz, the Downtown eatery that is a meals-to-go spot-meets-coffeehouse-meets-restaurant, is slowly building a name for two things. One is creating healthy food that...
Food & Drink
Long Beach Food Scene Intel: Royal Indian Curry House finds new home in DTLB; new coffee joint coming to Wrigley; 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
Favorite things I’m eating right now in Long Beach: July 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.
Food & Drink
Long Beach Food Scene Intel: Sonoratown moves forward; Flamin’ Curry opens second location; 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
The 4th Horseman’s expansion in Downtown Long Beach cements it as one of our most distinct pizzerias
The world of Long Beach pizza is vast and fiercely competitive. Amid the stretching and proofing and topping, The 4th Horseman has managed to stand out as a horrorcore ode to the mightily humble pie.
Food & Drink
The Ordinarie continues its dedication to Americana culture with its brightest, most comforting menu yet
The Ordinarie has long been one of the staples of The Promenade in Downtown Long Beach—and its newest menu reflects that dedication to high quality and great aura.
Food & Drink
Long Beach Food Scene Intel: I Luv Ur Buns brick-and-mortar grand opening; Sake Secrets burglarized; 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
Michael’s Downtown to permanently shutter; Ubuntu Cafe to take over
Michael's Downtown—the DTLB extension from the Michael's Restaurant Group—will be permanently shuttering to make way for a second Ubuntu Cafe location.
Urbanism & Development
A Long Beach design district? Downtown wants to create just that—and it deserves one
A Long Beach design district is what is being proposed by architectural firm Studio One Eleven—a worthy cause given the neighborhood's rich cultural attachment to design ideals.
Food & Drink
Long Beach Food Scene Intel: La Parolaccia expands; Roll ‘Em Up opens in Lakewood; 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.
Culture & Commentary
Long Beach Lost: The funky, weird ‘worm in a sock’ that was The Loop in DTLB
Long Beach Lost, was launched to examine buildings—like the former Belmont Plaza Olympic Pool, spaces, and cultural happenings that have have largely been erased, including the forgotten tales attached to existing places and things.
Food & Drink
Long Beach Food Scene Intel: South of Nick’s moves forward in Belmont Shore; more coffeeshops opening; 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.
Culture & Commentary
For Gabriel Iglesias, a Long Beach homecoming in pure Fluffy style
Yes, Gabriel Iglesias—known to the larger world as Fluffy—received his Key to the City from Mayor Rex Richardson last night. But instead of a...
Food & Drink
¡Toma!, taking over former Lupe’s space in Downtown Long Beach, aims for summer opening
Cheers for Downtown Long Bech: Toma (stylized ¡Toma!) will be opening its doors within the coming months inside the former Lupe's space.
Culture & Commentary
Long Beach comedian Gabriel Iglesias, aka Fluffy, to receive Key to the City (free/low-cost show included)
Comedian and all-around lover of all things Long Beach Gabriel Iglesias—known to his legion of fans as "Fluffy"—is set to receive a prestigious Key to the City from Long Beach Mayor Rex Richardson on Tuesday, June 18 at the Long Beach Terrace Theatre.
Urbanism & Development
Long Beach’s Studio One Eleven recognized as Best in Practice by prestigious Architect’s Newspaper
Long Beach’s Studio One Eleven received a rather fantastic recognition from one of the nation’s most prestigious and recognized architectural publications: Best in Practice for a medium firm in the United States.
Food & Drink
Long Beach Food Scene Intel: Ficklewood up for sale; District Wine celebrates 14 years; 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
Queens on the Queen: Jewels Long Beach brings The Queen Mary its first formal drag show
Jewels Long Beach has never been one to shy away from a challenge: Surely, she's hosted gigs aboard The Queen Mary and surely, she has hosted many a drag shows at clubs, dives, and various dark alleys across Long Beach. But one thing she hasn't done is a formal drag show on the biggest queen in town—and that is all about to change when she hosts the aptly named Queens on the Queen drag show come Monday, June 10 at 6PM.
Food & Drink
Gardena fave Borjstar Shawarma Shop to open in Downtown—officially marking the Long Beach shawarma wars
In a former world where Open Sesame and Gypsy were the dominant owners of the shawarma game in Long Beach, Hague (yes, the Netherlands)-based Borjstar Shawarma Shop—set to take over the form Utopia space in the East Village Arts District— a new influx of Levantine and Mediterranean inspired joints have hit the scene and, in all frankness, altered it in ways that are only for the better.
Culture & Commentary
State’s leading artists spearheading effort for Long Beach tattoo museum aboard the Queen Mary—and they want your support
Good Time Charlie. Long Beach's own Kari Barba. JD Crowe. Jack Rudy. Corey Miller. Chuey Quintanar. These are the six renowned tattoo artists that have formed the board behind the Tattoo Heritage Project, a nonprofit whose singular goal is to build a tattoo museum in Long Beach.
Events & Festivals
75+ breweries. 150+ beers. LA Beer Week’s Independent Beer Fest in Long Beach is massive
As with last year, where thousands descended upon Shoreline Aquatic Park in Downtown Long Beach, LA Beer Week and its Independent Beer Fest will once again invade Downtown Long Beach with the largest beer festival in SoCal. Come Saturday, June 15, the festival will bring over 75 breweries from the region and over 150 different beers with them.
Food & Drink
Long Beach Food Scene Intel: Rubio’s, Dave’s Hot Chicken likely to close in Belmont Shore; 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
Long Beach BBQ Festival is stacked with some of the finest—and this is the local couple behind it
As the second annual Long Beach BBQ Festival approaches its day of taking over Shoreline Aquatic Park this Saturday, May 25, Longbeachize and Brian Addison have partnered with the festival to highlight some the local talent being featured at the festival. Today, we focus on the incredible couple behind the whole festival, Qiana and Ian Mafnas.
Food & Drink
Long Beach Food Scene Intel: Holey Grail to open June 1; Los Compadres to score patio; 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
Broken Spirits Distillery will open its doors in Downtown Long Beach on May 31
After announcing their plans back in October of 2023, the group behind Orange County's wildly popular Smoke & Fire and Villains Brewing concepts are ready to unveil their distilling space, Broken Spirits Distillery. Taking over the former Portuguese Bend space in Downtown Long Beach, Broken Spirits has announced they will open May 31.
Culture & Commentary
Meet the couple with big dreams for historic 440 Elm Ave. building in Downtown Long Beach
It is one of Long Beach's oldest church structures, having survived the 1933 earthquake after its 1913 construction—and the small business owners who are now overseeing the building at 440 Elm Ave. have big plans for this massive, gorgeous ode to the Classical Revival style from famed Los Angeles architect Elmer Grey.
Events & Festivals
Long Beach BBQ Festival: Full Send BBQ is a veteran’s salute to his Filipino family and heritage
As the second annual Long Beach BBQ Festival approaches its day of taking over Shoreline Aquatic Park on May 25, Longbeachize and Brian Addison have partnered with the festival to highlight some the local talent being featured at the festival. Today, we feature Full Send BBQ, a veteran-owned barbecue popup that is flush with love, uplifting our country in a time when few do, and honoring Filipino heritage.
Urbanism & Development
Developer to double units in 937 Pine Ave. residential building in Downtown Long Beach
Developers want to go bigger: A project previously entitled for 69 units wanted to expand to 140 units—including 15 units set aside for very...
Events & Festivals
Queen Mary in Long Beach to host Edgar Allan Poe speakeasy
Fans of Victorian Gothic literature and poetry—or just anything that resembles the aesthetic of everything from "Sleepy Hallow" and "Crimson Peak" to "Frankenstein" and "Dracula"—shall rejoice in dark harmony: The Edgar Allan Poe Speakeasy, a traveling immersive cocktail experience, will be invading The Queen's Salon aboard The Queen Mary come May 30 through June 1.
