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Culture & Commentary
Cake Picnic Long Beach: Hundreds of slices up for sampling at this charitable event
Michelle Cortado has already registered over 400 attendees for Cake Picnic Long Beach, set to take place on the Sports Basement event deck on Sunday, June 15, at noon.
Food & Drink
Long Beach Food Scene Intel: Lazy Dough opening; plus omakase cocktails, pambazos, new farmers markets, 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
‘I was born out of Food Network and Mexico:’ Luna fuses continental flavors in a score for East Long Beach
Luna Long Beach, the Mexican-fusion restaurant that has officially opened in Bixby Village Plaza with one helluva story.
Food & Drink
Favorite things I’m eating right now in Long Beach: April 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
Long Beach Food Scene Intel: LUNA opens on Eastside; La Casa de Iris to open brick-and-mortar; 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
Line up your turkeys: Lucky Strike to open bowling alley at Long Beach exchange
A Lucky Strike bowling alley will be coming to Long Beach thanks to an approval from the Planning Commission earlier this month.
Food & Drink
Long Beach Food Scene Intel: Olive & Rose shutters bagel concept; Lazy Dough previews; more
Long Beach Food Scene Intel is a series from Brian Addison that will recap food news throughout the city, both news that needs just a quick mention or repeated news where you might have missed the full features.
Food & Drink
Expanding into L.A., Long Beach’s Cali Chilli continues to showcase contemporary Indian cuisine
Cali Chilli has not only been continually updating its menu since opening in 2022 but but continues to define (and defy) the idea of what Indian food can be in Long Beach.
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
Favorite things I’m eating right now in Long Beach: March 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
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.
Urbanism & Development
Long Beach to host first community meeting of 2025: Connecting Colorado Lagoon to Marine Stadium
The $32.5M project will bring a new tidal flow channel between Colorado Lagoon and Marine Stadium that hasn't been seen since the 1960s.
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
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
Long Beach Food Scene Intel: Sonoratown open late on Friday, Saturday; more
Long Beach Food Scene Intel is a series from Brian Addison that will recap food news throughout the city, both news that needs just a quick mention or repeated news where you might have missed the full features.
Food & Drink
Keto-friendly, family-owned Bushfire Kitchen to open first Long Beach location
Temecula-birthed Bushfire Kitchen, which has quickly expanded its presence across SoCal—will be opening its first Los Angeles County location in Long Beach.
Food & Drink
Dilly’s Sandwiches goes all-in on classic sammies (and Long Beach’s most unique tap list)
Dilly's Sandwiches is the blink-and-you'll-miss-it sandwich shop on Viking Way in Lakewood Village. And this little gem is already becoming a lunchtime staple as well as a post-school activity hangout.
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
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
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
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
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
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.
Food & Drink
Port City Tavern joins the spooktacularly stellar lineup of Long Beach Halloween cocktail menus
Port City Tavern has a whimsical, spooky array of Halloween cocktail offerings and skull-tacular decorations.
Food & Drink
Long Beach Food Scene Intel: Mangette closes; Fluffy’s Sno-Ball owner dies; 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: 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
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
Our Spot Coffee is creating the most innovative coffee drinks in Long Beach
Our Spot Coffee isn't a full-on brick-and-mortar—at least not yet—but it's already churning out the city's most innovative coffee drinks.
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.
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.
Food & Drink
OBRA HandBakery—Long Beach’s king of empanadas—shares the love South America and the Carribean
OBRA Handbakery is the undisputed king of empanadas in Long Beach, having built up a decade-long patronage.
Food & Drink
Favorite things I’m eating right now: Long Beach Food Scene Week Edition
Given we just ended the 10-day celebration that was Long Beach Food Scene Week, I wanted to share dishes I discovered that went beyond...
Food & Drink
Long Beach Food Scene Intel: Hamburgers Nice and Baby Gee collab; Ficklewood 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
Long Beach’s first Wild Fork Foods grocer to open Aug. 28; grand opening is Sept. 25
Exotic meat lovers rejoice: alligator, ostrich, bison, rabbit... These are just a few of the some 500 varieties of frozen meats and seafood—flash frozen...
Food & Drink
Long Beach Food Scene Intel: Milk Barn Pizza & Dairy returns; North LB gets Honduran grub; 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
Sprouts to open new grocery market by Long Beach traffic circle Oct. 11
Sprouts Long Beach, the latest location from the farmers market inspired grocer, will be opening Oct. 11.
Food & Drink
Crumbl Cookies is opening a Long Beach location—but has the hype died?
Crumbl Cookies, the massive Utah-based cookie chain that has opened over 1,000 locations since 2017, is finally coming to Long Beach. The new location will be next to Trader Joe's in the Marketplace complex at the southeast corner of Pacific Coast Highway and 2nd Street.
