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Remembering Dickie Babian: Legendary Long Beach bar owner dead at 90
After celebrating his 90th year, Long Beach dive bar legend Dickie Babian passed on the morning of Tuesday, Jan. 21.
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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.
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‘Exuding warmth and selflessness:’ Edward Snow Jr., owner of 4th Street’s Eddie’s Market in Long Beach, dies
Edward Snow Jr.—whose father created the Eddie's Market brand that is synonymous with Long Beach culture and owns the last Eddie's Market under the family's ownership at 4th Street and Wisconsin Avenue—died of cardiac arrest at the age of 61 on Nov. 6.
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A gem of queer history lost: Long Beach LGBTQ+ pioneer Bob Crow dies
After a struggle with stage four lung cancer, Long Beach gay pioneer Bob Crow—one of the founding members of Long Beach Pride, Long Beach's largest event minus the Grand Prix—has died at the age of 78.
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Remembering Chef Arthur Gonzalez, dead at 47—and continuing his empathetic legacy
Passing at the age of 47, the legacy of Chef Arthur Gonzalez is one that is being felt across the entirety of the Long Beach food scene—and it isn't just because he was a great chef but someone who exuded empathy and warmth.
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Remembering Chef Janice Dig Cabaysa, dead at 39
I have particularly struggled with this piece in a way that I haven't struggled before. Many, many cheap tokens of language come to mind,...