Food & Drink
Long Beach Food Scene Intel: Little Coyote under new owner; multiple new spaces open; 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
The waves aren’t returning: The Long Beach breakwater is here to stay—and it’s been that way for a while
This isn't news. That's for sure. But it might have been lost as it was released shortly before the pandemic in December of 2019: The Long Beach breakwater—the vast, linear seawall that joins two others in stretching across the coast of Long Beach and largely prevents larger waves hitting our shores—isn't going anywhere. Meaning said waves aren't coming back.
Food & Drink
Sura Korean BBQ’s table top grills are the tangible expression of a long held dream
Sura Korean BBQ has long been the steward of Korean cuisine in Long Beach, largely responsible for not only introducing residents and visitors alike...
Culture & Commentary
Broadway at the Beach to bring certified Great White Way shows to Downtown Long Beach
Broadway at the Beach, a partnership between the Terrace Theater in Downtown Long Beach and MagicSpace Entertainment, is set to feature fully sanctioned national tours of Broadway musicals and shows—and will be formally making its debut at the Terrace Theater, becoming the first time the city has a seasonal set of touring shows from the Great White Way.
Urbanism & Development
Renaissance to revamp, rebrand as Marriott Downtown Long Beach (new bar and restaurant included)
The Renaissance at Ocean Boulevard and Pine Avenue is undergoing a massive, interior revamp and will rebrand as the Marriott Downtown Long Beach when it formally reopens in the coming weeks.
Events & Festivals
Anderson .Paak to perform DJ set at Juneteenth Long Beach celebration
Juneteenth Long Beach will be returning this year come Saturday, June 15 at Rainbow Lagoon Park in Downtown Long Beach—and it will be bringing DJ Pee Wee (aka Anderson .Paak) on board for a DJ set like no other.
Events & Festivals
Long Beach BBQ Festival: Big Brian’s Meats is the melding of four generations of Mexican-American love
As the second annual Long Beach BBQ Festival approaches its day of taking over Shoreline Aquatic Park on May 25, Longbeachize and Brian Addison have partnered with the festival to highlight some the local talent being featured at the festival. Today, we feature Big Brian's Meats, a Lakewood-based grillin' popup that melds Mexican-American traditions with the love of the almighty grill.
Events & Festivals
La Playa Night Market hopes to become Downtown Long Beach’s monthly twilight outing
Long Beach's food scene is certainly booming but it would be intellectually dishonest to not acknowledge its lacks. And when it comes to the rich world of night markets, it is a concept like La Playa Night Market that becomes a warm welcome.
Culture & Commentary
Long Beach Lost: When the waves brought avid surfers and competitions to our shores
In this part of Long Beach Lost, we explore Long Beach surfing—something that might be completely strange to think of now. But Long Beach was, at one point, one of the most sought-after early era surf spots along the West Coast with its six-foot swells that earned it the moniker of "Queen of the Beaches."
Food & Drink
A little more queer, a little more femme: Recreational Coffee’s new owners move toward the future
If you haven't noticed, there's a slightly different, queer-er vibe at the always-welcoming Recreational Coffee in Downtown Long Beach. And there's a reason: It's fairly-newly minted owner Brooklyn Warden has taken over.
Food & Drink
Long Beach Food Scene Intel: Granada Deli & Liquor, Tap House, Kpasta close; Auld Dub turns 20; 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.
Events & Festivals
From a free night market to free movie screenings, The Queen Mary launches into summer events
After testing ideas—like the "Studio 534" disco nights or the wildly popular, weekly Meet Me at the Mary Tuesdays—The Queen Mary has launched a set of events beginning in May that will play throughout the summer, from free movie screenings to affordable ticketed events like a monthly disco dance party.
Events & Festivals
May the 4th be with you, Long Beach: Altar Society to host ‘Disco Death Star’ top floor dance party
Disco will meet Star Wars on May the 4th, Long Beach: "Death Star Disco" will encourage people to dress up as Diana Ross or Princess Leia or a combination of both come Saturday, May 4.
Urbanism & Development
189-unit Inkwell Long Beach development in downtown to welcome tenants May 1
The Inkwell Long Beach residential complex—formerly dubbed the Broadstone Promenade when the project was entitled nearly five years ago—will officially be welcoming tenants.
Food & Drink
ISM Brewing scores three, Trademark one medal at the prestigious World Beer Cup
The World Beer Cup, largely seen as the globe's most prestigious international beer competition, has bestowed four medals onto two Long Beach Breweries—DTLB's ISM Brewing and Washington/DTLB's Trademark—that further showcase that Long Beach's beer scene is stronger than ever.
Food & Drink
Long Beach Food Scene Intel: Golden Burgers to become Eat Fantastic; two new parklets coming; 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
The Fairmont Breakers in Long Beach to open in fall; multiple food and bar spaces (like The Sky Room) included
The Fairmont Breakers—taking over the historic building that lines the southern end of Ocean between Collins Way and Locust Avenue—has what many are hoping to be an official opening date after many opening announcements that failed to follow through: Fall of 2024.
Culture & Commentary
IN PICTURES: Hundreds boogie on down aboard The Queen Mary for Longbeachize’s free disco party
500 people reveled and boogied aboard The Queen Mary back in March with a free disco dance event—and once again, in conjunction with Longbeachize and Visit Long Beach, we allowed Long Beach denizens to get down with a free disco’n’funk party inside the ship’s famed Art Deco masterpiece that is the Observation Observation Bar this past Thursday.
Food & Drink
ISM Brewing launches ‘tacotarian’ menu with massive, over-the-top tacos diverting from the basics
ISM Brewing certainly offers some of the city's best beers—beautifully brewed, consistently clean, downright down-able—but its underrated food (which is shockingly affordable) deserves an uplift, especially its newly minted "Tacotarian" menu that features hefty, hulky iterations of the Mexican dish that are refreshingly different from pretty much anything in the city.
Events & Festivals
House heads unite: Day Trip Festival returns to Downtown Long Beach for pure dance ecstasy
Dance festival giant Insomniac is returning to the Queen Mary-as-a-backdrop for its annual house-centric Day Trip festival, where tens of thousands of house lovers from around the country will gather on Long Beach's southern shore to dance the nights away come June 23 and 24.
Culture & Commentary
Midsummer Scream—world’s largest horror and Halloween convention—returns to Long Beach for heated haunts
Oh yes, boys and ghouls: Midsummer Scream, the world's largest convention dedicated to all things gruesome and grotesque, returns to Downtown Long Beach in all its gory glory. And yes, you can expect tens of thousands of cosplayers, horror enthusiasts, warmly welcomed nerds, and some of the most creative minds in the macabre when Midsummer Scream welcomes the ghastly'n'grim come July 26 through July 28 at the Convention Center.
Food & Drink
Long Beach Food Scene Intel: Maru Maki closes; Small Cafe reopens today under new owners; 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
Long Beach Food Scene Intel: Chile Verde moving into former Bored & Hungry space; Primal Alchemy scores prestigious award; 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.
Culture & Commentary
Dark Art Emporium opens in its new East Village space in Downtown Long Beach
After it was announced that the Dark Art Emporium would be vacating its space inside The 4th Horseman pizzeria and into a new space in the East Village Arts District, time has sped by and the entire crew behind both projects have moved quickly as DAE is officially open for business in is new home.
