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The reason Long Beach’s music scene needs the Good Luck Vinyl Club hi-fi vibe
Echoing the listening bars of Japan, Good Luck Vinyl Club is about two things: A very particular album and a DJ's collection that boosters that album's genre for an all-night listening session.
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Long Beach rapper and Dove Shack member C-Knight on life support post-stroke
Long Beach rapper C-Knight—one of the founding members of the G-funk collective Dove Shack—is on life support after having a stroke, according to TMZ.
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The dignity of a hot meal: CSULB, LBCC food pantries find support via Bixby Knolls business association—but need more
"The smiles and gratitude behind the stories of the students that depend on these food pantries? They're impossible not to cheer for—and that's why...
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Four years in the making, Long Beach’s industrial-pop outfit BREATHERRR releases vinyl version of new album
Once a one-man show, BREATHERRR has evolved into a full-on band—their industrial-pop sounds about to be showcased at a massive show at the Art Theatre.
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‘Cambodian Cowboy’—Long Beach Chef Chad Phuong—honored at inaugural AAPI small business awards in DTLA
The Cambodian Cowboy continues his mass representation of all things good with the Cambodian community, scoring one of the first awards handed out by the API SBC.
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Long Beach’s inaugural Sake Day proved itself to be the most underrated drink event in the city
Long Beach's inaugural Sake Day event was nothing short of stellar, helping SoCal move beyond the sake bomb and into the art behind quality sake.
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Long Beach Bartenders Guild closes a gap in the local hospitality industry that’s existed for too long
Yes, amid the tables lined with pours of various tequilas and mezcals from Nosotros—a tequileria and mezcaleria that has bases in both Jalisco and...
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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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The ghosts are back: Queen Mary’s paranormal tours return with ‘Grey Ghost Project’ (research team attached)
The ghosts are ready to be discovered again as The Queen Mary unveils its first paranormal tours in over three years.
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CSULB’s latest installation cements it as Long Beach’s finest collection of sculptures
The installation—the first sculpture unveiled on the campus's grounds in nearly 30 years—is a testament to the university's dedication to creating one of the region's most rich collection of freely accessible sculptures, now totaling nearly 20 formal sculptures spread across the CSULB campus.
