Saturday, October 18, 2025

Culture & Commentary

Vinyl, Japanese goods, and Turbo Sonidero at Long Beach’s purely rad 4th Street Record Fair

Music lovers and vinyl collectors will want to head to Retro Row this weekend for the 4th Street Record Fair, a collaboration between Good Luck Vinyl Club, In Sheep’s Clothing, and Japonesia.

It was the staff—specifically Massimo Aronne and Chef Eric Samaniego—that made Michael’s on Naples a legend

Brian Addison's ode to Michael's on Naples, a restaurant that redefined food in Long Beach.

Twice Threaded—a used clothing store changing the game—uses Long Beach as launching pad

Twice Threaded—a new subsidiary of USAgain, one of the nation's leader in used clothing—will opt to use Long Beach as its flagship location.

Annual Long Beach tradition of screening original ‘Nosferatu’ with live score returns

The Art Theatre in Long Beach is marking Halloween tradition with a screening of the original "Nosferatu" with a live score.

Long Beach named third best coffee city in the country

Long Beach was placed behind Portland (#1) and Orlando (#2) as the best coffee city in the country by WalletHub.

Anti-LGBTQ vandalism outside Long Beach Pride building sparks concern

An array of anti-LGBTQ slurs, Nazi symbolism, and pro-MAGA rhetoric were used to vandalize an electricity box outside of the Long Beach Pride headquarters.

Queens on the Queen returns with drag aboard Long Beach’s biggest queen of all

Drag and decadence will collide once again aboard Long Beach’s most iconic vessel as “Queens on the Queen” returns for one night only on Monday, Sept. 8.

Long Beach Art Scene: QFilms returns, mural drive-thrus, more

There is plenty of news surrounding Long Beach’s art scene—here are the highlights. 

Compound, the art nonprofit-meets-restaurant-meets-community space, abruptly shutters permanently

Compound, the forward-thinking nonprofit that blended art, community wellness, and food with its restaurant Union, has closed, effective immediately.

Chez Bacchus’s tequila dinner is proof of Long Beach’s upped game in paired dinners

Chez Bacchus's most recent dinner—a tasting dinner with Volcan Tequila, Möet-Hennessey's first tequila brand—was much more than just a reflection of the restaurant or brand.
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