Food & Drink
Long Beach Food Scene Intel: Small Cafe closes; Beach Hut Deli opens; Battambong goes to Coachella; 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
These massive Long Beach development projects will alter our skyline, vibe—or both
2024 and the following handful of years might prove tangibly influential in Long Beach development—from how our skyline looks to how our entire vibe feels, be it skyscrapers or bridges, parks or beachside projects.
Food & Drink
Long Beach Food Scene Intel: Grill ‘Em all inches toward opening; various new shops opening; 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.
Culture & Commentary
Long Beach Lost: The glorious, sad history of the late modern architectural masterpiece everyone hated
Seemingly uninviting and rubbing shoulders with the Brutalist architectural movement, the former Long Beach City Hall that opened in 1978 was one that was built by a dream team that included mid-mod master Edward Killingsworth and prolific Long Beach architect Don Gibbs.
Food & Drink
Favorite things I’m eating right now in Long Beach: March 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.
Food & Drink
Long Beach Food Scene Intel: Plunge, V-Burger close; BBQ fest to return; 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.
Events & Festivals
Brick Fest Live, country’s largest event dedicated to LEGOs, returns to Long Beach
The annual Brick Fest is expanding its footprint in a large way for 2023, visiting multiple cities across the country, including Long Beach—and it is bringing over one million bricks with it.
Events & Festivals
This ain’t Texas: Country Coastal Jam returns to Long Beach with Jason Aldean, Thomas Rhett
Bring out the cowboy hats because Long Beach is about to get more country: The massive two-day country festival that is Coastal Country Jam is about to return for its second year at Marina Green Park in Long Beach.
Events & Festivals
Unlimited wine pours from over 20 wineries as LA Wine Fest returns to Long Beach
The annual event—which moved from Los Angeles to Long Beach in 2019—is one of the region's largest wine-centric events (but don't worry: there's beer to break up the grape crushing).
Food & Drink
Long Beach Food Scene Intel: LB Fish Grill, El Torito closing; Happy Cow rebrands; 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
Amid absurd rent hike and landlord turmoil, Milana’s Brooklyn Squares to relocate
With a 30% rent hike, the owners of Milana's Brooklyn Squares have happily told their landlord a very simple message: Absolutely not.
Urbanism & Development
Part of Broadway in Downtown Long Beach to clear after years of blockage
After breaking ground in 2021 and part of the scaffolding coming off back in June, the Aster Long Beach will finally complete its roadwork on Broadway that was part of its contract to build in the coming weeks. And the clearing will likely garner cheers from drivers, bicyclists, and pedestrians alike.
Food & Drink
Free shots, swag, secret tiki bartender: This Downtown Long Beach bar crawl explores all the right spots
A food group of 60,000 members and a five-destination Downtown Long Beach bar crawl. What could possibly go wrong?
Events & Festivals
There’s a free disco party aboard the Queen Mary in Long Beach this weekend
The Queen Mary, in conjunction with Long Beach Last Call, will be hosting a free disco'n'funk party inside its Observation Bar on Saturday, Mar. 2 from 8PM to 11PM.
Culture & Commentary
The Ordinarie rediscovered this cocktail birthed in Long Beach 65 years ago
Not only participating in a Long Beach Food Scene meet-up and DTLB crawl, The Ordinarie has a Last Call menu that is an ode to the locals.
Culture & Commentary
Long Beach’s 4th Horseman pizzeria to expand; Dark Art Emporium to move
The 4th Horseman—Long Beach's horrorcore-meets-metal, beer-gone-macabre, fuck-around-and-find-out-style of pies pizzeria—will be expanding: the Dark Art Emporium, the art gallery attached to the Horseman, will be moving over into the East Village Arts District next to House of Hayden while the Horseman will push into the gallery space for its expansion.
Food & Drink
Long Beach Food Scene Intel: The Pan to reopen in March; Korean fried chicken hidden in a deli; 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.
Events & Festivals
Altar Society is part of a Downtown Long Beach rebirth—so they’re hosting a crawl to celebrate the other businesses joining them
Altar Society will be hosting a Long Beach Food Scene meet-up that will eventually become a crawl, hitting up ISM, The Stave, and ending at The Ordinarie come Mar. 8—all in celebration of Long Beach Last Call.
Food & Drink
Breakfast concept ‘And Waffles’ to take over former Pier 76 space in Downtown Long Beach
Los Angeles mini-breakfast chain And Waffles (stylized as & Waffles) will be opening a Long Beach location at the former Pier 76 space in Downtown Long Beach at 95 Pine Ave.
Food & Drink
Whiskey dinner at Auld Dubliner in Long Beach to feature some hyper-exclusive bottles of Bushmills
Come Feb. 21, The Auld Dubliner in Downtown Long Beach will greet Xander Brown, the SoCal brand ambassador for Bushmills and a longtime whiskey educator.
Food & Drink
Long Beach Food Scene Intel: Flamin’ Curry to open second location; Dirt Dog reopens; 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
Favorite things I’m eating right now in Long Beach: February 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.
Food & Drink
This Long Beach cooking class teaches harvesting your own cultures, Jewish baking styles (with lunch included)
A special dinner collaboration between Locali Seasoned, Longbeachize, and Speak Cheezy will allow guests to learn about sourdough pizza—and take home their own starter.
Culture & Commentary
Long Beach boxing fans and beyond: There’s a (literal) underground fight club at Harvelle’s
For Long Beach boxing fans, Jack Rabbit’s Boxing Social Club at Harvelle’s has become a space for watching many of our budding boxers spar before fame.
Food & Drink
Chef Philip Pretty of Heritage Long Beach’s second restaurant? It’s in a place as surprising as it is cool
Chef Philip Pretty—riding high on the city's first Michelin Star given to his Heritage Long Beach space that he shares with his sister and co-owner Lauren—is opening a second concept, Olive & Rose, in the former City Center Motel at the southwest corner of 3rd Street and Atlantic Avenue.
Food & Drink
Long Beach Food Scene Intel: Ackee Bamboo slowly inching to open; Nook, Moonbridge open; 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.
Events & Festivals
Long Beach Mardi Gras festival—West Coast’s largest free party dedicated to Fat Tuesday—returns to Shoreline Village
Yes, the Long Beach Mardi Gras festival at Shoreline Village is the largest free Mardi Gras event on the West Coast—and is worth the visit each year.
Food & Drink
Long Beach Food Scene Intel: Walt’s Wharf catches fire; former Octopus space back up for lease; 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
Long Beach late night food scene: The Ordinarie creates an ode to post-partying munchies
Still recovering from the absurdity that is Miracle—where bartenders and kitchen staff saw records being broken nearly weekly in sales—The Ordinarie Executive Chef Nick DiEugenio and his kitchen have created a late night bites menu that is nothing short of an ode to the post-partying munchies.
Food & Drink
Chefs of Ammatolí, La Parolaccia vying for best chef in California at James Beard Awards
Following the announcement that Gusto Bread is a semifinalist for Outstanding Bakery, the James Beard Awards—the nation's most prestigious food honors—have put forth Chef Dima Habibeh of Ammatolí and Chefs Stefano and Michael Procaccini of La Parolaccia as semifinalists for Best Chef in California.
Food & Drink
Long Beach Food Scene Intel: Harbor closes in DTLB; El Esquite opens in West LB; 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.
Culture & Commentary
Long Beach restaurants are testing the waters with late hours—but patrons need to stay up with them
Long Beach restaurants have long struggled with maintaining late hours, both pre- and post-COVID—and in a huge sense, it's the snake that eats itself: People consistently claim that they want places open later so a handful do but don't receive the patronage because it is presumed that, well, no one is open late.
Food & Drink
Long Beach Food Scene Intel: 4 Shore sign goes up in Naples; ISM launches brunch; 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.