Culture & Commentary
Watch Me Sports Bar—Long Beach’s first space dedicated to women’s sports—to open July 26
Watch Me Sports Bar (stylized Watch Me!)—which took over the former Playa Amor space earlier this year—will officially open Friday, July 26 at 4PM. And with that opening, brings Long Beach its first space solely dedicated to women's sports.
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
Bar Becky—one of Long Beach’s best new restaurants—takes vegetarian love to new level with farmers market series
Bar Becky in East Long Beach—the debut restaurant of Hell's Kitchen alumni Chef Johnathan Benvenuti—is one of the city's best new restaurants. And the...
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.
Events & Festivals
Forget the fireworks: LBCC drone show to take place at Veterans Memorial Stadium
While other areas are arguing over firework shows, our community college has decided to go digital: The LBCC drone show—part of their upcoming SummerFest on July 27—will take place at Veterans Memorial Stadium.
Events & Festivals
Moonlight Movies on the Beach escapes cancellation; announces 2024 lineup
After initially being cancelled following a lack of funding, Moonlight Movies on the Beach returns for its 2024 iteration with a slate of nine movies spread across the entirety of the summer.
Food & Drink
Pancho’s Long Beach isn’t under new ownership; it was formally passed to family
Pancho's Long Beach—the Mexican restaurant on Pacific Coast Highway just south of Clark Avenue—recently posted a notice of change in ownership. That prompted some concern that the family had somehow but pushed out of the business. But fear not: Pancho's Long Beach is very much remaining in the hands of the Flores family.
Food & Drink
Guisados Long Beach opens today with limited hours test run
Guisados Long Beach will open today at 10AM, with breakfast served through noon, and completing off lunch until 3PM.
Food & Drink
Favorite things I’m eating right now in Long Beach: May 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: 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.
Food & Drink
Black-owned and -operated Grilled Fraiche abruptly closes all locations—including Long Beach
Grilled Fraiche owner Peace Love has announced that Sunday, May 5 was the last day of operations for his much-loved Caribbean-meets-Californian set of restaurants—including its Long Beach location, one of the few spaces serving up Black food in a Black space.
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.
Food & Drink
Tacos La Carreta and Pizza Parlor LB pair up for a pie gone Sinaloense
Two Long Beach food giants—the rightfully lauded Tacos La Carreta on the Northside and the underrated Pizza Parlor LB in East Long Beach—are partnering up for a pizza collaboration that features the five-day proofed sourdough base of the Parlor with the famed Sinaloa-style carne asada and charred Anaheim chiles of Tacos La Carreta.
Urbanism & Development
Streets surrounding Colorado Lagoon project to reopen by end of year, weather permitting
The $32.5M Colorado Lagoon project—set to bring a new tidal flow channel between Colorado Lagoon and Marine Stadium that hasn't been seen since the 1960s—is the city's largest infrastructure project currently under construction and has caused a complete diversion of East Long Beach traffic.
Food & Drink
Pizza Parlor LB is East Long Beach’s hidden, underrated carby gem
Pizza Parlor LB—the East Long Beach pizzeria that plays sibling to Coffee Parlor, both owned and operated by Long Beach native Josh Knight—has grasped the Long Beach pizza zeitgeist by the crust to deliver the best pizza on the Eastside.
Urbanism & Development
Crews breaks ground on the CSULB La Playa Hall housing development, part of larger campus master plan
Future 49ers rejoice: The CSULB La Playa Hall development—a 424-bed residential complex being constructed near Parking Lot G4 just west of the College of Business—has officially broke ground, clearing the way for formal construction to begin in June of 2024.
Food & Drink
East Long Beach’s Remix to formally rebrand to Bar Becky—bringing some of the city’s sexiest, most comforting food
The permanent rebranding of Remix has officially happened, with Bar Becky having its first formal service this Friday, April 5—and should Benvenuti's future menus be as thoroughly playful as his inaugural one, Bar Becky is sure to be a place that is not only needed in East Long Beach but beyond deserving of it.
Urbanism & Development
Renderings show off future, renovated CSULB Student Union breaking ground in 2026
The future of the CSULB Student Union—or more formally, the University Student Union building—looks bright as renderings show off what the space will look like following its groundbreaking in the summer of 2026.
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
Popular OC-based chain Jan’s Health Bar opening first location in Long Beach
One of Orange County's most successful and championed businesses, Jan's Health Bar, has expanded into six locations across the county—and will cross the Orange Curtain for the first time when it opens near Loynes Drive and Pacific Coast Highway in East Long Beach.
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.
