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.
Urbanism & Development
Let it feel like summer: Long Beach Transit’s AquaLink and AquaBus return May 24
After gloriously returning last year after a three-year absence due to the pandemic, Long Beach Transit's much loved water taxis will return to the shores of our city come May 24.
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...
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.
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.
Culture & Commentary
Tour the oil islands, step inside historical homes, and more: Long Beach Architecture Week 2024 arrives
From celebrating the 100th birthday of Downtown Long Beach's historic Cooper Arms building to having a tour of the T.H.U.M.S. Islands, Long Beach Architecture Week is taking 2024 by the foundation with a slew of events for everyone's inner lover of architecture, spatial history, and Long Beach appreciation.
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.
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
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.
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.