Events & Festivals
Get a look inside the former Acres of Books in Downtown Long Beach at this free art event
Yes, Long Beach, you will finally get to step back inside Acres of Books—but it will, of course, be nothing like, well, Acres of Books. And that is okay because this is about activating a space that once was, seeing its potential future, and discussing how it can fit into the future of the Downtown Long Beach landscape.
Food & Drink
Long Beach Food Scene Intel: Bottlecraft license suspended; See’s Candy opens in BK; 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.
Culture & Commentary
Meet Robert Brownwell, the Long Beach artist that crafts guitars tailored for other artists
Robert Brownwell—the Long Beach artist perched on the eighth floor of the historic Pacific Tower building at the northwest corner of Broadway and Long Beach Boulevard—has a deep love of guitars, one which stretches into his artistry far beyond music.
Urbanism & Development
Scaffolding coming down on 189-unit Broadstone Promenade project in Downtown Long Beach; ped pathway key component
The Broadstone Promenade's completion is more than just 'another building in Downtown Long Beach'—it's an essential cog in making the Promenade feel like its own neighborhood.
Food & Drink
Favorite things I’m eating right now in Long Beach: December 2023
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.
Food & Drink
Long Beach’s ISM Brewing introduces its food (including $15 sandwich’n’beer lunch combos and $1 wings)
ISM Brewing has begun to serve food in the hopes that people will not only visit during all hours but that it will attract both worker and visitors to Downtown.
Food & Drink
FIRST LOOK: Inside Broken Spirits Distillery, taking over Portuguese Bend in Long Beach
Broken Spirits Distillery's massive re-haul of Portuguese Bend will show off some definitive reminders of its previous tenants while also offering an entirely new space dedicated to the craft of master distiller Massimiliano “Max” Stecca.
Food & Drink
Long Beach Food Scene Intel: Win~Dow signage goes up; Mangiafolie moves forward in old Scholb space; 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.
Culture & Commentary
Beloved Long Beach shop, East Village Arts District’s 6th and Detroit, to move to Belmont Heights
6th and Detroit has long been ahead of the curve when it comes to mixing online sales with brick-and-mortar charm—and they will be leaving their long-held home in DTLB for a new space in Belmont Heights.
Events & Festivals
Long Beach Night Market unveils stellar lineup (birria lasagna included)
The Long Beach Night Market finally returns this Saturday, Dec. 16 after a minor break from the scene—and returns with a solid lineup of vendors.
Urbanism & Development
First look inside Long Beach’s massive Shoemaker Bridge replacement project
City of Long Beach staff met with the community to discuss the replacement of the Shoemaker Bridge, one of the city's largest infrastructure project.
Food & Drink
Long Beach Food Scene Intel: Grill ‘Em All signage up; Ten Mile to test burgers at event; 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.
Culture & Commentary
Altruism—Long Beach’s homegrown, city-centric nightlife event—celebrates one phenomenal first year
From Blaq Pages and Budgie playing side-by-side to Battlecat's hip-hop set amid Jared Jackson's house jam, Altruism is about the intersection of musics.
Food & Drink
DTLA’s famed Sonoratown to open Long Beach location in former Under the Sun space
Oh yes, Long Beach: Chivichangas and caramelos are coming as Sonoratown—the flour-tortilla empire that is a staple in Downtown Los Angeles and often appears on Best Of lists around the country—will be opening its first Long Beach location, as first reported by LA TACO.
Urbanism & Development
Hard Rock Hotel in Long Beach scores loan, advancing pre-construction development
The Hard Rock Hotel in Long Beach has already taken a massive step forward toward its completion, scoring a $8.75M loan to cover pre-construction costs, per the Los Angeles Business Journal.
Culture & Commentary
Long Beach Lost: The mid-mod County Courthouse building that was demolished
My ongoing series, Long Beach Lost, was launched to examine buildings and spaces that have either been demolished or were never even in existence—including the forgotten tales attached to existing places. This is not a preservationist series but rather a historical series that will help keep a record of our architectural, cultural, and spatial history.
Food & Drink
FIRST LOOK: Krampus, unicorns, and creating Miracle at The Ordinarie in Long Beach
Miracle at The Ordinarie is a Long Beach tradition—but the story behind its annual creation is one that deserves more of the Christmas-tinged limelight.
Food & Drink
Favorite things I’m eating right now in Long Beach: November 2023
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.
Food & Drink
The glorious baleadas and plàtanos maduro of Honduras Kitchen, the steward of Honduran food in Long Beach
The baleadas at Honduras Kitchen—a Honduran staple in Long Beach for over 15 years after being opened by Rafael Larios—are a prime and beautiful example of how the flour tortilla can transform the simplest of foods. This, joining the mighty fried plantain that is stuffed with picadillo, are just a few examples of how this humble, vastly underrated Latin American gem has been the steward of Honduran food in Long Beach.
Food & Drink
Popular ‘craft breakfast sandwich’ chain Eggbred inches forward in opening first Long Beach location
The quickly expanding, self-described craft breakfast sandwich chain that is Eggbred will be opening its first Long Beach location at the ground floor level of the Shoreline Gateway tower in Downtown Long Beach.
Culture & Commentary
Long Beach Lost: With Hard Rock Hotel going on top of Jergins Tunnel, a look into the past
My ongoing series, Long Beach Lost, was launched to examine buildings and spaces that have either been demolished or were never even in existence—including the forgotten tales attached to existing places. 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
31-story Hard Rock Hotel to break ground in Downtown Long Beach come 2024 (music venue in Jergins Tunnel included)
The mayor has said Hard Rock Hotel—taking over the southeast space at Ocean and Pine that has been empty for decades—is expected to break ground next year.
Culture & Commentary
Long Beach needs its visitors bureau—so what is, if any, the controversy surrounding the Long Beach Convention Center?
The CVB—what is the Long Beach Convention Center and its Visitors Bureau—is separating into two different entities. That is not controversial but a good thing no matter which angle is examined.
Food & Drink
A return to roots: Meet Ian McCall, Long Beach’s newest (and very talented) brewer of ISM Brewing
Taking over the former Beachwood Brewing space in Downtown Long Beach, Ian McCall and his ISM Brewing bring a fresh, talented grip of beer making and knowledge.
Food & Drink
Long Beach Food Scene Intel: Tito’s expands; El Sauz postpones 4th Street opening; 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.
Events & Festivals
Long Beach Night Market to return to Downtown with new, expanded location
After a quirky and unnecessary halt earlier this year, the wildly popular Long Beach Night Market returns Dec. 16
Food & Drink
Meet the mother-and-daughter tamales team behind Long Beach’s Michoacán-inspired Toma Tu Tamal
The humble-but-mighty tamal is a precious commodity across the Americas, especially during the holidays—and Toma Tu Tamal celebrates that through a daughter and mother's love.
Urbanism & Development
The micro-unit housing project set to replace historic-not-really Varden hotel in Downtown Long Beach
Now entitled, here is what the project that will take advantage of the city's micro-unit ordinance might look like when completed at 335 Pacific Ave.
Food & Drink
Sour beer lovers rejoice: Beachwood’s Downtown Long Beach brewery The Blendery is (finally) reopening
The reopening—which will include Beachwood Brewing and Blendery beers fully side-by-side—will the first time customers can visit regularly since March of 2020.
Urbanism & Development
New renderings for Studio One Eleven’s 21-story tower in Downtown Long Beach
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Long Beach architectural firm Studio One Eleven has released fresh renderings for its design of...