Food & Drink
Long Beach Food Scene Intel: Oaxacan food, bundt cakes, closures, 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: 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
Long Beach’s ReMix Kitchen Bar to partner with ‘Hell’s Kitchen’ runner-up Chef Benvenuti in hopes to permanently rebrand space
ReMix Kitchen Bar, the fusion cuisine space at Long Beach Exchange, is looking to do a massive rebrand that will hopefully become permanent: Bringing...
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.
Food & Drink
Famed pastor slinger Leo’s Taco Truck adds Long Beach to its list of permanent homes
Leo's Taco Truck, the massively popular and idolized taqueria that is known for its pastor, has officially added Long Beach to its growing list...
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.
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.
Urbanism & Development
Long vacant Sears building in East Long Beach to become Sports Basement (and why that’s good news)
The experiential active lifestyle store has taken a Bass Pro Shop-approach to its brick-and-mortars, proving success in a world dominated by e-commerce.
Culture & Commentary
Bring on the Deadpool: Meet Wrexham AFC team this Friday in Long Beach
This free event is a very strange but warmly welcomed amalgamation of brand promotion, sports, Hollywood, and using one's relationships to the best of their ability.
Food & Drink
Beloved Long Beach Indian restaurant Appu’s Cafe to soft open second location on June 3
After eying multiple spaces—including a potential DTLB location—Appu's Cafe has settled on an East Long Beach location for their second space.
Food & Drink
Why do few know of the East Long Beach hidden gem that is ReMix Kitchen Bar and the story behind it?
Longbeachize continues to celebrate AAPI Heritage Month: Chef Ross Pangilinan is the proud owner of many accolades when it comes to his witty plays on international cuisine in restaurants throughout Orange County, making for a warm welcome when he finally decided to push beyond the Orange Curtain and open ReMix Kitchen Bar in Long Beach. Well, kind of a warm welcome.
Food & Drink
Tucked into the back of a retail complex is East Long Beach’s best hidden bar (with quality vegan dim sum)
Morning Nights didn't open with flying colors—but with some refinement, a made-to-order mandate, and a mini-oasis tucked into the back corner of The Hangar, it is one of Long Beach's most underrated spaces.
Food & Drink
Amid closures, Cassidy’s Corner brightens up Long Beach Exchange with new location
While the retail center has seen a recent string of restaurant closures both in and outside its Hangar food hall, the opening of Cassidy's Corner offers a much needed greet at the hall's entrance.
Urbanism & Development
Groundbreaking takes place for massive Colorado Lagoon transformation via connection to Marine Stadium
The Colorado Lagoon is one of Long Beach's most successful park comeback stories, going from polluted mess to popular oasis—and its grandeur is about to become even greater as construction crews officially broke ground on one of the city's largest civic projects.
Food & Drink
Vino e Cucina in East Long Beach seeks to present classic hospitality in a world increasingly removed from connection
In an age where food is increasingly removed from the hands that make and serve it—amid the rise of Postmates and ghost kitchens—Lorenzo Mottola of Vino e Cucina seeks to create a return to classic Italian hospitality in an area of Long Beach long known for lacking quality food.
Food & Drink
Zankou Chicken Long Beach: coming soon to eastside
The famed L.A.-based chain is finally moving into the shores of Long Beach—well, almost: It will open in the heart of the 4th District in East Long Beach.
Events & Festivals
Nationwide hard seltzer festival Seltzerland makes pitstop in Long Beach
Get your White Girl Drunk on with over 100 hard seltzer tastings as Seltzerland comes to Long Beach for the first time after birthing its fizzy baby earlier this summer.
Urbanism & Development
Colorado Lagoon to undergo massive transformation via connecting to Marine Stadium
The Colorado Lagoon is one of Long Beach's most successful park comeback stories, going from polluted mess to popular oasis—and its grandeur is about to become even greater as it will soon fully connect to Alamitos Bay with construction beginning in 2022.
Food & Drink
More Korean grub coming: Famed fried chicken chain Mom’s Touch coming to North LB
We're getting the panko-covered hot dogs. Now we're moving onto the Korean fried chicken game as Mom's Touch plans to open in North Long Beach by early 2022.
Events & Festivals
Korean crispy hot dog chain fave Myungrang Hot Dog to open Long Beach location
They're one of the world's most loved street foods: Korean hot dogs (or what most Americans would call corn dogs)—and Long Beach will have its first formal taste of them as the insanely popular chain Myungrang Hot Dog opens its first local location.
Food & Drink
Chef Thomas Ortega’s Amorcito shines as one of Long Beach’s best taquerias
Amorcito, Chef Thomas Ortega's second Long Beach outfit and third overall food space, has officially opened at The Hangar inside Long Beach Exchange.
