Culture & Commentary
Remembering Kurtis Colamonico, former pro skater and Long Beach native, dead at 38
Kurtis Colamonico, a former professional skateboarder who helped shape a generation of local skaters through his business Skate Kids, passed away on Aug. 21.
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Long Beach Lost: The ambitious Shoreline Village revamp that never came to be
My ongoing series, Long Beach Lost, was launched to examine buildings, places, and things that have either been demolished, are set to be demolished, or are in motion to possibly be demolishe—or were never even in existence. This is not a preservationist series but rather a historical series that will help keep a record of our architectural, cultural, and spatial history.
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Expanding presence, Moonlight Movies on the Beach does the right thing: Bringing free movies to everyone
20 years in, Moonlight Movies has become a Long Beach tradition that is not only entertaining but entirely free each year—but recognition of equity issues has allowed it to evolve into a more accessible event for 2022.
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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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Long Beach Chef Arthur Gonzalez, founder of Panxa Cocina, dies
The talented chef was the man not only behind Panxa, but Roe and The Hideaway—a talent that took him back-and-forth from Long Beach to Colorado, where he continued his culinary dream.
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Long Beach Lost: Famed mid-mod SeaPort Marina Hotel was once the gem of the Shore
My ongoing series, Long Beach Lost, was launched to examine buildings, places, and things that have either been demolished, are set to be demolished, or are in motion to possibly be demolished—or were never even in existence. This is not a preservationist series but rather a historical series that will help keep a record of our architectural, cultural, and spatial history.
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Tucked under a freeway in North Long Beach sits Organic Harvest Gardens, a Black-owned farm trying to better the world through harvesting
Chef Rod Dodd has been a steward of both the Black community regionally and the Long Beach food scene—and his mission to better the world through harvesting, education, and love has never changed.
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From cinema to porn: How Downtown Long Beach was once the epicenter of filmmaking and theaters
Long before Hollywood became, well, Hollywood—Long Beach was destined to become the cinematic center of the world, with a ton of studios and theaters dominating the cinema scene in SoCal—that is, until oil moved in.
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Belmont Shore in Long Beach isn’t getting a new Cuban restaurant—that’s just a set for ‘Griselda’ on Netflix
With such specific detailing and even a neon sign, locals were hopeful the space that formerly carried Club Ripples on its shoulders for decades was going to become a new Cuban restaurant.
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An ode to the queer bars of Long Beach’s Gayborhood—and every queer bar in the world
The holidays can be a convoluted emotional bag for those within the queer community—and this is a dedication and reminder that whether surrounded by love or still searching to find some form of it, our bars are more than just bars: They're our churches.