Urbanism & Development
Completion nearing on 189-unit Promenade project in DTLB; pedestrian paseo key for business
The Broadstone Promenade—formerly dubbed the Inkwell when the project was entitled nearly five years ago—is beginning to see its scaffolding come down as it...
Events & Festivals
Massive, inaugural drum’n’bass-meets-dubstep festival Apocalypse to take over Long Beach
While many of the indie EDM acts frown upon Insomniac's corporate culture and lack of love for the authentic raver scene—overselling and dangerous conditions...
Events & Festivals
Inaugural Central American heritage festival to celebrate comida, comedia, cultura
Roxanne's owner Robert Molina and Salvadoran-American comedian Jose "Hoozay" Velasquez are teaming up to bring Long Beach its first festival focusing on the culture surrounding Central America.
Events & Festivals
This Long Beach dinner/class allows you to take home the dough starter of one of the best pizzerias in the country
A special dinner collaboration between Locali Seasoned, Longbeachize, and Speak Cheezy will allow guests to learn about sourdough pizza—and take home their own starter.
Events & Festivals
Returning to Long Beach’s reggae roots while Gwen Stefani, Ice Cube, Wiz Khalifa to headline Cali Vibes 2024
The popular festival that brings both Cali vibes and Cali sobriety together harmoniously returns to Marine Green Park under the Long Beach sky.
Food & Drink
Before Miracle takes over, experience The Ordinarie’s stellar menu from its new chef
The Ordinarie's central concept—that American hospitality can and should be a way to connect people—is something it will never stray from, even amid seemingly constant evolution.
Food & Drink
OC legend Smoke & Fire to take over Portuguese Bend in Long Beach (and yes, they’re going to be distilling)
Shortly after it was announced Lupe's will be taken over by the owners of Padre and Mezcalero, the crew behind OC-based (and Long Beach-connected) Smoke & Fire will take over the Portuguese Bend distillery next door, giving a much-needed dose of energy to DTLB.
Food & Drink
Long Beach Food Scene Intel: Bruxie grand opening Oct. 27; HipPea to close; 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
Padre, Mezcalero owners to take over former Lupe’s space in Downtown Long Beach
Downtown Long Beach officially has a reason to celebrate: The former Lupe's space at 3rd Street and The Promenade, which has been shuttered since January of this year, has officially signed on a new tenant—and it's from folks who have long been a staple in the DTLB scene.
Food & Drink
Long Beach Food Scene Intel: Altar Society soft opens; Cookie Plug to expand into LB; 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
Utopia in Downtown Long Beach to shutter after nearly 25 years as a restaurant
Utopia, the Mediterranean-meets-Italian restaurant at the northwest corner of 1st Street and Linden Avenue in DTLB, will be closing its doors after 24 years of service. Their last day of service will be Oct. 28.
Food & Drink
Long Beach Food Scene Intel: L’Antica in Shore, Beachwood at 2nd & PCH opening in coming months; 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
Long Beach’s first full-on vegan deli, The Plant Butchers, set to open Oct. 1 in DTLB
The plans from The Plant Butchers are ambitious, from a full array of vegan meats and cheeses to sandwiches and canned sauces—a welcomed addition to a scene that includes vegan pioneers like Seabirds and wildly inventive creatives like Chef Soozee Nguyen from Wild Chive.
Food & Drink
Long Beach’s first distillery, Portuguese Bend, files for bankruptcy
It marks the final chapter and unfortunate demise of what was advertised as an achievement in Long Beach's culinary and drinking scene: Our city's first grain-to-glass distillery.
Food & Drink
Breakfast Dreams, the breakfast popup at Rose Park in DTLB, is the stuff of, well, dreams
Breakfast Dreams, a two-day-a-week residency at Rose Park on Pine, fills a much-missed gap in the coffeehouse's offerings.
Culture & Commentary
Long Beach Lost: DTLB’s ‘Gray Ghost’ was an art deco masterpiece that could have been a library
My ongoing series, Long Beach Lost, was launched to examine buildings and spaces that have either been demolished or were never even in existence—including the forgotten tales attached to existing places. 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
Long Beach Mayor proposes an amphitheater near the Queen Mary—which makes perfect cultural sense
While there were many things to be considered in Mayor Rex Richardson's proposed budget for 2024, one of the most culturally significant things isn't being heavily highlighted.
Food & Drink
Long Beach Food Scene Intel: George’s Greek Cafe sells DTLB location; Zankou opening this month; lots 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
Meet the woman trying to connect her community with chefs and cooking skills—steak dinner coming up for LB Food Scene Week
Abbey Metcalf ditched her corporate job mid-pandemic to focus on something more fulfilling—a discovered food is the best conduit for human connection.
Food & Drink
Katsu burgers are returning, Long Beach: Burger Daddy is reopening in DTLB
The city's first and sole restaurant dedicated to the katsu burger was much-loved in its two-year existence—and its return hopes for that same love to come back.
Events & Festivals
What to (unquestionably) drink at Taste of Downtown in Long Beach (and places to explore beyond that)
In partnership with the Downtown Long Beach Alliance (DLBA), Longbeachize is highlighting essential summer cocktails from some of Downtown’s finest, while previewing several cocktails that will also be available at DLBA’s upcoming Taste of Downtown event on Long Beach's waterfront.
Events & Festivals
Trance heads unite: Dreamstate festival with Armin van Buuren moves to Long Beach for first time (with after party aboard Queen Mary)
After successful festivals in San Francisco, Mexico City, London, Melbourne, and New York, Dreamstate will be taking over the grounds surrounding the Queen Mary.
Food & Drink
Shlap Muan—Long Beach’s best spot for chicken wings—expands its flappin’ fowl empire
Opening last year, Shlap Muan has gone from a tiny North Long Beach storefront to multiple spaces—even beyond the borders of Long Beach.
Food & Drink
Long Beach Food Scene Intel: Famed L’Antica pizzeria moves forward in the Shore; Nick the Greek opens July 25; 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
After multiple iterations, Ocean Village residential project at Golden Shore in Downtown Long Beach downsizes
The Golden Shore area in Downtown Long Beach has seen a flurry of renderings, proposals, and ideas—but nothing has led to actual construction.
Culture & Commentary
Dark Art Emporium’s new, double-artist exhibit not only happily dances with the macabre—it helps actually sell art for artists
These fine words from Dark Art Emporium co-owner Jeremy Schott have always the perfect description of the gallery that has long existed has a...
Culture & Commentary
Long Beach Lost: Ivanhoe Room, the medieval-themed restaurant that once sat below the Lafayette
My ongoing series, Long Beach Lost, was launched to examine buildings and spaces that have either been demolished or were never even in existence—including the forgotten tales attached to existing or nonexistent things and places.
Events & Festivals
Long Beach Taco and Tequila Festival moves to DTLB this weekend—here are your must-visits
The festival returns to celebrate tequila, the great state of Jalisco, and of course, tacos.
Food & Drink
Sura’s savory, summer offerings give Long Beach the full glory of the almighty cold noodle
Cold noodles are a staple throughout the entirety of the Korean food diaspora—and Sura brings that tradition to Long Beach, steel bowls and all.
Urbanism & Development
Paint the town: Historic Lafayette tower in Downtown Long Beach tower restores terra cotta, adds new color
One of Long Beach's most beloved historic buildings is ready to take on the town in an entirely new dress.
Food & Drink
As Long Beach’s cocktail scene grows, why events like Tropical Shakedown become essential (and outright badass)
Tropical Shakedown—an event by the peeps at Long Beach Bartenders Guild and Don Papa distillery—is just one example of why our city's cocktail scene deserves to be uplifted.
Urbanism & Development
Scaffolding comes down on eight-story Aster residential development in DTLB
Offering the first glimpse of the building’s façade, the podium-style building’s geometric east-facing side have become visible along with its north-facing brick façade.
Food & Drink
Long Beach’s Fluffy Sno-Balls named 5th best frozen treat shop in country, #1 in California by Yelp!
The loved'n'hated aggregator Yelp! has continually shown love for Long Beach—but to have an frozen treat shop represented is a first. And yes, we're happy it's Black'n'queer-owned.
Events & Festivals
Unlimited pizza, beer, and art viewing? 4th Horseman to celebrate LB Restaurant Week with one-night event (including Brian Addison-curated pizza)
The first event celebrating and leading up to August's Long Beach Restaurant Week is one filed with (a ton of) pizza, beer, and art.
Events & Festivals
LA Design Festival creates hub in Downtown Long Beach—and it’s entirely free
The L.A. Design Festival returns for an in-person celebration—the first since the pandemic—and it is including a hub of free events in Downtown Long Beach.
Culture & Commentary
Snoop Dogg, Tupac producer Battlecat played for Altruism music series in DTLB—and why that is important for Long Beach
SoCal hip hop legend DJ Battlecat played to a packed, sold-out show at the Edison in DTLB as part of the Altruism music series, which is an important cog in shifting Long Beach's music into the future.
Culture & Commentary
Jordanian and Long Beach love: Ammatolí’s dinner with Chef Ali Ghzawi reflects the beauty of our city’s best restaurant
There is much to be said about the stellar collaboration dinner between Ammatolí's Chef Dima Habibeh and Alee's Chef Ali Ghzawi—but the most powerful part was its unabashed display of Jordanian love.
Food & Drink
Long Beach Food Scene Intel: Zero proof bottle shop Hummingbird Heart opens; Belmont Brewing fighting to keep dog patio; 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
What the residential project on Pacific Avenue in DLTB will look like when completed in 2025
Expected to be completed in 2025, the 271-unit project replaces a much more ambitious project—a 23-story tower with 395 units—that was proposed in 2019.
Urbanism & Development
Your first look at Shoreline Village’s proposed revamping in Downtown Long Beach
Constructed in 1982, Shoreline Village was part of the revamp of Long Beach's shoreline—including what is now the Shoreline Marina and Marina Green Par—and hasn't seen an update since.
Events & Festivals
Skullduggery, baby: Pirates to invade shores of Long Beach come July (pub crawl included)
Celebrating its 16th year in existence, Pirate Invasion Long Beach is one of the most beautifully kitschy events in the city.
Events & Festivals
Ammatolí’s chef Dima Habibeh to host collab dinner with famed Jordanian, Top Chef winner Ali Ghzawi
Chef Dima Habibeh of Ammatolí and Chef Ali Ghzawi of Alee—named one of the 50 best restaurants in the entirety of the Middle East/North Africa region by World's 50 Best—have decided to meet for a collaboration dinner that Long Beach is unlikely to see again soon.
Food & Drink
Gaucho Grill’s beach concept to open on sands of Long Beach in summer; new look at interior
After years of setbacks, the largest of the beach amenity upgrades—those at Alamitos Beach—will have its tenant, Gaucho Grill, finally open this summer.
Culture & Commentary
Hamburger Mary’s continues push into South with new Dallas location—anti-drag legislation be damned
The reach of Hamburger Mary's is wildly expansive for those who have never left the SoCal bubble: Beyond its three California locations—Long Beach and...
Events & Festivals
The country’s largest festival, Brick Fest Live, dedicated to LEGOs is coming to Long Beach
The annual Brick Fest is expanding its footprint in a large way for 2023, visiting multiple cities across the country, including Long Beach—and it is bringing over one million bricks with it.
Food & Drink
Queen Mary’s beloved Observation Bar & Chelsea Chowder Bar reopen; Sir Winston’s reopening pushed to 2024
The art deco masterpiece that is the Observation Bar, along with the ship-window lined chowder hall, have been both popular and cherished—and haven't seen the appearance of patrons since the beginning of the pandemic.
Culture & Commentary
Moonlight Movies on the Beach announces 2023 lineup for Long Beach
Moonlight Movies has become a Long Beach tradition that is not only entertaining but entirely free each year—and their 2023 lineup will assure its treasured status.
Events & Festivals
Tour of oil islands, sneak inside Villa Riviera penthouses, more events attached to 2023 LB Architecture Week
The annual tradition has not only grown in popularity—its annual THUMS Islands tours are consistently sold-out happenings—but it has grown into an ever-evolving project that refines each year with new locations and events.
Culture & Commentary
Long Beach Lost: The oft forgotten tale behind Long Beach’s ‘resort’ oil drilling islands
My ongoing series, Long Beach Lost, was launched to examine buildings and spaces that have either been demolished or were never even in existence—including the forgotten tales attached to existing places. This is not a preservationist series but rather a historical series that will help keep a record of our architectural, cultural, and spatial history.
Urbanism & Development
The strips of green on Ocean Boulevard? They’re parks—and their decades-old design guides are being updated
Victory and Santa Cruz Parks have been both cherished and lovingly mocked by city planners and green space lovers alike—sad little strips that harken to an era where the bluff in DTLB was once more nature-like—but that doesn't mean they're not worthy of attention, care, and love.
Urbanism & Development
Massive, three-parcel development at DTLB’s Mosaic complex could break ground early 2024
Mosaic—the development that was once known as The Streets and City Place before its previous owner defaulted on loans keeping the properties in possession—could move forward on big plans in 2024 for one of the city's largest parcels of land.
Culture & Commentary
Long Beach Lost: The Jungle, DTLB’s adult playground for ‘immorality and sexual deviation’
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.
Food & Drink
Breakfast Bar launches nonprofit to raise funds for local charities through unlimited pancakes & block parties
Long supporters of the community, The Breakfast Bar owners Pamela and Joshua Beadel have created a nonprofit so they can control how they can directly contribute to other charities, foundations, and organizations across the city—one block party at a time.
Food & Drink
DTLB’s 4th Horseman to show ‘f*cked up, weird, obscure’ films every last Wednesday of the month
The monthly event not only further cements The 4th Horseman as the epicenter of the macabre in Long Beach but highlights its owners' vast knowledge and love of strange if not outright peculiar and perturbing filmmaking.
Events & Festivals
LA Beer Week to host beer festival in Long Beach with 75 breweries. Yes, 75 breweries.
The Los Angeles Independent Craft Beer Festival—the kick-off event for this year's 14th Annual L.A. Beer Week from the county chapter of the Brewers' Guild—is the county's largest beer festival.
Culture & Commentary
MADE, the long-running DTLB store dedicated to local creators, will be permanently closing
A private memo was sent out to select vendors by its owner, stating they wanted to inform "friends" before announcing publicly on Facebook, along with noting that Elinor, the shuttered drinking space that Millworks promised to reopen, will also have no future.
Culture & Commentary
Long Beach Lost: The Buffums’ department store in Downtown
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.
Food & Drink
Your first look inside Long Beach’s newest brewery, Altar Society Brewing
With owners Jon Sweeney and Chris Evans bringing on master brewer Derek Wasak—classically trained in Germany, brewed in San Diego and elsewhere—there is little doubt that Altar Society will join the greats of the Long Beach beer scene.
Food & Drink
Sadly, it’s last call for one of Long Beach’s best Mexican restaurants, Fonda Tobalá in DTLB
Chef Manuel Bañuelos and his right-hand woman and wife Fernanda can no longer make the restaurant-within-a-bar concept Fonda Tobalá work, shuttering its doors on April 29.
Events & Festivals
LA Wine Fest returns to Long Beach with unlimited tastings from nearly 40 wineries, breweries
The annual event—which moved from Los Angeles to Long Beach in 2019—is one of the region's largest wine-centric events (but don't worry: there's beer to break up the grape crushing).
Events & Festivals
‘Cambodian Cowboy’ Chef Chad Puong to lead Cambo New Year celebration (Khmer beer from Ten Mile included)
The traditionally three-day celebration will have a kick-off at Trademark come April 2 and a formal celebration at Ten Mile on April 21.
Events & Festivals
West Coast Taco & Beer Festival—one of the largest in the country—is coming to Long Beach with unlimited beer tastings
The San Diego-based festival will be making two other stops this year outside of the border city: Bakersfield and Long Beach.
Food & Drink
Under the Sun—one of Long Beach’s pioneering vegan spaces—will close permanently after March 17
The DTLB raw vegan food venture launched by Rainbow Juices owners Chrissy Cox and Dawna Bass, Under the Sun, will have its last day of service come March 17.
Food & Drink
Two Long Beach spaces make Yelp!’s Top 25 restaurants in the country; LA’s Broken Mouth takes top spot
The (rightfully) much-lauded Appu's Cafe and the under-the-radar BMore Protein Pub garnered spots in the top 25 among the 100 restaurants ranked by Yelp! across the entirety of the country.
Events & Festivals
Coastal Country Jam moves from HB to LB, with Blake Shelton and Tim McGraw headlining
The festival's return from hiatus also marks a change in venue, from the shoreline of Huntington Beach to Marina Green Park in Long Beach, bringing along country stars Blake Shelton and Tim McGraw.
Urbanism & Development
Long Beach receives $30M to realign Shoreline Drive, expand Cesar Chavez Park
The massive undertaking will increase the green space of Cesar Chavez Park and push the northbound Shoreline Drive side toward the easternmost edge of the Los Angeles River.
Food & Drink
Popular L.A. vegan taco joint Sugar Taco readying to open Long Beach location, joining The Plant Butchers
With two existing locations in Los Angeles already—one in Sherman oaks and one in the heart of Melrose's most beloved stretch near Fairfax—Sugar Taco has garnered massive followings.
Food & Drink
Portuguese Bend, Long Beach’s first distillery, abruptly closes storefront amid legal battle between owners
The city's first grain-to-glass distillery—a hallmark of the pre-pandemic food scene in DTLB—has taken a massive step back in its presence.
Urbanism & Development
A look inside the massive, three-parcel development set to move forward at DTLB’s Mosaic complex
Mosaic—the development that was once known as The Streets and City Place before its previous owner defaulted on loans keeping the properties in possession—is proposing big plans for one of the city's largest parcels of land.
Culture & Commentary
Long Beach Lost: The three roller coasters that once graced our shoreline at the Pike
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.
Food & Drink
Beachwood Brewing to shutter kitchen at DTLB location; operate solely as brewery and tasting room
The closure marks yet another hit to the Downtown, of which its businesses have been battling—both publicly and privately—keeping their patronages active.
Events & Festivals
What to (unquestionably) eat and drink at the Long Beach Tamale Festival
The Long Beach Tamale Festival is now back on Dec. 4, this year with more vendors which means more tamales and more things to try. Here are my top picks for who you should visit and what you should be bite into.
Food & Drink
Miracle at The Ordinarie returns to DTLB with more walk-in space, wall-to-wall decorations
After a non-stop, packed-to-the-brim celebration last year, The Ordinarie in DTLB is returning to its annual holiday takeover that is Miracle.
Events & Festivals
Long Beach Night Market makes second go at activating DTLB with a mini food heaven, from Cambodian chicken wings to musubi
The inaugural LB Night Market drew hundreds of people—a double-win for the downtown as foot traffic remains slow and events remain sparse.
Food & Drink
Chez Bacchus brings Long Beach dining with all of the white cloth and little of the pretense
Evoking straight forward, intercontinental fine dining from an era that seems stuck in pre-pandemic times, Chez Bacchus owner John Hansen hopes to finally succeed in a space where others have failed.
Food & Drink
This in-the-kitchen chef’s table is not just an ode to Mexico but one of Long Beach’s best kept secrets
With an immigrant's love (and longing) for their home, Chef Manuel Bañuelos and his wife Fernanda have created a Mexican gem with Fonda Tobalá—and reach new heights with their chef's table.
Events & Festivals
For the love of horror and hops: Over 40 breweries invade Long Beach for Halloween Hootenanny
The team behind Festival Obscura, Martin and Ryan Hughes-Svab, along with Craft Beer LB founder Dennis Trilles, are gearing up for their annual celebration of beer, cider, horror, and Long Beach.
Culture & Commentary
Ready to take your best shot? DLBA’s annual Unfiltered photo contest returns
Spanning across five categories, the contest encourages photographers to capture DTLB with their own distinct style while vying for prizes and gallery space.
Urbanism & Development
First look: Inside DTLB’s newest high-rise, Onni East Village (yes, the one attached to Acres of Books)
DTLB's newest high-rise—the first one since Shoreline Gateway opened last year—is in the heart of Downtown's core and incorporates two other major structures.
Food & Drink
Ruth’s Chris Long Beach location set to open Aug. 1
Ruth's Chris Long Beach location, the massive, high-end corporate steakhouse chain, will soon be opening come August 1.
It will be located at 180 E....
Food & Drink
Introducing the first tenants from Long Beach’s locally-owned ghost kitchen, Partake Collective
Long Beach's first locally-owned and -operated ghost kitchen, Partake Collective, is ready to announce its first set of tenants while hopefully welcoming more.
Culture & Commentary
Long Beach Lost: The ambitious Shoreline Village revamp that never came to be
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 demolishe—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.
Food & Drink
Padre in Long Beach’s continued focus on pan-Latin American cuisine make it a gem for the food community
With Guadalajara-based Chef Manuel Buñuelos still overseeing the menu after formally starting his own project, Padre in Long Beach's menu continues to explore all aspects of Latin American food.
Food & Drink
Much-loved seafood restaurant Pier 76 permanently closed in Downtown Long Beach
Popular eatery Pier 76, which originally opened a the Cooper Arms building before moving to its 1st and Pine location, was started by Chef Christopher Krajacic.
Urbanism & Development
Former Acres of Books site, set to become food hall, begins to take shape
While bibliophiles will seemingly forever lament the formal loss of Acres of Books, its future as a potential food hall serving DTLB takes one step closer to fruition.
Food & Drink
From curry goat to Haitian carnitas, Cheri’s hopes to make Caribbean food in Long Beach a staple
After the closure of Callaloo on Anaheim, the need for Caribbean cuisine representation has been felt for years—and Cheri's hopes to change just that.
Culture & Commentary
From cinema to porn: How Downtown Long Beach was once the epicenter of filmmaking and theaters
Long before Hollywood became, well, Hollywood—Long Beach was destined to become the cinematic center of the world, with a ton of studios and theaters dominating the cinema scene in SoCal—that is, until oil moved in.
Urbanism & Development
After years of being fenced in, Long Beach unveils part of the new Lincoln Park
The $592M overhaul of Long Beach's Civic Center has been its largest civic development project in decades—and one of its most important aspects was its park space.
Food & Drink
Long Beach’s Portfolio Coffeehouse, Berlin Bistro to vacate current locations and merge into single concept
After 32 years serving 4th Street, Portfolio Coffeeshop will be moving one block west onto Cherry Avenue, sharing a space with Berlin Bistro, which will also vacate its location in DTLB.
Food & Drink
Ghost kitchen meets dining hall: Partake Collective in Long Beach to offer kitchens for local, budding chefs
Ghost kitchens are one of the most dominating forces in the food industry, exploding mid-pandemic as people sought delivered meals—but Partake hopes to centralize that business in Long Beach by going local, taking over the former MHA Village space in DTLB.
Food & Drink
One year in, Rose Park on Pine still shines (with the city’s best bean & cheese burrito and fish tacos)
Rose Park on Pine has (too) quietly stepped into its second year, with Chef Melissa Ortiz showing off, menu-after-menu, some of the city's most bold and stellar food.
Urbanism & Development
Beach Streets returns with Gayborhood-to-DTLB event (yes, Pride party at Bixby Park included)
Tens of thousands of people have participated in the car-free events that allows bicyclists, skaters, walkers, and more to roam the streets safely—and this year, things are about to get more colorful.
Food & Drink
Pure joy: Miracle at The Ordinarie returns to DTLB to bring cheer (and cocktails) for all
After being forced to have a walk-through experience last year due to the pandemic, The Ordinarie in DTLB is returning to its annual holiday takeover that is Miracle.
Food & Drink
Construction moves forward on Long Beach’s first Ruth’s Chris location, set to open in 2022
Long Beach's first Ruth's Chris location will be located near the intersection of Ocean and Pine in Downtown.
Urbanism & Development
A view from the top: Your first look inside Long Beach’s tallest building, the Shoreline Gateway tower
At 35 stories, the Shoreline Gateway is Long Beach tallest tower—and its most expensive, with two-story penthouses fetching up to $15,000 per month in rent.
Food & Drink
Gaucho Grill to have three different concepts at $9M Alamitos Beach space dubbed ‘Gaucho Beach’
The City of Long Beach continues to expand its beach amenities, with the Alamitos Beach renovation being its most ambitious yet.
Culture & Commentary
ComplexCon’s ‘food lagoon’ is an ode to SoCal grub—including Long Beach’s own scene
The annual convention—which saw Snoop Dogg perform on his home turf for the first time in decades when it premiered—is looking to amp up its food section with plenty of Long Beach and regional vendors.
Food & Drink
Restaurant group that owns El Torito and more to open corporatized taco joint in former Rock Bottom space
Xperience Restaurant Group is home to a ton of major brands, from El Torito and Chevy's to Las Brisas and Acapulco—and they hope their taco spinoff, Solita, will feel at home in DTLB.
Urbanism & Development
Construction nears completion on 20-unit luxury development in DTLB (without 24-hour diner)
The developmental boom continues in Long Beach: As Shoreline Gateway, the city's tallest tower, nears opening its doors to new residents (at least those that can afford rents ranging from $3,090 for a studio to $13,000-plus for its penthouses), an influx of other developments are well underway or have broken ground.
Food & Drink
Rose Park Roasters expands caffeinated empire with third location in Downtown Long Beach
Taking over the former Cuppa Cuppa space in Downtown's historic Cooper Arms building, Rose Park just nabbed not only its second DTLB location but arguably one of the most precious outdoor patios in the urban fabric of Downtown.
Urbanism & Development
Construction on Lincoln Park continues, aims for early 2022 opening
With around two years of further construction following the setback of construction nationwide during the pandemic, Plenary Properties—the group responsible for designing and constructing the new civic center—has begun construction on one of the project's most important features: the redesign of one of Downtown's most accessible green spaces, Lincoln Park.
Urbanism & Development
Construction nears completion on 142-unit mixed-use project in DTLB
Construction is nearing completion on a seven-story, 142-unit mixed-use development at the southwest corner of Broadway and Magnolia dubbed "The Magnolia," just across the street from Long Beach's Governor George Deukmejian Courthouse.
Food & Drink
Tucked into a DTLB food court sits an Asian fusion joint serving sous-vide chicken and beef Wellington. (Yes, beef Wellington.)
Hidden inside this tiny restaurant lies Long Beach's best beef wellington.
Food & Drink
Rose Park on Pine (re)introduces the divine food of Chef Melissa Ortiz
With dinner launching tonight, Rose Park in DTLB is finally becoming the bistro it always wanted to be—with food that pushes the boundaries of what Long Beach is culinarily thanks to Chef Melissa Ortiz.
Urbanism & Development
Construction continues on eight-story mixed-use project next to Psychic Temple
The developmental boom continues in Long Beach: As Shoreline Gateway, the city's tallest tower, nears opening its doors to new residents (at least those that can afford rents ranging from $3,090 for a studio to $13,000-plus for its penthouses), an influx of other developments are well underway or have broken ground.
Food & Drink
Owners of Padre seek new home—and possible new partnerships—as plans move forward for demolition of current building
After serving DTLB for over six years, the owners of Padre—Jay Krymis and Michel Verdi Krymis—are actively searching for a new home and maybe even an entirely new partnership.
Urbanism & Development
Construction continues on city’s largest development, including rebuilding shell of Acres of Books to make way for food hall
The developmental boom continues in Long Beach: As Shoreline Gateway, the city's tallest tower, nears opening its doors to new residents (at least those that can afford rents ranging from $3,090 for a studio to $13,000-plus for its penthouses), an influx of other developments are well underway or have broken ground.
Food & Drink
Ten Years in, Berlin becomes the bistro it always wanted to be
Nearly a decade ago, I was the first employee to open what is now known as Berlin Bistro. To my serendipitous pleasure, I have the honor of writing about its food—a truly great menu that I have long hoped for the space to get. I hope you all love it as much as I loved writing it and share it... Because we have the talent of a young chef who is only just beginning to exercise his knife skills.
Urbanism & Development
189-unit, eight-story Broadstone Promenade development continues construction
The developmental boom continues in Long Beach: As Shoreline Gateway, the city's tallest tower, nears opening its doors to new residents (at least those that can afford rents ranging from $3,090 for a studio to $13,000-plus for its penthouses), an influx of other developments are well underway or have broken ground.
Urbanism & Development
Metro service reductions, due to labor shortages, could have massive effects in LB and beyond
Danny Hom, Long Beach native and Chair of Metro's Gateway Cities council, depends on a handful of bus lines from Metro's network of services,...
Culture & Commentary
Long Beach Cafe shutters after three decades of diner service
Long Beach Cafe, the steadfast diner that has served DTLB for over three decades, has permanently shuttered. It makes way for what will likely be a sale of the property for future development.
Food & Drink
Ammatolí’s brunch is beautifully unique, cementing its place as one of the city’s best restaurants
Shakshuka. Pita chilaquiles. Beet-labneh toast. The Ammatolí brunch spread is spectacular.
Food & Drink
There’s a tiki bar hidden behind a wall at Rosemallows
Yes, there is indeed a hidden tiki bar inside Rosemallows—and it is awesome.
Food & Drink
Stuffed between a design firm and burger joint sits the magic of Ammatolí’s food
Ammatoli, with its minimal light gray, golds, and dark woods creating a peaceful ambiance, had an equally peaceful opening this past weekend with little fanfare—and perhaps that is best for now since it is offering some of the best Middle Eastern food in the city.
Food & Drink
Long Beach’s newest craft brewery, Trademark Brewing, set to move into old auto repair shop
It’s official: after four years of diligent work, husband and wife team Sterling and Ilana Steffen have signed a lease to open Long Beach’s newest craft beer brewery, Trademark Brewing, at 234 E. Anaheim—a game changer that will activate the Washington neighborhood.
Food & Drink
Long Beach’s Beachwood named Best Large Brewpub at the 2016 World Beer Cup
Make no mistake about it, Long Beach: DTLB is home to one of the best brewpubs in the nation—and Beachwood BBQ & Brewing has...
